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ARRANGEMENT    y     . 

PSALMS,   HYMNSy  AND   SPIRITUAL  SOilKs 

OE  THE 

JBJEF.   ISAAC    WATTS,   D.  JD. 

TO    WHICH    IS    ADDED, 

A  SUPPLEMENT, 

BEING   A   SELECTION    OF   MORE    THAN   THREE   HUNDRED    HYMNS 

FROM  THE  MOST  APPROVED   AUTHORS,  ON  A  GREAT  VARIETY 

OF  SUBJECTS.     AMONG  WHICH  ARE  ALL  THE  HYMNS  OF  DR. 

WATTS,   ADAPTED  TO  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  WORSHIP, 

NOJ'  PUBLISHED  IN  THE  COMMON  EDITIONS. 

WITH   INDEXES, 

VERr  MUCH   ENLARGED    JND    IMPROVED^ 

TO   FACILITATE   THE  USE  OF  THE   WHOLE   IN   FINDING 

PSALMS   AND   HYMNS,  SUITED   TO  PARTICULAR. 

SUBJECTS   OR   OCCASIONS. 


BY  JAMES  M.  WINCHELL,  A.  M. 

Pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  in  Boston, 


SIXTH    EDITION. 


BOSTON  : 

f^BLISBEO   B»   jASt£S   LOBIKG,  AND   LINCOLN   A    S  Ed^IANDS,   CoHNBIJ^, 

James  Loring,  Printer,  ^ 

18^3. 


****  \  <^. 


DISTRICT  OP  MASSACHUSETS,  to  wit: 

DISTRICT  CLERK'S  OFFICE. 

*«•«••«««••  BE   IT   REMEMBERED,  that  on   the  tenth  chy 

«      L.   S.    »    «f  Au^ast,  A.  D.  1821,  and  in  ihefort>-«mh  year  of  the 

■«««•»«•»•»    Independence  of  the  United  States  of  Anieiica,  James 

Lorin/i,  Ensign   Lincohu  and  Thnnas  Edmandj-y   of  the  said  Distiiety 

have  deposited  in  this  Office  t?i«  title  of  a    Book,  tha  right  whertot" 

they  ciaim  as  Proprietuis,   in  the  words  foilovring,  to  wit : 

**  An  Arrangement  a#the  Psalins,  Hymns,  and  Spiritual  Songs  of  the 
Rev.  Israac  Watts,  D.  D.  To  whith  is  added,  a  Supplement ;  btring  a 
Selection  of  more  than  three  hundred  Hymns  frO'^  the  most  approved 
Auth«[s,onjB  great  variety  ofSiihj  ct«.  Among  which  areail  the  Hymns 
of  Dr.  Wiilts,  adapted  to  ptihiic  and  pnvate  worship,  not  published  iu 
the  eoiri.aon  editions.  With  Index  «;,  very  much  anlorgcd  and  impi-oved, 
to  facilitate  the  use^f  tJie  wliole  in  ft  iding  Psalm*  anrlHymns,  suited  to 
particular  subjects,  or  oocr.sioHS.  B>  JAMES  M.WINCHELL,  A.  M^ 
Pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  iu  Boston," 

In  conformity  to  the  Act  of  the  Congress  of  tlie  United  States,  entitled, 
<*An  Act  for  the  Encouragement  of  Learning:,  bj  securing  the  Copies 
ef  Maps,  Charts  and  Books,  to  the  AuUiors  and  Proprietors  of  such  Cop- 
its,  during  the  times  therein  mentioned:"  and  also  to  an  Act,  cnttletl, 
*' An  Act  supplementary  to  an  Act,  entitled.  An  Act  f>r  the  Encourage- 
ment of  Learning,  by  secuiing  the  Copies  of  Maps,  Charts  and  Books, 
to  the  Authors  and  Proprietors  of  sueh  Copi<-s,  during  th-  times  therein 
l{ientioned ;  and  e\teudiiig  the  B  u«fit>  thereof  to  the  Arts  of  UesigH- 
'^^f  Eaagraving;  aod  Etching  Uistorica  ,  aud  other  P»-ints." 


JNO. 


GENERAL  DIRECTIONS 

TO   THOSE    WHO   USE   THIS  ARRJINGEMENT, 


The  first  number,  is  the  number  of  the  Arrangement,  opposite  to  which  is 
the  number  of  the  Psalm  or  Hymn  in  the  common  edition  of  Watts.     Thus, 

169  of  the  Arrangemtnt,  is  the  169  page  ;  and  the  S4th  Hjmn  2d  Book 
C.  M.  in  Watts.  St.  Anns,  and  Abridge,  the  nanass  of  tunes  in  which  it  may 
be  sung.  The  sharp  m  is  added  to  denote  the  key,  and  to  assist  in  thf 
selection  of  other  appropriate  tunes. 


•1  Psalm  or  Hymn  suited  to  a  partiealar  subject 

may  be  found 

1.  By  the  table  of  the  first  lines,  if  the  first  line  be  recollected,  the  num- 
ber opposite  to  each  Psalm  and  Hymn  referring  to  the  number  of  the 
Arrangement. 

2.  By  the  tables  of  Psalms  and  Hymns  following  the  Preface,  if  the  number 
of  the  Psalm  or  Hymn  in  the  eommon  editions  be  recollected.     Thus, 

The  84  Psalm  1st  Part   L.  M.   is  402  of  the  Arrangement. 
The  63  Hymn   Ist  Book  is   158  of  the  Arrangement. 

3.  By  referring  to  the  Tndev  of  Suhjfcts^  or  the  SyUabut  of  the  Arrange^^ 
ment,  when  neither  the  number  nor  the  first  line  is  recollected. 

The  numbers  in  the  hidex  of  Scrip fures,  refer  to  the  Psalma  and  HymnjS 
in  the  Arrangement,  founded  upon  the  passages  to  which  they  are  opposite. 

Thus,  Oenesis,  1st 58,  ihat  is.  pa!j;e  58  of  the  Arrangement  contains  the 

Hymn  founded  on  that  passajje  of  scripture. 

The  PsalBJS  and  Hyrnns  on  the  *^  Ptrfections  of  Ged,"  on  the  "  Doctrines 
of  the  Gospel,"  and  on  the  "Graces  of  the  Holy  Spirit,"  follow  the  alpha- 
betical order  of  the  subjects  on  which  they  are  written. 


Particular  D'rection$  to  Ministers  and  others  who  take 
the  lead  in  public  or  family  Worship, 

1.  In  i^ivinsr  out  a  Psalm  or  Hymn  where  the  Arrang<^ment  is  used  exclu- 
sively, it  will  be  necessary  to  mention  the  number  of  the  Arrangement  only, 

2.  Where  the  common  edition  v^f  Watts  is  principally  used,  the  number  of 
the  Arrangement  may  be  omitted. 

3.  Where  the  Arrangement  and  the  common  editions  arc  used  promijiou- 

ously,  it  will  be  necessary  to  mention  the  numbers  of  both  in  the  followjng 

oj^der. 

139th  Psalm  1st  Part  L.  M.  being  the  40th  of  the  Arrangement. 

35th  Hymn  2d  Book  CM.  '218th  of  the  Arrangement. 

By  a  careful  observance  of  the  above  directions,  all  confusion  or  incoiiTelfii'' 

iSSkc^  in  the  ose  of  this  ArraB^ement  will  be  avoided. 


PllEFACE. 


fipHE  Psi»lms  and  Hymns  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Watts  are  so  generally  esteemed  and  so  exten« 
-■-  sively  citculatfd,  that  any  apology  is  deemt-d  unnecessaiy  for  this  attempt  to  facilitate 
the  use  of  ihem.  Owing  t«  their  promiscuous  position  in  the  common  editions,  and  also  to 
the  extremt'  deficienc  of  the  Indt^xes,  tiie  use  of  them  has  long  been  attii-nded  with  many 
inconvonienci.s,  t-sp daily  to  those  loading  in  public  worship.  These  inconveniences  have  sug- 
gested to  many  persons,  the  pi'opriety  of  an  arrangement  of  the  whole,  into  distinct  sections 
or  chapters,  accordnig  to  the  ditferent  subjects  of  which  they  treat,  interspening  the  Psalm* 
and  Hy.inw  in  one  book.  Such  an  arrangement  was  successfully  attempted,  some  years  since, 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Kippon,  of  London  t  which  met  with  so  grreat  encouragement,  as  to  require 
four  editons  in  the  short  space  of  four  jeai*s.  From  his  labours,  it  is  just  to  acknowledge, 
much  assistance  has  been  derived  in  preparing  this  American  edition. 

Dr.  Watts,  himself,  seems  to  have  justified  the  principle  of  an  arrangement,  by  following 
it  in  several  instances.  He  has  judiciously  placed  together  in  one  book,  the  Hymns  on  the 
Loiil's  Supper ;  the  advantage  of  which,  is  repeatedly  experienced  at  the  administration  of  that 
ordinance.  He  has  also  placed  together  the  Hymns,  on  Solomon's  Songs ;  the  songs  to  the 
Blessed  Trinity ;  and  the  Hosannas  to  Christ.  But  if  there  be  any  advantage  in  having  these 
Hymns  arranged  under  their  respective  heads,  still  greater  advantage,  it  is  thought,  must  be 
derived  frcmi  having  the  ivhole  thus  arranged. 

It  is  even  conjf  ctured,  by  many,  that  Dr.  Watts  would  liave  followed  this  plan  through- 
out, had  it  early  enough  occurred  to  him,  and  had  he  published  the  several  parts  of  his  book 
at  the  >ame  time.  "For,"'  as  Dr.^ij)pon  has  justly  observed,  "to  have  been  consistent  with 
himself,  he  should  have  distributed  the  whole  work  into  sections,  or  none  of  it ;  but  by  setting 
the  exsniple  in  several  chapters,  it  is  presumed  he  has  sanctioned  the  analysis  of  every  part 
of  the   work." 

With  regard  to  the  interspersion  of  the  Psalms  among  the  Hymns,  it  is  only  necessary  to 
Obsnrve,  that  this  has  been  dojie  already,  to  a  considerable  extent,  by  Dr.  Watts  himself.  It 
vill  be  perceived  by  any  one,  who  will  consult  tht-  titles  of  the  first  and  second  books  of  Hymns, 
that  there  are,  among  th>;m,  more  pieces  composed  from  the  Book  of  Psalms,  than  there  are^ 
either  from  the  Ciospel  of  Matthew,  Mark,  Luke  or  John,  or  from  the  important  epistle  to  the 
H>  bi-ews.  The  interspersion,  therefwre,  of  the  whole,  cannot  be  eonsideied  a  just  cause  of 
■omplaint:  especially,  when  the  use  of  the  -whole  is  thereby  made  easy:  for,  by  a  glance  of 
the  eye,  al!  the  Psalms  or  Hymns  on  a  particular  subject  may  be  immediately  perceived. 

It  may  not  be  improper  to  observe  here,  that  great  care  has  been  taken  to  preserve  the 
Pialins  and  Hymns  of  Dr.  Watts  entire;  at  the  same  time,  by  a  careful  co  nparison  of  the  best 
editions  both  European  and  American,  not  a  few  of 'he  typographical  errors,  and  other  altera- 
Sions,  which  have  been  accumulating  for  years,  have  been  corrected. 

It  ought  also  to  be  distinctly  noticed,  that  the  number  of  each  Psalm  and  Hymn  in  the  com, 
won  ediii<ni3,  is  preserved  in  a  conspicuous  place,  in  this  ;  so  that,  by  referring  to  the  directions, 
and  the  I  ablis  of  Numbers  which  follow  this  Preface,  no  incuDveniuuce  will  be  occasioned  by 
the  promiscuous  use  of  this  with  the  old  editi  >ns  of  Watts. 

The  tunes  named  over  each  Psalm  and  Hymn,  are  such  as  have  received  the  approbation  of 
gomt'  of  the  best  judges  of  musick.  For  the  seieetion  of  thera,  the  subscriber  acknowledges  him- 
self chitrty  indebted  to  Mr.  Jonathan  Huntington,  a  teacher  of  musick,  who  chetafully  under- 
took the  task,  at  the  request  of  the  Standing  Committee  of  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Societj  in 
this  town.  • 

The  advantages  which  Ministers  and  private  Christians  may  derive  from  this  Arrangement ; 
and  especially  from  ihi-  enlmged  Indexes  both  of  suUjt-cts  and  scriptures,  which  are  ailacht'd  to 
it,  vvill,  it  is  thought,  best  recouimend  it.  It  is  not  pirsumed  to  bt-  perfect,  though  it  is  hoped 
DO  errors  of  .ii.ignitud  have  crept  into  it.  Such  as  it  is.  it  is  humbly  eommendtd  to  the  candour 
of  an  en;i^liien>d  Christian  pubiick ;  and  ospet-ialiy  to  the  blcssntg  of  Htm,  who  is  "fearful  in 
prai»i-4,"  with  a  fervent  d<'sii'e  that  it  may  be  iusirtuacutal  in  promoting  the  interests  of  piety, 
and  the  cduse  of  sacred  devotion. 

JAMBS  M.  WIKCHELL. 

T&oston^  Nowembtfi  1818. 


%'ABLE    OF    THE    PSALMS. 


<.*  Note.         ." 

2.    The  Hymns  and  Psalms,  may  be  found,  as  usual,  by  the  Index  of  first  lines. 

2.    This  Tabk  eive*  the    nimierical   urjcldr  of  the   former  Editions,   and  the 
eorrespouding    numbers   in   the   Arraf^ihent. 

Thiv«,  1st  P.«a'm,  C.  M.  is  380,  that    is, 
380  of  the    Arrangeruent ; 
2d  Psaim,  b.M.  is  146  of  the  Arrangement. 


1  - 

C.  M. 

3m 

18 

lpt.C.  M. 

5S4 

35 

lpt.CM. 

467 

51 

i 

^>i.C  M. 

180 

S.  M. 

378 

2  C  M. 

5ao 

2 

C  M. 

303 

2 

C  M. 

30g 

L.  M. 

377 

19 

1  S.  M. 

4l4 

36 

- 

L.  M. 

75 

53 

- 

C  M. 

469 

2   - 

S.  M. 

146 

2  S  M. 

415 

C  M. 

3 

55 

. 

C  VI. 

350 

C.  M. 

147 

L.  M. 

95 

S.  M. 

36 

S.  M. 

390 

L.  M. 

127 

P.  M. 

96 

37 

1 

C  M. 

382 

56 

- 

C  M. 

346? 

3   - 

C.  M. 

281 

20 

-  L.  m. 

577 

2 

C  M. 

291 

57 

L.  M. 

80 

L.  M. 

349 

21 

-  C  M. 

592 

3 

C  M, 

381 

58 

P.  M. 

593 

4   - 

L.  M. 

362 

L.  M. 

137 

38 

- 

C  M. 

360  60 

€.  M. 

576 

C.  M. 

655 

22 

1  C  M. 

120 

39 

1 

C  M. 

305  61 

S.  M. 

368 

5   - 

C.  M. 

413 

2  C  M 

138 

2 

C  M. 

613 

62 

L.  M. 

321 

^   - 

C.  M. 

600 

L.  M. 

139 

3 

C  M. 

596 

63 

1 

C  M. 

416 

L.  M. 

699 

23 

-  L.  M. 

165 

40 

1 

C  M. 

367 

2 

CM. 

557 

7   - 

C.  M. 

342 

C  M. 

166 

2 

C  M. 

162 

L.  M. 

417 

8   - 

S.  M. 

64 

S.  M. 

167 

L.  M. 

163 

S.  M. 

418 

CM. 

134 

24 

-  C  M. 

452 

41 

. 

L.  M. 

292 

65 

1 

L.  M. 

410 

Ipt 

.*L.  M. 

564 

L.  M. 

128 

42 

1 

CM. 

27H 

2 

U  M. 

81 

2 

L.  M. 

390 

25 

1  &.  M. 

32;i 

2 

L.  M. 

279 

1 

C  M. 

409 

9   1 

C.  M. 

647 

2  S.  M. 

289 

44 

- 

C  M. 

464 

2 

C  M. 

559 

2 

C.  :M. 

74 

3  S.  M. 

353 

43 

. 

S.  M. 

457 

3 

C  M 

558 

10   - 

C.  M. 

573 

26 

-  I..  M. 

391 

C  M. 

491 

66 

1 

C  M. 

52 

11   - 

L.  M. 

384 

27 

1  CM. 

407 

1 

L.  M. 

492 

2 

C  M. 

486 

12   - 

L.  M. 

575 

2  C  M. 

408 

2 

L,  M. 

456 

67 

- 

C  M. 

681 

C.  M. 

574 

29 

-  L.  M. 

562 

46 

1 

L,  M. 

475 

66 

i 

L.  M. 

55 

13  - 

L.  M. 

S57 

30 

1  L.  M, 

604 

2 

L.  M. 

476. 

2 

L.  M. 

130 

C.  M. 

355 

2  L.  M. 

603 

47 

- 

C  M. 

129 

3 

h.  M. 

79 

14  1 

CM. 

182 

31 

1  CM. 

605 

48 

1 

S.  M 

460 

69 

1 

C  M. 

118 

2 

CM. 

468 

32 

2  CM. 

347 

2 

S.  M. 

46j 

2 

C  M. 

119 

15  - 

CM. 

450 

S.  M. 

205 

49 

1 

CM. 

637 

3 

CM. 

223 

L.  M. 

451 

C.  M. 

206 

2 

CM. 

638 

1 

L.  M. 

117 

1^  1 

L.  M, 

239 

1  L.  M. 

208 

L.  M. 

636 

2 

L.  M. 

116 

2 

L.  M. 

122 

2  L,  M. 

207 

50 

1 

CM. 

649 

71 

1 

C  M. 

571 

3 

L.  M. 

641 

33 

1  C  M. 

60 

2 

C  M. 

238 

2 

C  M. 

200 

1 

C  M. 

344 

2  C  M. 

2 

3 

CM. 

650 

3 

C  M. 

572 

2 

CM. 

123 

1  P.M. 

61 

L.  M 

317 

72 

1 

L.  M. 

■489 

17   - 

S.  M. 

385 

2  P.  M. 

1 

1 

P.  M 

651 

o 

^ 

L.  M, 

490 

L.  M. 

386 

-H 

.  1  L.  M. 

484 

2 

P.  M. 

65.2 

73 

1 

C  M. 

73 

n  1 

L.  M, 

866 

2  L.  M. 

565 

51 

I 

L   M. 

32/ 

C  M. 

168 

2 

L.  M. 

320 

1  CM, 

48  J 

2 

L.  M. 

ir-- 

L.  M. 

434 

3 

L.  M. 

284 

2  CjM, 

666 

3 

L=M. 

364 

S.  M. 

7'i 

■n-i 


TABLE  OF  THE  PSALMS. 


-:4 

(J.  M. 

4G^ 

p.  M. 

660  il7  -  C  iM. 

49ii 

C  M.  453 

75 

L.  M. 

691 

97 

Ipt.L.  M. 

645 

L.  M. 

499 

133  - 

C  M.  299 

76 

C.  M. 

588 

, 

2 

L,  M. 

lOf 

'117    S.  M. 

500 

S.  M.  396 

77  1 

ptC.  M. 

28C 

1 

3 

L  M. 

2U 

in 

IptCM. 

348 

P.  M.  397 

2 

C.  M. 

446 

C  M. 

111 

2  C  M. 

608 

134  - 

C  M.  400 

78  1 

CM. 

82 

98 

1 

C  M. 

251 

3  C  M. 

455 

135  Ipt.L.  M.  470 

2 

CM. 

438 

2 

C  M. 

IH 

4  C  M. 

422 

2 

L.  M.  444 

3 

C  M. 

439 

99 

1 

S.  M. 

141 

S.  M. 

423 

C  M,   49 

L,  M. 

441 

2 

S.  M. 

26 

L.  M. 

424 

136  - 

C  M.   78 

BO     - 

L  M. 

463 

1x30 

1 

L.  M, 

83 

119 

1  CM^ 

379 

H  M.  445 

iJl  - 

S.  M. 

437 

2 

L.  M. 

84 

2  C.  M. 

389 

L.  U.       77 

.82  - 

L.  M. 

594 

101 

. 

L.  M. 

590 

3  C  M. 

3lii 

138  - 

L. M.  212 

S3     - 

S.  M. 

466 

CM. 

392 

4  CM. 

98 

139  i 

L. M.   40 

.S4     1 

L.  M. 

402 

102 

1 

CM. 

595 

5  C.  M. 

99 

2 

L.  M.   59 

-2 

L.  M. 

403 

2 

C  M. 

488 

6  CM. 

100 

3 

L.  M.  319 

C  M. 

404 

L.  M. 

619 

7  C  M. 

97 

1 

C  M.   41 

P.  M. 

405 

103 

1 

L.  M. 

17 

8  CM. 

101 

2 

C  M.   57 

>J5  i 

L.  M. 

363 

2 

L.  M. 

38 

9  C  M. 

290 

3 

C  M.  556 

2 

L.  M. 

227 

1 

S.  M. 

39 

10  C  M. 

264 

141  - 

L.  M.  551 

£6  - 

C  M. 

87 

o 

S.  M. 

4 

11  C  M. 

233 

142  - 

C  M.   SO 

ii7  - 

L.  M. 

458 

3 

S.  M. 

90 

12  C.  M 

359 

143  - 

L.  M.  349 

ij9  1 

L.  M. 

173 

104 

. 

li?  M. 

62 

13  C  M. 

277 

144  1 

C  M.  340 

1 

C  M, 

15 

105 

. 

C  M. 

436 

14  C  M. 

597 

2 

C  M.  612 

2 

C  M. 

53 

106 

- 

L.  M. 

487 

15  C  M. 

S33 

L.  M.  580 

3 

C  M. 

243 

S.  M, 

442 

16  C  M. 

358 

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4 

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140 

107 

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449 

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341 

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5 

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2 

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639 

3 

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440 

120 

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345 

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640 

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69 

121 

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63 

146  - 

L.  M.   18 

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C  M. 

70 

C  M. 

64 

P.  M.   19 

1 

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616 

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65 

147  1 

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2 

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570 

109 

- 

C  M. 

304 

122 

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398 

2 

L.  M.  560 

3 

C  M. 

374 

110 

1 

L.  M. 

493 

S.  P.  M. 

399 

C  M.  561 

S.  M. 

617 

2 

L.  M. 

494 

123 

-  C  M. 

313 

148  - 

H. M.   91 

51  - 

L.  M. 

601 

C-  M. 

495 

124 

-  L.  M. 

580 

L.  M.   85 

C  M. 

602 

111 

1 

C.  M. 

56 

125 

-  C.  M. 

210 

S.  M.   89 

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L.  M. 

420 

2 

C  -M. 

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211 

149  - 

C  M.  387 

2 

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112 

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-  L.  M. 

483 

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C  M. 

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295 

127 

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393 

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2 

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113 

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TABLE    OF    THE    HFMJSTS. 


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1 

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27 

-  628 

61 

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•Ji 

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107 

2 

-  103 

28 

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62 

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85 

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108 

3 

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29 

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63 

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86 

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109 

o 

315 

m 

-  578 

64 

-  191 

S7 

-  261 

110 

6 

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32 

-   42 

65 

-  644 

88 

-  609 

Ul 

7 

-  252 

39 

-  471 

6& 

-  534 

89 

-  568 

112 

8 

-  472 

40 

-  656 

67 

-  5S5 

90 

-  5o9 

113 

9 

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41 

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68 

-  536 

91 

-  567 

114 

10 

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42 

-   21 

69 

-  5^7 

92 

-  254 

115 

LI 

-  194 

45 

-  648 

70 

-     538 

93 

-  255 

116 

12 

-  195 

48 

-  338 

71 

-  539 

94 

-  198 

117 

13 

-  148 

49 

-   156 

72 

-  540 

95 

•  219 

118 

14 

-  276 

50 

-  496 

7Z 

-  541 

96 

-  193 

119 

15 

-  258 

51 

-  214 

■  .-4 

-  542 

97 

-  234 

120 

16 

-  684 

52 

-  510 

75 

-  S^^o 

98 

-  235 

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17 

-  621 

53 

-   92 

76 

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99 

-  220 

122 

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54 

-  191 

77 

-  545 

100 

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123 

19 

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-  546 

101 

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-  479 

79 

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102 

-  370 

125 

21 

-  497 

57 

-  177 

80 

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103 

-  322 

126 

24 

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58 

-  480 

81 

-  550 

104 

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59 

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82 

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BOOK    11. 


i 

-  579 

30 

-     288 

59 

-  287 

87   - 

27 

115   - 

13 

143   - 

2 

-  630 

31 

-  6:7 

60 

-  266 

88   - 

234 

116  - 

336 

144  - 

3 

-  631 

S2 

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61 

-  633 

89   - 

685 

117  - 

376 

145  - 

4 

-  228 

33 

-     658 

62 

~  563 

90   - 

236 

118  - 

164 

146  - 

5 

-  160 

34 

-  323 

63 

-  634 

91   - 

661 

119  - 

94 

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6 

-  548 

35    ^ 

-  218 

64 

-  473 

92 

587 

120  - 

24-2 

148  - 

7 

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36 

-  142 

65 

-  375 

93   - 

170 

121  -. 

241 

149  - 

8 

-  552 

37 

-  143 

65 

-  636 

94   - 

169 

122  - 

388 

150  - 

9 

-     311 

3,8 

-  296 

67 

8 

95   - 

365 

123  - 

406 

151  - 

10 

-  .331 

19 

-  610 

68 

-  659 

96   - 

196 

124  - 

448 

152  - 

11 

-  332 

40 

-  175 

69 

-  265 

97   - 

1S^7 

125  - 

272 

153  - 

12 

-   145 

41 

-  330 

TO 

-   12 

98   - 

352 

126  - 

249 

154  - 

13 

-   68 

42 

-  297 

71 

-   88 

99   - 

7 

127  - 

507 

155  - 

14 

-  419 

43 

-  133 

72 

-  421 

100  - 

372 

128  - 

181 

156  - 

15 

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44 

-  653 

73 

-  286 

101  - 

431 

129  - 

271 

157    ' 

16 

-  172 

45 

5 

74 

-  309 

102  - 

643 

130  - 

221 

158  ■» 

17 

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46 

6 

75 

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103  - 

32 

131  - 

245 

159  - 

18 

-  474 

47 

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76 

-  124 

104  - 

132  - 

149 

160  - 

19 

-   66 

48 

-  329 

77 

-  339 

105  - 

31 

133  - 

324 

161  - 

20 

-  356 

49 

-  624 

78 

-  215 

106  - 

310 

134  - 

506 

162  ' 

21 

-  Ii9 

50 

-  369 

79 

-  157 

107  - 

646 

135  - 

108 

163  - 

22 

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51 

-  102 

80 

-   51 

108  - 

401 

136  - 

109 

164  - 

23 

-   32;3 

52 

-  620 

81 

-  335 

109  - 

71 

137  - 

126 

165  - 

24 

-  184 

53 

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82 

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110  - 

642 

138  - 

248 

166  - 

25 

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54 

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83 

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HI  - 

583 

139  - 

113 

167  - 

26 

-   29 

55 

-  615 

84 

-  136 

il2  - 

114 

140  - 

337 

168  - 

27 

-   86 

56 

-  433 

85 

-  209 

113  - 

115 

141  - 

508 

169  - 

28 

-  632 

57 

-  285 

:86 

-  655 

114  - 

121 

142  - 

270 

ll70  - 

29 

-  216 

5S 

-  611 

1 
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TABLE  OPFIRS-T  LlNE^y 


BOOK    111. 


i          j09:  y 

-     5i7 

17       -     525 

2.;         -      5r,3 

32 

-     665  140       -'  679 

2       -     510 

10 

-     518 

18      -    5-.;6 

Doxoloifirs. 

33 

-     666 

41       -     681 

1       -     5)} 

11 

-     519 

19       -     527 

26       -     663 

34 

-     669 

4       -     51, 

12 

-     5W 

<.'0       -     528 

27      -     667 

35 

-     670 

Hosannas. 

^     -    5n 

13 

-     521 

21       -     5fj9 

28       -     672 

36 

-    674 

43       -     682 

'^        -     514 

14 

-     5:-:2 

22       -     530 

29       -     664 

37 

-     675 

43       -     683 

7       -    5!j 

15 

-     523 

23       -     531 

30      -     668 

38 

-     677 

44      -     686 

a       -     516 

16 

-     524 

24      -    532 

31       -     673 

39 

-     678  45       -     687 

TABLE    OF  FIRST  LIXES. 


TIte  figures  express  the  i^umher  Jif  the  Hymns  and  Psahns  as  (hey  are  now  anwn'g^il^ 


AwORE  and   tiemble  for  oiir  Ged 
A  .as!    and  did  my  Savniur  bletd 
A  )  !i,U»y    \i>   tiiy  vvoiidro\i9  nanie 
All  luiiual  vanities  bt-  g<J!ie 
VI,    ye   liial    luvc  ihv   Lord   itjoice 
Alii  iu;i>iy    liuicr  of  the  ski'.-s  • 

A^  liiUl    iiiy    wr.'ilh   r*  in<»n)i).'v   Jnve 
AiiUjHjv  tjie,  ussk  Jfiblies  of  ilif  great 
Aiaonq;  ilie  pruiCis  earthly  gods  '  - 

A  lid  aje   we   \v!('tci:i>(i   yi't  aii^e 
And   must  this   b' dy   die  -        .        » 

And  now  the  staits  b:tve  left,  mine  eyes 
And  \j;ill   the  God  of  j,iace 
Are  all    the  fwes   of  Sii;»   fools      .   - 
Are  sinners  now  so  seiiselcss  grown 
Arise   lay   gracious   God 
Arise  my   soul    my  joyful  powers. 
As  new-born  babes  desire  the  breast 
At  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord 
Atteml,  while   God's  exalted   Son  - 

Awake  my   heart,  arise   my  tojigue 
Awalce  our  souis,  away  our  fears 
Awake   3e  saitits    to  praise  your  King 
Av\ay  from  every    mortal  care 
i'ackwaid  will*  liumble  slnune  w«-  look 
lltf^in  my  tongue  some  Iie;iv:'nly   theme 
J}cli"'d    how  sinners  disagree  -        -        - 
!5.  lu;id   the   blind   th'ir  siL<ht   receive     - 
tiilioid   the  glories  of  tlie   Lamb 
Heboid   the  guice  :•,  pears         .        -        - 
Behold   the   lofty  sky        -        .        -       - 
lieliohl   tlie  love,  the   generous  love 
JJeho  !   the    mornijig  sun  -        .        - 

Uihiild  the  potter  and   the  day 
Ji.liold   the  rese  of   Sharnu  Ixne     - 
Ibhoid   the  sure  foundation  stone  - 
l^lndd   the  woman's   promis'd   seed 
Jichold   the  wretch    wliose  lust  and  wine 
Heboid  thy   waiting  servant.   Lord 
llthold  what  wondrous  grace  -        -       - 
IJkss,   O   my  soul,  the    living  God 
Jikss'd  are  the  humble  souls   that  see 
U  est  are  tlie  soiis  of  peace     .        -        - 
bUst  are  the  souls  that  hear  anJ"  know 
Bless'd  are    nndefil'd  in  heart 
IHess'd    be  the   evirlasting  God 
K'ess'd  be  the   K:itlier  and  his  love 
BlessM   is  the  man,  forever  blest    -       • 


21 
311 

600 
159 
387 
564 
360 
5'M 
87 
31 

33: 

466 
469 
468 
385 
217 
161 
527 
221 
202 
338 
4'.' 
4C6 

177 
265 
282 
126 
155 
IOj- 
414 
303 
415 
19-2 
536 
455 
108 
307 
264 
161 
17 
370 
396 
243 
v'?79 
125 
663 
208 


BlessM  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place     -  3Z9 

Bless'd  is  the  man  whose  bowels  move       -  292 

I'less'd  is  the  nation  where  the  Lord    -        -  2 

RIess'd  morning!    whose  young  dawning  rays  421 

1  Bless'd  with  the  joj-s  of  inncciHce        -        -  181 

Klood  has  a  \-oice  to  pierce   the  skies          -  164 

j  Bright  King  of  glory,  dreadful   God     -        -  1&2 

j  Broad  is  the  road   that  leads  to   death          -  189 

Bury'd  in  shadows  of  the  night    -        -        -  234 

j  But  fev/  aracng  the  carnal   wise    ...  igj 

;  Can  creatures  to  perfection  ftnd     -       -       -  28 

I  Children   in  years  and  knowledge  young     -  565 

[  Christ  and  his  cross  is  all  our  tJjeme           -  247 

Come  ail  harmonious  tongues                 -       -  136 

I  Come  children  learn   to  fear   the  Lord          -  566 

j  Come,  dea*-est  Lord,  dtscend  and  dwell       -  430 

Come,  happy  souls,  approach  your  God       -  32 

I  Come  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls    -        .       -  253 

[  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly   dove        -       -  323 

I  Come  let  our  voices  join  to    raise         -        -  427 

'  Come  let  us  join  a  joyful  tune     ...  516 

I  Come  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs     -       -  154 

Come  lot   us  lift  our  joyful  eyes    -        .        -  ^ol 

'  Come  let  us  lift  our  voices  high    -       7        -  529 

Come,  sound  his  praise  abroad        ...  42ti 

Come,  «e   that  love "  the  Lord.      •-    •<*       -  288 

I  Considi.r  all  my  sorrows,  Lord        ...  597 

:  Daughters   of  Zion,  come,   behold           -        -  540 

I  David    rejoiced   in  God  his    stuiigth'       -        -  137 

;DearlA)rd,   behold  our  sore    distress      /         -  354 

I  Denvst  of  ail  the  jk)iu(-s  above     ...  155 

j  Death   eatniot  make  our  iouls  afraid     -        -  624 

I  De.\ib  may   dissolve  my   body  now          -        -  628 

I  Death!   'ns  a  melaneliniy  day          -        -  '      -  620 

I  Deceiv'd  by   subtle  suar's   of  hell   ...  2S6 

1  Deep   in*our  hejjrts  l<t   us   record   -        -        -  117 

Deeji   in  the  dust  before  thy   tluoiic     -        -  173 

Dtscend  from   hiaven,  immoriai  Dove  -        -  326 

I  Do   we  not  know    that  solemu    word      -        •  502 

[  Down   headlong  froin  their  native  sl.ies        -  196 

Dread  Sovereign,  let  my  evening  song        -  554 

Early   my  God  without  delay         ...  415 

Ere  tlie   blue  heavens   were  stretch'd  abrond  103 

Etirnal  Sovereign    of  ihe  sky         ...  589 

Eternal   ^^pirit    we  confess        ...        -  324 

Exalt  the   Lord  our  God         ~       •       •       -  2d 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


IK 


!^aith  is  tlie  brightest  evidence      -       .  -    273 

Far  as  thy  uame  is  known     ...  -    461 
Far  from   my   thuuglits  vaivi  world  be  gone      171 

Father,  I  bless  thy  gejuJe  hand     -       -  -    598 
Fatlier,  1    long,  I  fame  to  see,       ...    659  i 

Father,  I  sing  thy  wondrous  grace    ^,  -  -    229  i 

FailK-r,  w^e  wait   to  feel  thy  grace        -  -    532  I 

Fiiin  and  unmov'd  are  they    ...  -    211  [ 

Firm  as  the  earth  tliy  jrospel  stands     -  -    263  j 

Finn  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright  -    603  I 

Fools  in   tlieir  heart  believe  and  say    -  -    182  j 

Forever  blessed  be  the  Lord  -        -       -  -    340  j 

Forever  shall  my  song  record         -       -  -    173  j 

From  age  to  age  exalt  his  name   -       -  -    361  > 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies    -  -     499  ' 

From  deep  distress  and  troubled  thoughts  -    204  ; 

Froiu  heaven   the  sinning  angels  feii    -  -     197  , 

From    thee,  my   God,  my  joys  shall  rise  •    662 

Gentiles  by  nature  we  belong       ,       -  -    504 

Give  me   the  wings  of  faith  to  rise      -  -    337 

Give  thaaks  to  God,  he  reigns  above  -    449  | 

Give  thanks   to   God,  invoke  his  name  -    436 

Give  thanks  to   God  most  high      -       -  -    445 1 

Give  ttianiis  to  God  the  sovereign  Lord  -      78  ; 

Giv^e  to  our  God  immortal  praise          -  -      77 

Give  to  tlfe  Father  praise        ...  -    675 

Give  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame       -  -    562 

Glory    to  God  that  walks  the  sK.y         -  -    ^87 

Glory  to  God  the  Father's  name           -  -    667 

Glory   to  God   tha   Trinity       -        -        -  -    664 

Go  preacu   my  gospel   saith  the  Lord  -    244 

Go  worship  at  Immanuel^s  feet      -       -  •    150 

God  in  his  earthly  temple  lays       .       -  -    458 
God    is  a   Spirit  just  and   wise        ...    gl6 

God   is  the  refuge  of  his  saints     .       -  -    475 

God   my  supporter  and   my  hope           -  -    168 
God  of  eternal  love            -----    442 

God  of  my  childhood  and  iny   youth    -  -    572 

God  of  my   life   look  gently  down         -  -    596 

God   of  iny   mercy  and  my  praise         -  -    304 

God  of  the  morning  at   whose  voice    -  -    547  , 

God  of  the  seas,  thy   thund'riug  voice  -      12 

God  the  eternal    awfui  n;uue          -        -  -      85 

God   who  in  various  methods  told         -  -      92 

Good   is    the   Lord  the   heavenly    King  -     55  8 

Great  God  attend   while  Sum  sings      -  -    403 

Great  God  how  hifinite  art  thou            -  -        8 

Great  God   how  oft  did   isra-^l   prove    -  -    441 

Great   God   indulge  my  humble   ciaim  -  -    417 

Great  God  I  own  thy  sentence  just     -  -    622 
Great  God  the  heaven's   well  order'd  frame      96 

Gf-at  God  thy  glories  shali   cmpioy     -  -      45  j 

Great  God   to  what  a  glorious  height  -  -    114 

Great  God  whose  universal  sway           -  -     489 

Great  is  the  Lord  exalted  high      -        -  -    444 

Great  is  the  Lord,  his   works  of  might  -      43 

Great  is  tlie   Lord  our    God    -       -        -  -    460 

Great  King  of  glory   and  of  grace        -  -    222 

Great  Shepherd  of  thine   Israel       -        -  -     463 

Great  was  the  day,  tlie  joy   was  great  -    267 

Had  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews  -    305 

Had  not   the   Ljid,  may   Israel  say        -  -    586 

Happy   is   he  that   fears   the    Lord            -  -     2'^5 

Happy  the  church,  thou  sici-ed  jjiaee   -  -    473 

Happy  the  city   wh-rcr  their  sons    -        -  -    580 

Happy   the   bean   wliej'-   graces  r.if^n     -  -    296 

Happy   the  >Qa;i  to  w  i  >m   uis   Guj        -  -    206 

Happy  the   mm   whose  cauiious  feet    -  -    377 

Haik  f, om  the  to  n:)s  a  do.s'ii  sound  -    634 

Hark  the   itedeeiiier   froru  on   high         -  -    533 

He  reigns !   the   Lord,  the   Saviour  reigns  -    645 

He    that   hath    .nade   his  refug;^   God      -  -    6)1 

Hear  me,  O   God,   nor  hide  ihy  t;ice    -  -    5 '5 

Hear   what  the    l-,oid  in   vision  said        -  -    140 
Hear  what  the  voice  from  beaven  proclaims    623 

Help,    liord,  fir  m.a  of  virtue  fail        -  -    574 
Hence  f on    ny  soul   sad   th.»u;^hts  be  gone     286 

Here  at  thy   coss,    ay  dying  God         -  -    223 

High  as  liie   .i  uvens  above  the  ground  -      13 

High  in   ihe   heavens,    eternal   God         -  -      75 

I-figben  a  RiU  of  dazzling  light     ^       fc  -    471 


Honour  to  thee.  Almighty  Three  - 
Hosanna  to  king  David's  Son 
Hosanna  to  our  conquering  King 
Hosainia  to  the  King        -       -        -        .        . 
Hosanna  to  thi;  Prince  of  grace    - 
Hosanna  to  the  Prince  of  iigiit     -. 
Hosanna  to  the  royal  Son        -        -       .        , 
Hosanna  to  the  Son  -        -        -       -        . 

Hosanna  with  a  cheerful  sound 
How  are  tliy  glories  here  dispiay'd 
How  awful  is  thy  chast'ning  rotl 
How  beauteous  are  their  feet 
How  can  i  sink  with  such  a  prop 
How  condescending,  and  how   kind 
How  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 
flow  fast  their  guilt  and  sorrows   rise   - 
How  full  of  anguish  is  the  thought 
How  Iieavy  is  the  night  -        .       .        , 

How   Jionourabie  is  the  place 
How  large  tlie  pioinise,   how  divine 
How  long,  O   Lord,  shad  1  compiain    - 
How  long   wilt  thou  conoeai    iliy  face 
How  oft  have  sin  and  Satan  strove 
How   pleasant,  how  divinely  fair   - 
How  pleasant  'tis  to  see  -        -        -        - 
How  pieas'd  and   bless'd   was  I       -        - 
How   rich  are  thy  provisions.    Lord 
How  sad  our  state   by   iiMuie  is     - 
How  shali  1  praise   the  eternal  God 
How   siiali  the  young  secure  their  hearts 
How  short  and   hasty  is  our  life    - 
How  should   the  sons  of  Adam's   race  - 
How  strong  thine  arm  is,  mighty   God 
How  sweet  and  avvful    «9   the  place 
How  vain  are  all  things  here  below 
How   wondrous  great,  how  glorious  bright 

I   cannot  bear  thine  absence.  Lord 

I   give  immortal   praise     -        -        - 

I    liate  the  tempter  and   his  charms 

1   lift  my   banners,  saith    the   Lord 

I   lift  my  sou  I   to  God      -        .       -        - 

I  love   the   Lord,  he  beard  my  cries 

I    love   the    windows   of  thy  grace 

I   send  the  joys  of  earth  away 

I  set   tile  Lord    before  my  face 

1   sing  my   Saviour's   wondrous  death    - 

I    waited   patient  for  the   Lord 

1   wi;l  extol   thee,  Lord,  on  high    - 

If  God  succeed   nut  all  the  cost     - 

If  God  to   build   the   house  deny     - 

I'll  bless  the   Lord  from  day  to    day     - 

I'll   praise  my   Maker  with  my  breath 

I'll  speak  the  honours  af  my  King 

I'm   not  asham'd   to. own   my   Lord 

in  all    my  vast  concerns   with   thee 

In  anger   Lord  rebuke  me  not 

In   Guoriel's  hand  a   mighty    stone         - 

la  God's  own  house  pronounce  his  praise. 

In   Judah   God  of  old   was  known 

In   thine  own   ways,  O  God  of  love 

In   va  n  the  wealthy  mortals  toil    - 

m   vain    we   lavish  out  our  lives    - 

liifinite  grief,  amazing  wo       -        -        - 

Into   thine  hand   O    God  of  truth 

Is  there  ambition  in   my    heart 

Is  this  tlie  kind   return     -        -       -        - 

It  is  the   Lord  our  Saviour's  hand 

Jehovah  speaks^  let  Israel  hear 

Jeiiovah  reigns,   lie   dwells  in    light 

J  hovah  reigns,  his  throne  is  high 

Jesus,  in   thee  our   eyes  behold 

Jesu^  invites  his  saints     -        - 

Jesus  IS  gone  above  the  skies 

Jesus   our  Lord  ascend   thy  throne         -    . 

Jesus  shall   reign  win  re'er  the  sun 

Jesus  the  Mian  of  constant  grief     - 

Jesus,  we  bless    tliy    Father's  name 

Jesus,  wc  bow   before  thy   feet 

Jesus,  with  alt    thy  saiui^  above 

Join  all  the  glorious  na'ues     -        -       - 

Join  all  the  names  of  love   and  jvo-v/ev 


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TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


J-aden   with  guiit  and  full  of  feai-s 
Lt't  Sill  oiir  t(i!if?u<^s   be  one    .        -        -       - 
Let  iiii  the  eaith   their  voices  raise 
Let  ail   the   heathen  writers  join    - 
Let   chiiiUen  hfar  ihe  niij>,hiy  deeds     - 
Let  eV'i- lasting  glories  crown  _        -        . 

Let  every  creutuie  join    -        -        -       -       - 
Let  every  mortal  ear  attend    -        -        -        - 
Let  every  tongue  ihy  gdodness  speak    - 
Let  Go  >  arise  in  all  his  might 
Let   God  the  Father,  and  the   Son 
Lit   God  the  Father  live         .        -        .        - 
Let  God   ihe  Makers  name     -        -       -        - 
I^et  him  embrace  my  soul  and  prove   - 
Let  me  Jiut  hear  my  Saviour  say  - 
Let  mortal  tongues   attempt  to  sing 
Let  others  boast  how  strong  they   be    - 
Let  Pharisees  of  high  esteim  .        -        - 

J^et  sinners  take  tlieir  cunrse 
Let  the  old  heathens  tune  their  song 
Let  the  seventh  angel  sound  on  higli  - 
I*t  the  wliole  race  of  creatures  lie 
Let  the  wild  leopards  of  the  wood 
Let  them    neglect  ihy  glory,   Lord 
Let  tis  adore  t!i'  eternal   Word      -        ^ 
Let  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice       -        -       • 
Let  Zion  in  her  King  rejoice 
Let   Zion  praise  the  mighty  God  - 
J/ife  and  inmiortal  joys  arc  given 
Life  is   the  tijue  to  serve   the  Lord 
IM't  up  your  ejes  to  th'  heavenly  seat 
Like  sheep  we  went  astiay      .        -        .        ■ 
1.0,  the  destroying  angel   flies 
.1^0,  the  ycmng  tribes  of  Adam  rise 
ho,  what  a  giovious  corner  stone   - 
1.0,  what  a  glorious  siglit  apjieiirs 
Lo,  what  an  entertainn^g  sight 
Long  as  I    iive  I'll  biess  thy  name 
I^ong  have  1    sat  beneath  the  soujid     - 
Lord,  at   thy  temple  we  appear    - 
Lord,  hast  tliou  cast  the  nation  off 
I^ord,  how  divine  tJiy  comforts  are 
Loid,  iiow   secure  ^nd   bless"d  are  they 
J4'jrd,  how  secure  my  conscience  was    - 
h»v'.]f  I  am  thine,  but  ihon   wilt   prove 
Lord,  I  am  vile,  conc<eiv''d  in  tii» 
Lord.   I  can   sufl'i  r  thy  nbiikes      - 
Lord,   I  esteem  t!iy  judgments  right     - 
J,)id,  I  have  made  thy  Avoid  my  choice     - 
"j,or(',  1  will  -bless  thee  aH   my  da\s     - 
Loid,  I   would   spread   my    so.ie   (listless 
Lor;l,  if  thine  eyes  survey   our  fiiults    - 
I, Old,  if  tliou  d<ist  not  soon  ai>pear 
Lotd,  in  the  moriiing  thou  slialt  litar 
l,ord   of  the   Worlds  above         .        -        .        • 
Lovi.. ,  tliou  hast  call'd    thy   grace  to  mind     ■ 
Lord,  thou  Iiast   heard    thy   servatit  cry 
Lord,  tliou   hast  si  arcli'd  and  set  n  me  throu 
?::Md,  tiiovi  hast  seen  my  soul   sincere   - 
Lord,  thou  wi't  hear  me   wIk  n  I    pray 
Lord,  'tis  a  p^easatit  tiling   to  stand 
l^;;rd,  we  Bdo.e  tliy  bounteous  h :>nd 
l-fird,   wf  adore   thy    <ast   desigiis 
Lorti,   we   are  blind,  poor   mortals,  blind 
)iOrd>   we   confess  onr  numerous  fauUs  - 
I-ord,   we   liav.'    tuard  thy   works  of  old 
Lord,   what  a  f<  ebie  pi<  ce        .        .        -        . 
Lord,  wliat  a   heaven  of  saving  grace 
Lord,  wliat   a  thoughtless   wretcli   Mas   1 
Loid,  what   a   wretched   limd   is  ihis 
Lor  i.   whnt  is  man,  poor  fctbie  mjin    - 
Lord,  wiiat  Mas   Uian  when   made   at  first    • 
Lord,   wh<'n  1    count   thy  mercies   «i'er  - 
Lovd,   \*lnii  niy  thoughts  with  wonder  roll 
Lord,   when    ihou   didst   asctiid   on    high 
L'juil  hiilkliijalis  to  the  LorU 


Maker  and  sovereign  Lord      ... 
Man  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires 
Mercy  and  judgment  are  my  song 
Mnie  eyes  and   my  desire         .        -        ■ 
Mi-iiakeii  souis,  that  dream  of  heaven 

My  dear   Uedeemtr  and   my  Lord 

My  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  ye  so     - 

My  God,  accept  my  early  vow'*    - 

iMy  God,  consider   my   distress 

My  <iod,  how  endless  is   tiiy  love 

My  God,  bow  many  are  my   fears 

My  God,  in  whom  are  all    the  springs 

My  God,  my  everlasting  Jmpe 

My  God,  my  King,  tliy   various  praise 

My  God,  my  life,  my   love      i        -        - 

My  Go:!,  my  portion,  and  my  love 

My  God,  permit  nie  not  to  .jc 

My  God,  permit   my  tongue    -        -        - 

My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys 

My  God,  the  steps  of  pious  men 

My  God,  wliat  endless  pkasures  dwell 

I  My  God,  what  inward  grief  I  leel 

I  My  heart,  how  dreadful  hard  it  is 

I  My  heart    ivjoices   in   thy  name     - 

My  never  ceasing  song  shall  show 

My  refuge  is  the  God  of  love 

My  righteous  judge,  my  gracious  God 

My  Saviour  and   my  King      -        .        - 

My  Saviour  God,  my  sovereign   Prince 

My  Saviour,  my    Ainlighty    Friend 

My  shepherd    is  the  living   Lord     - 

My  shepheid  will  supply  my  need 

My  soul  come  meditate  the  day     - 

My  soul   forsakes  her  vain  delight 

My  soul  how-   lovely  is  the  place  - 

My  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust 

My  soul    lepeat  his  praise        .        -        - 

My  soul   thy  great   Creator  praise 

My  spiiit  looks  to   God   alone 

My  sj)irit  sinks  within  me,  Lord  - 

My  tjioiights  on  awful  subjects  roll 

My  thoughts  surmount  these  lower  skies 

My  trust  is  in  my  heavenly  Friend 

Naked  as  from  the  earth  we  came 
Nature  with  all  her  jiowers  sliall  sing 
Nature  with  open  Tolume  stands    - 
\o,  1    shall  envy   them   no   more    - 
No,   I'll   repine  at  death   no  m<n'e 
.^Jo   more,  my   God,  I   boast   no  more    - 
No  sieep   nor  slumber  to  his   eyes  - 
Nor  eye  hath   sten,  nor  ear  hatli  heard 
Not   all   the  blood   of  beasts     -        -       . 
Not  ai:   the  outward  forms  on  earth 
Not  different  food,   i\or  diitertnt  drtss 
Not  from   the  dust  aftljction  grows 
Not  tlie  malicious  nor  j-'rofane 
i\ot  to  condemn  iht   sc-ns  of  men 
Not  to  our  names  thou  only  just  and  true 
Not  to   ouiseUts   who  are -but  du^     ,^- 
Nut  \o   the  terrois  of  the  Lord 
Not  With  our  mortal  tvt-s 
Vow    hi'   my  heait  inspirTi  to  sing 
N<;w    be   the   God   of  Israel   bless'd* 
Now    by  the  bowc  is  of  my   tiod     - 
Now  f I  r  a  tuj'.e  of  iofty   praise  "    • 
Now  fiom  the  roaring  lion's  rage 
Now   have  our  luaris  embrac'd  our  God 
Now    I'm   cunviiic'd    til-,    i  orit   is  kind 
Now   in    the   gaIi'iii-5  of  liis   grace 
Now  in*  tlie   iu  at   of  yoiuhfiii  blood 
Now  ht  a   spacious   wcirid  ari-e  *    - 
Now    let  our  lips   with   hoy   fear    - 
Ni  w    let  ov.v  mournful  sorgs  record 
Now  let  v.nv  pains  be  all   forgot    - 
Now    lit   th<-   Father  and    the  Son 
Now   let  the  I^crd   my   Saviour  smile    - 
Now    niiiN   the   God  of  power  and    grace 
Now   plead   my   cause,  Alniighty  God     - 
Now  Satan  conies  with   ditadful   roar  - 
Now  shall   iiiy   inward  jojs   arise    - 
Now   shall   my   sr.lcmn   vows   be   i)aid 
Now  to  llic  great  and  sacreil  Tuiee     - 


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590 
353 
268 
113 
351 
551 
359 
550 
231 

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571 

22 
170 
169 
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418 
37i 
381 
297 
319 
352 
347 

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334 
349 
457 
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200 
165 
166 
633 
331 
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353 
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275 
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518 
433 

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201 
453 
654 
270 
219 
301 

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232 
271 

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138 
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545 
567 
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119 
139 
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669 
369 
577 
467 
188 
471 
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TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


XI 


Now  to  the  Lord  a  noble  son^ 

Now   to  fli»"   Lord   that   inakts  us   k}iow 

Now    to  tljij.  jMiwPr  ot'!Goil   suin-eMif 

O  ai;   ye, nations,    ;j!.iist>  the  Lord 
O   biess   ihe   ;^>kI,   .;iy  soul       -       .        - 
O  bltssed  soiiis  av  tiii^y 
O  for  a  shout  of  sucivd   ioy    -        -       - 
O  for  an    jvitcooii  .g  faith      -        - 
O   Ood   .r.y  refufi;e,  hear  my  cries 
O   God  yS  o;race  and  riiihitousiiess. 
O   God  fit'J-.uc-ray   'jear  ,'ny  ea-i 
Q    Goti   to    udoin   rfviti^e  bJon.ffs 
O  happy   man  whosf  soul  is  fili'd 
O  happy  juiion    vvh.-re  the  Lord    - 
.O  how   I   >o\e  thy  hoy   law 
O  if  my  soui  wtre  fonn'd  for  wo 
O  Lord,  how   Diany  are  oiy  foes    - 
O   Lord,  our  heaveniy  Kin^    .        -        - 
O   Lord,  our  Lord,  how   wondrous  ^rtat 
O  that  the  Lord   would  guide  my  way* 
O  that  "thy  statutes  every  hour 
O   til.-  Almi*;hTy  Lord        '        7        "       " 
O  the  d'dighis,  the  heavenly  joys  - 
O  thou  tliat  hiar'st  wlien  suinors  cry    - 
O  thou  whose  g;race  and  justice  rei,^  - 
O  thou  whose  justice  retains  on  high    - 
O   what  a  stiff  rcbtdiious  house 
of  justice  and   of  grace  I  sing 
Often  I  seek  my  Lord  by  night 
Once  more  ray  soul  the  rising  day 
Our  days,  alas!   our  mortal  day?  - 
Our  Go<l,  how  firm  his  promise  stands 
Our  God,  our  help   iji  ages  past    - 
Our  land,  O  Lord,  with  songs  of  praise 
Our  sins,  alas .'   how  strong   the}'  be 
Our  souls  shall   magnify  the  Lord 
Our  spirits  join  t'   adore  the  Lainb 
Out  of  the  deeps  of  long  distress 

Plung'd  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair 
Praise,  everiastrng  praise  be  paid 
Praise  waits  in  Zion,  Lord,  for  thee    - 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  exalt  his  name 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  my  heart   shall  join 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  'tis  good   to  raise   - 
Preserve  me,  Ijord,  in  time  of  need 

Raise  thee,  my  sou!,  fly  up  and  run 

Raise  your  triumphant  songs 

Rejoice   ye  righteous  in  the   Lord 

Reineinber,   Lord,  our  mortal   state 

Return,  O  God  of  love,^'eturn 

Rise,  rise,  my  soul,  and  leave  the  ground 

Saints,  at  your  heavenly  Father's  word 
Salvation  is  forever  nigh  -        -     '  - 

3  tlvation,  "O   the  joyful  sound  .      -        - 
Save  me,  O   God,  the  swelling  floods  - 
Save   me,  O  Lord,   from  every  foe 
See  what  a    living  stone  -        .        -        . 

See   whvre  the  great  incarnate  God 
Shi'll   tliK  vile  race  of  flesh  and    blood 
Shall   wt'   go  on   to  sin       - 
Shall  \\  i<doin  cry  aloud    -        -        -        -        . 
Shew   pity.  Lord,  O   Lord  forgive 
Shiiie,  mighty  God,  on  this  our  land  - 
Shout   to  the   Lord,  and   let  our  joys 
Sin   has  a  thousand  treacherous  arts 
Sin    like  a   venomous  disease    -        -        -        . 
Sing  all    ve  nations  to  the  Lord    - 
Sing  to   the  J^ord  aloud    -        -        .        .        . 
Sing  to  the  L"d  Jehovah's  name 
Sing  to  the   Lord   that  built  the   skies  - 
Sing  to  the  Lord   with  joyful   voice 
Sing  to  (he  Lord    ye  distant  lauds 
Si'ig  to   the   Lord   ye  heavenly   liosts 
Sitting  around  our  Father's  board 
So   did    the   Hebrew    p'ojjljet   raise 
So   let  our  lips   :uid  lives  exjirtss 
Songs  of  i.n.iiortai  praise  belong    - 
Soon  as  I  lieird   my   Father  say    -       -        - 
Sta  jd   up,  -iiy  soul,  shake  off*  thy  f.  ars 
Stoop  down,  jny   thoughts,  that  use  to  rise 
■Sttait  is  the  way,  the  door  is  strait 


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152    I  Sweet  is  tlie  iitcmory  of  thy  grace 

223  ;   Sweet  is  the  work,  luy  God^  my   Kijig 


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reach   me  the   ratasure  of  my  days 

IvTijiiie   'iod,   that    reign'st  on  high 

1'  rh'     Vluitgiity    itigiis  exalted  high 

I  phat  awi'u:    day    wi.l   surely    come 

j  That  man  is  blest  wlio  stands  in  awe 

rhe     artii   forever  is    tiie   Lord's     -        -        - 

T'i*^  gioiies  of  luy   Mtiker,  God    -        -        - 

I'h^-    v_iod    Jehovah   reigus         -        -        -        - 

I'he  God  of  glory  sends   his   sumnmns  forth 

I'lw   God  of  mercy   be  adorM         -       ,       . 

I'he   God  of  our  salvation    hears    -        -        - 

rhe  heavens  dex:!aie  thy  giory.  Lord  - 

The   Kiug  of  glory  s.-ads  his   Son 

rhe  King  of  *uiuts,  how  fair  his  faeb 

The  laiuls  ilxat  hmg  in  darkness  lay    - 

rhe  law   by    .vloii-s  cume         -        .       -        - 

The  law  CMumaiids,  and   loakes  us  know    - 

I'he  Lord  a  pp.  ars   my   lielper  now 

rhe  LorQ  deCiaies   liis  will      .... 

i'he  Lord  dcsctxidiiig  from  above 

rhe  Loid,  how    wondrous  arc  his  ways 

rhe  L<ad  is  com.  ,  the  heavens  proclaim    - 

rhe  Lord  Jehovah   reigns         -        -        .        - 

ihe  Lu-d  Jenovah  r -igns        -        -       .        - 

the  Lord   my  shepherd  is       -       -        -        - 

The    Lord  of  giory   is  my   iight     ... 

The  Lord   of  gi  jry  reigns,  he  reigns  on  high 

The    Lord   on   high   prociaims  ... 

'Ihe  liOi'd,  the  Judge,  b.  fore  his  throne 

The  Ljid,   the  Ju'lge,   his  ohurclKs  warns   - 

The  Lord,  th>-  sovereign  King        .        -        - 

The  Lord,  the  sovereign,  sends  his  summons  forth  651 

The  majesty  of  Soonion         -        -        -        .     115 

The  njan  is  v-ver   blest      •■---.    378 

The  memory  of  our  dying  Lord    ...    523 

The  praise  of  bion  waits  fur  thee         -        -    410 

The  promise  of  my  Father's  iove  -        -       -    511 

Vhe   promise  was  divi -.ely  free       ...    506 

The   triie  Messiah  now  appears       ...     145 

The   voice   of  my   lieiovLni  sounds  -     "  ■     .<3T 

The   wondering  world  inquires   to  know       -    5^3 

ihe  wondei-s,   Lord,  thy   iove  has  wrought       165 

Thee  we  adore^  Eiernai  Name       ...    615 

Thee   will   I   love,   O    Lord,    oiy  strength      -    366 

There  is  a  house  not  made   with   hands        -    62d 

There  is  a  ;and  of  pure  deiight    -       -        -    626 

There   was  an  hour   when   Christ   ivjoic'd    -     liJ4 

These  g.orious   minds,  how  bright  they  shine    657 

Thi.uk,  mighty  God,  on  feeble  man     -        -    640 

Tins  is  the  day  the  Lord   haih  made     -       -    422 

This  is   the   word   of  truth  and  love     -        -    248 

This  spacious  earth  is  all   the   Lord's    -        -    128 

Thou  art  my  portion,  O   my  God  -        -    318 

Thou  God  of  love,    thou  ever   biest       -        -    345 

Thou,  whom  my  soul  ad  iiires  above    -        -    535 

Thrice  happy  man  who  fears  the   Lord        -    294 

Through   every  age,  eternal   God  -        -        -    618 

rhus   did  the  sons  of  A. bra'  11    pisS        -        -     507 

'l"iius  far  the  I^ord  has  led   mc  oa        -        -    553 

Thus   I   resolv'd    b  fore   the    Lord  -        -    306 

Thus    saith  the  fi;st,  the  great  command     -    237 

Thus  saith   the  high  and   lofty  One      -        •    251 

Thus  saith   the   Lord,  the  spacious  fi.lds       -    238 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your   work  is    vain     -    162 

Thus  saith  the  mercy  of  the  Lord        -        -    505 

Thus  saith  the   Ruicr  of  the  skies         -       -    135 

Thus  saith  the  wisdom  of  the  Lord      -        -    255 

Thui-  the  eternal  Father  spake      -        -       -    403 

I'hus  the  great  Lord  of  earth    in  (   sea         -    494 

Thy   favours,   Lord,  surnnst'  our  souls  -         5 

Thy  mercies  fid    the  earth,  O   Lord      -       .-    290 

rhy  nsmc,  Almighty   Lord      -        -        -        -    500 

Thy  works  of  glory,  mighty   Lord  -       -      70 

Time,  what  an  empty  va,)our  'tis  -        -    611 

'T  is   by   the  faith   of  joys   to   come         -        -    274 

'Tis  by   thy  strengtii   the  >noruitains  stand  -    559 

'  ris  from  the  treasures  of  his  word      -        -     151 

'  ris   not  the  law  of  ten  cooi;;iands        »       -    448 

To  God  1  cried  mth  muuruful  voice         •    2d0 


To  God  I  made  my  sorrows  known 
To  God  till'   Isithi  T,  Gt)'l  ilif  Son 
To  God  thv    FatlK  I's  throne 
To   God   the  great,  the  tver  blest 
To   GkI   the   only  wise     .        .         .        - 
To  lieavfn   I    lift   my   waiting  eyes 
To  him.  that  chose  tis  first     -       -        - 
'I'o  oin-    \liiiiehty    Maker,  God 
To   our   eternal    God  .        -        -        . 

To  thee  before  the   dawnin;^  ii^'it 
To  thee,  iHost  holy,  and  most  high 
To   thine  aliHiE^hty   avjn   we  owe    - 
'Tvvas  by  an  order  fiom  tlie   Lord 
'I'was  for  our    sake,  eternal    Gud 
Twas  from   thy  hand,  my  God,  I  came 
'Twas  in   the    waielses   of  the  ni(?ht 
'Twas  on   that  dark,  that   doleful  night 
'Twas  the  commission  of  our  Lord 

Unsliaken  as  the  sacred  liill    -       -        - 
Up  from   my   youtli  may  Israel  say 
Up  to   the  field-,   where  angels  iie 
Up  to  the  liills  I  lift  mine  eyes    - 
Up   to  the    Lord   that  reigns  on  Ingh    - 
Upward  I   lift  mine  eyes         -        -        - 

Vain  are  tlie  hopes  that  rebels  place    - 
Vani  are  tlie  hopes  the  sons  of  men 
Vaui  man  on  fuolisli   pleasures   bent 

We  are  a   jjarden   waU.'d  around    - 
We  b!<-!.s  the  j.oid,  the   just,  the  efood 
AVe   bJess   the   i>rophet  of  the   Lord 
We  love  the  Lo.d.  and  we  adore 
We  s\'.\ii  the   ama/ing  di.eds  -       -    ' 

We  sing   the  glories   of  thy  love    - 
WeleOine,   sweei  day   of  rest    -        -        - 
Weil,   the    Hedeerai-r's  gone      -        -       ." 
Whit  dift' rent  powers  of  grace  and  sin 
WlKit     qiial  honours  shall    we   bring- 
What  happy   men  or  angels  these 
What   mighty   man,  or  mighty  God 
Whal   shall  I   nndir  to   my   God   - 
When   Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend 
When    God  is  nigh,   my   faith  is  strong 
When   God,  provok'd  with  daring  ciimes 
When  God  r  stor'd  our  captive  s  ate    - 
WIku    (iod   r  vf-al'd  his  gracious  name 
When   I  ciin    read  my   title  clear 
Wh  n   I  surv  y  the  wondrous   cross 
When    I   with   pleasing  wonder  stand     -- 
When  in  tlie  light  of  faith-  divine 
Whun  Israel   freed   from    iMiaraoh's   hand 
When   Israel  sins,  tin    Lord   reproves    - 
When  man   grows  boid    in  sin 
When   overwhelin'd    wiih  grief 
When    pain  and   anguisit  seixe  me,  Lord 
IVheii  strangers  stand,  aad  hear  me  teli 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


-  30 

-  665 
679,  680 

-  487 

-  214 

-  64 

-  678 

-  251 

-  681 

-  389 

-  591 

-  585 

-  93 
115 

59 
557 
509 
501 

210 

443 
330 

63 
6 

65 

220 

198 
440 

542 
79 
149 
584 
525 
479 
419 
142 
231 
158 
656 
477 
411 
C50 
641 
582 
483 
482 
375 
515 
57 
431 
447 
43<J 
36 
368 
341 
544 


when  the  first  parents  of  our  race      -  ~    215 

When  the  great  Builder  arch'd   the  skies  -    184 

When  the  great  Judge,  supreme  and  just  -      74 

!  when  we    are   rais'd  from  deep   distress    '  -    607 

whence  do  our  mournful    thoughts  arise  -      42 

[Where  are  the   mourners,  sailh   'he  Lord  -    199 

Where  aliall  the  man   be  found       ...    289 

I  Where  shall   we  go  to  seek  and  find    -  -    454 

While  I  keep  silence  and   conceal         -  -    207 

^  While  men  grow   bold   in  wicked  ways  -        3 

Who  can  describe  the  Joys  tbat  rise     -  -    312 

I  Wiio   has   believ'd   thy   w(n'd    -        -        -  .     ]31 

I  Who   is  this  fair  one  in  distress     ...    54(3 

I  Who  shall  ascend  thy  heavenly  place  -  -    451 

I  Who  shall  inhabit  in  thy  hill         -        -  -    450 

'  Who  shall   the   Lord's  elect  condemn     -  -    276  , 

'  Who  will  arise  and  pKad  my   right      -  -    343 

I  Why  did  the  Jews  proclaim  their  rage  -     127 

j  Why  did   the  nations  join  to  s;ay  -  -    147 

•  Why  d(j  the  proud  insult  the  poor  •     -  -    636 

'  Why  do   the  wealthy  wicked  boast        -  -    291 

Why  doth  the   Lord  stand  off  so  far    -  -    573 

Why  doth  the  man  of  riciies  grow         -  -    637 

Why  do   we  mourn    departing  friends  -  -    631 

Why  does  your  face,  ye  humble  souls  -    209 

Why  has    my    God  my   so<il  forsook      -  -    120 

Why  is  my   lieart  so  far  from  thee        -  -    356- 

Why  should   I   vex  tny  soul  and  fret    -  -    382 

Why  should  the  children  of  a  King     -  -    325 

Why   should  this  earth   delight  us  so     -  -    435 

Why  should   we  start  and  fear  to  die  -    627 

Will   God  forever  cast  tis  off         ...    455 

V/ith  all  my  powers  of  heart  and  tongue  -    212 

With  cheerful  voice  I  sing     -        -        -  -    152 

With  earnest  longings  of  the  mind        -  -    278 

With  holy  fear,  and  humble  song         -  -    653 

With  joy  we  meditate  the  grace    -       -  -    262 

With  my  whole  Iieart  I'll   raise  my  song  -    647 

With  my  whole  heart  I've  sought  thy  face     277 

With  reverence  let  the  saints  appear    -  -      53 

With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud  -    561 

Would  you  behold  the  works  of  God    -  -      69 

Ye  angels   round  the  tin-one    -        -       -  .    674 

Ye  holy  souls  in    God  rejoice         -        -  -      61 

Ye  islands  of  tlie  northern  sea.       -        ,-  -    112 

Ye   nations  round  the  earth   rejoice        •  -      83 

Ye  servants  of  the  Almight7  King        -  -      35 

Ye  sons  of  Adam,  vain  and  young        -  -    5P8 

Ye  sons  of  men,  a  feeble  race        -        .  .    502 

Ye  sons  of  pride,  that  hate  the  just     -  -    638 

Ye  that  delight  to    serve  the  Lord         -  -      34 

Ye  that  obey    th'  immortal   King   -        -  -    400 

Ye  tribes  of  Adam  join    -        -        -       ,  -      91 

Yet  (saith  the  Lordj  if  David^s  race,     -  -    174 

Zion  Mijoice,  and  Judah  sin^-        -       -  •   S8S- 


IJVBEX    OF    SCRIPTURES, 

VERY  MUCH  ENLARGED. 


GENESIS. 

i  5& 

iil7  181 

iii  I,  15,  17  256 

iii  15  V  8,  16'2 

V  5,  79 
iii  24  t7,  516 

xii  1,  4  v4,  274 

XV  1 8      V  2—5,  426 
xvii  7  503 

xvii  7,  10  605 

xvii  17,       V  6,  7,  3 
xxii  6—14  315 

xxii  18  V  5,  107 

xxviii  17  519 

22,  21  71 

EXODUS, 
iii  10  V  9,  436 

ri  6  446 

Tii  9  V  9,  436 

vii  20,  21       V  10,  ib 
viii6,  17,  24  V  11,  ib 


X  13,  14        V  12,  ib 

X  22  V  10,  ib 

^ii  13,  2?,  23,  27, 

29,  164^  V  13,  436 
xU35,  36  V  15,436 
Xiii21         V  16,  436 

V  5,  438 
xiv  12,  446  V  4,  438 
xiv  26,  27,  V  3,  156 
XV  1,  6,  10  583 
XV  3  V  8,  579 
XV  8  V  4,  438 
xvi  4,  14,  15  439 
xvii  6,  V  17,  18,  436 

V  6,  438 
ixx  16—18  462 
xix  18—20  24  i 
xxviii  2,&c.  V  1,  144 
XXX  8  448 
xxxiv  23,  24        453 

LEVITICUS 
iii  2,  8  270 

viii  12  454,  4fe3 

is  8  V  2,  144 

xiv  51  v5,  179 

xvi  6,  11,  17  24 

v  2,  144 
xvii  15  v  5,  144 

NUMBERS. 
X  35,  36  453 


xi  1,  4,  10,    v7,     r 

8,  438  iii 
xi  6—9  31—33.  439  ^-- 
XX  11  V  10,  150 

V  17,  IB,  436 
XX  28  448 

xxi   24—26,  35,         ix  7,  8 

V  4,  444  ix  10 
xxiii  19  265  ix  11 
xxxiii  38  448  is  12 
DEUTERONOMY,  ix  15 

V  5,  448 
ib 

V  5,  437 
V  10,  150 

V  5,  448 


1  oy 

iii  28 

V  29 

viii  15 

xxxi  3,  23 

xxxii  29,  30  437 

xxxii  49,50,  624,448 

xxxiv  1-8,  624,  626 
V  5,  166 
v4,448 

JOSHUA. 

iii  13,  16  447 

xii  7,  &;c.     v  4,  444 

xxiii  14,  15  265 

Judges. 

xiu  8  148 

RUTH, 
ii  12  V  6,  3 

I.  SAMUEL. 

xii  24  482,  483 

XV  29  265 

xxv  29  v7,  153 

v7,  IcU 

H.  SAMUEL, 
vi  15  129 

xxiii  4  V  5,  150 

v  5,  151 

I.  KINGS. 

viii  27—30  5 

viii  29,  30  V  14,  150 
X  8,  15—18  115 

II.  KINGS. 
vi   17  4*^4 

!.  CHRONICLKh 
vi  31  453,  4;4 

Kv  1  453,  454 

xvi  1  453,  454 

U.  chro.sicleh. 

is,  7,  i7-~l9 
XXIX  23 


EZRA. 

11  77 

IX  6  360,  28  2 

ix  13  V  2,  4 

V  5,  3c 

NEHEMIAH. 


V  4,  274 

436 

446  V  2,  1'^ 

V  16,  4: 

V  6,  438 


xlvi  5,  6 
xlviii 
xiviii  14 
xlix  14 
ii  5 

n  10 

iv  6 

Iv  6—8 
ixv  11 
Jxviii  17 


i6— 13 
i  21 
ii  1—9 
iv  17—21 
v6— 8 
ix  2—10 
ix  12 
ix  19 
xi  7—9 
xi  7—12 
xiii  15 
xiv  4 


JOB. 
v 


v5, 


-27 


217 

315 

217 

25 

67 

24 

V  4,  28 

v4,  44 

27 

28 

71 

177 

v5,  376 

642 

V  5,  517 


xix  25 
xxii  5 

xxiii  9,10,Uv2,3,30 
xxv  5  v  6,  28 

xxvi  11—14  2y 

xxxvii  22  20 

xjixviii  7       v3,  298 
V  2,  184 
xii  1,  21,  31    V  5,  12 

PSALMS. 
ii6,9  12 

ii  10,  11,    v4,  5,  1 


li  12 
ii  »2 
iii  5,  6 
iv  8 
\  3 
vi  6 
ix   17 
xvii  14 
xi\    1-3 
xix  5 — 9 
xxiv7— 10 
xxxiii  4,  6, 


v  4, 
v  4, 
552, 
55J. 
548. 
v2. 


v3. 


473 
473 
v5,  151 
387 
177 

V  4,  189 

V  6,  331 

332 

v4— 7,  611 

474 


Lx viii  19  v4— 7,  611 
Ixxii  15,  17,    19 

V  4,  148 
ixxiii  24,  26 

v5,  151 
Ixxiii  25  169,  170 
Ixxvii  7—9  354 


ixxvii  10 
Ixxvii  16- 
1  xxxiv  10 
Ixxxv  10 


■19 


71 
17 

419 

V  3,  102 

V  2,  533 
v7,  44 

634 

14,  a 

4,614 

336 

6,  13 

157,  115 

12 


v3, 


xl  2.  3 
J  lijxxxvi  9 
270' 


Ixxxix  14 

ixxxix  48 

:cc  1,  2, 

xc  9 

ciii  1,  2 

ciii  19 

civ  4 

cvii  23 — 29 

ox  3 

cxi  9 

cxvi  12 

cxviii  ^4 

cxix  5 

cxix  24 

oxix  26 
151  «  xxiv 
1.^3    xxvi  3 
553  cxx.iix  13 
i64  cxxxix  23,  24 
o52  cxJiii  8 
;37  c,\l  ii  t9,  20 
6:iO|-  \lviii 
433'o.v!viii  2 
64i>lo    lix 

o47j       P  10  VERBS. 
47  2'iii24  v  3,  5   553-,  554 
8,  lb,       Ivi  6  — n        v2,  351 
21,  26,5!  viii  22—32  254 

217|viii  34—36  255 

V  o,   15liix  6  523 

V  5,  153ixvii  17  v  6,  151, 153 


1U3 

-ii)7 

33Q 

419 

V  6,  94 

94 

329 

387 

v4,  183 

16      66 

316 

553 

92 

88 

86 

579 


Xiv 

ECCLESIASTE?. 

i  2  43^ 

i.x  4—6,  10  609 
Xi  9  568,  569 
xii  1,  7  567 
Xii  14     568,  569 

SOLOMON'S 
SONG. 


INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


i2— 5,  12, 13,17,534 
i  7  535 

ii  1       V  5,  150 

V  5,  287 
536 

V  1,  287 


516 
537 
538 
286 
539 
540 


xlv  9  V  4,  28 

xlv  21-— 24,  259,260 
xlv  24  200 

xlviii  10  V  9,  150 
xlix  13—17  471 
1  10,  11  199 

lii  7—10  250 

liiil— 5,  10—12,131 
liii  8—g^  12         132 
v3,  103 
V  4,  138 


liii  8 

liii  10,  11 

Iv  1,2,  7  252 

Iv  1,  2,  7  257 

Ivii   15,  16  149 

lix  20  V  5,  153 

Ixi  10  202 

Ixii  1,2,  6,8,11,250 
Ixiii  1—3  477 

Ixiii  4^7  478 

Ixv  17  221 

Ixv  20  567 

JEREMIAH. 

ii  2  540 

542;ii  6  371 

16,  543!viii  21,22,91  v2,  248 

193 

183 


ii  1—4,  6,  7 
ii  3 
ii  3,4 
ii  8—13 
ii  14,  16,  17 
ii  16 
jii  1 — 5 
iii  2 

iy  1,10,11.7,9,8,  541 
iv  12,  14,  15  542 
V  1 

v9— 12.14— 
v  10—16     V  18,  150:ix23,  24 
vi  1—3,  12  5441 X iii  23 


vii5.  6-9,  12   13,  54jixiv 
viii  5—7,  13,  14,546' 
viii  6  V  3,  275 

ISAIAH. 


i  25 

vii  14,  145 

viii  20 

ix  2 

ix  2,  6,  7 

xiv  12 

XXvi  1 

XX M  '  —  6 
XX vi  8—20 
XX  vi  12 
xxviii  12 
xxviii  16 


V  9,  150 

V  1,  150 
V  5,  94 

259,  260 
148 

V  3,  184 

2i7 
472 
57i; 
223 
432 


xi  4  V  4,  5,  614 

V  3,  4,  388 

xiii  9  236 

xiv  9  v8,  9,  582,  449 

JOEL, 
i  5  440 


II  15, 


577 


17 
AMOS, 
iv  12  634,  629 

V  21—25      238,  650 
viii  9,  10  576 

ix  2,  3  40 

JONAH. 

ii  2  361,  70 

ii  3  279 

ii  4  605 

V  14,  150 

MICAFL 

v  4,  403 

432 

105 

238 

20%  204 

209,  257 


i  4 
ii  4 


\6. 


45 


v  13, 


XX  VI 1 1  20 
xxxii  2 
xxxiii  14 
XXXV  8 
XXX viii  9,  Szc. 
xl  9,  10 
xl  17 
xl  27—31 
xl  28,  31 
xlii  21 
xliii  25 
xliv  22 
xlv  1,  5 
xlv  7 


150 
199 
228 
20 
193 
6  07 
250 

v6,  659 

42 

338 

163,  162 
209 

v7,  .^^:4 

5oO 


22  V  5,  49 

xxiii  6  234,  200 

xxxvi  2,  4,  17,  18 
22,  23,  25,  27,  29, 

32.  V  2,  93 
LAMENTATIONS.'ii  12,  13 
i  12  311 

iii  23  550 

EZEKIEL. 
xvi  8         V  3,  4,  540 
xvi  3  155 

xxxiii  30,31  428 
xxxvi  25—27  257 
Kxxvi  26  352 

xxxvii  4,  10  V  5,  2^25 
V  2,  248 
DANIEL. 


ii  7 
ii  10 
V  2 

vi  6,  8 
vii  7 
Vii  i8,  1&, 

NAHUAL 
i  2—7  21 

i  2—9  563 

i  15  250,  333 

habakkijk:. 


V  3—12 
vii  13,  14 

ix  12 
xi  5 
xi  19 

xi  25—27 
xi  28—30 
xii  20 
xii  50 

xiii  16,  17 
xiii  45,  46 
xii-i  49,  50 
xiv  25 
xvi  18 
xvi2t 
xvii  4 
xvii  27 
xviii  20 
xix  27 


ii  21 
ii  44 

iii  12,  16 
jv  34.  35 
vi  13 
vi   10 
vii  14 

HO  SEA. 
ii  14 
ii  19,20 
iii  5 


•59  1 

146,  127 

v  4,  161 

28,  45 

v  4,   161 

390 

490 


i  3,4 
vi  6 
vii  11 
x2 


537 

541 

303,  173 

356,  44'i 

238 

35  o 

V  3,  329 


357,  355 

466 

271 

4761 

li  14  490> 

iii8-10v6-9,446,447 

zephaniah 

iii    12,  357,  279,  313 
iii  14—17     475,  476 

haggai. 

ii  7  V  5.  6,  107 

zechariah. 

v2,  581 

V  4,  494 

365,  310 


37a 
189 

1,  6,  377 
186 
126 

v6,  151 

V  6,  153 

195 
253 
262 

V  6, 151 

V  6,  153 

250 
v3,  94 

V  7,  1 15 

V  6,  134 

455 
227 
287 

V  6,  134 
453,  454 

336 


ii  5 
vi    13 
xii  10 
xiii  1 


V  4,  236,  257 

V  8,  150 
xiii  9,  V  9,  150 
xiii  7  !35 

MALACHI. 
iii  1  V  3,  151 

iii  3,  4  V  9,  150 

iv  2  V  16,  150 

V  3,  221 
MATTHEW. 


xix  28  V  5—8,  387 
xxi  9,  422,  i23,  684 
xxi  15,  16  564 

xxii  17—21  589 
xxii  44  493 

xii  37— iO        237 
12,         V  5,  574 
XXV  31,32,  v7,  151 
v7,  153 
XXV  33  V  6,  380 

XXV  34,  41,  46,  64-6 
V  7,  8,  648 
xxvi  26—30,509,511 
xxvi  53  115 

xxvii  29  V  6,  661 
xxvii  35  163 

xxvii  45  V  4,  311 
xxvii  46  524 

xxvii  51—53  126 
xx\iii  1-  -8  421 

xxviii  ^8,  20  244 
xxviii  W,  28        501 

MARK, 
ii  17  186 

V  3  v2,  151 

V  1—16  186 
ix  24  V  3,  236 
X  14  503 
x  28  V  3,  4,  336 
xiv  22—26  509,511 


ii  1—11 
iii  7 
iii  9 

iv  1—11 
iv  16 


1091 

V  2,  494' 

220 

V  3.  1 1.3 
2o9i  260; 


XV  17 
XV  24 — 45 
XV  33 
XV  34 
xvi  2—6 
xvi  15—17 


v6,  661 
136 

v4,  311 
524 

421 
244 


INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


XV 


xvi  15—18  267 

LUKE. 

i  26  474 

i  30—33  105 

1  46,  50,  54,  55     107 

68,  69,  76—79  496 

i  10—14  106 

i  13  474,  115 

j  25.  28,  36,  38   109 

i  27—32      625,  522 


v4,  11] 

V  6,  134 
186 
113 

V  3,  241 
195 
194 
250 
433 
223 

—23  520 
xiv  17,  22,  23  521 
xy  7,  10  312,  115 
XV  11—24 
xvi  19—26 
xvi  20,  22 


ii  4,  5 

V  4,  6 

V  31 
vi  12 

vii  47,  48 

x21 

X  21,  22 

X  24 

xii  16,  21 

xiii  24 

xivl6,17,21 


xvi  22 
xviii  1 
xviii  7,  8 
xviii  8 
xviii  10- 
xviii  28 
xix  10 
xix  38,  40 
xxi  28 


307 

630 

631 

v5,  114 

V  5,22 
1 

V  5,  285 
14  282 
V  3,  4,  33f 

V  4,  351 
684 

V  4,  64 


iii  36 

IV  14 
iv  24 
v  25 
v36 

V  39 
vi  31,  35,  39 


272 

V  4,  94 

316 

248 

v2,  93 

V  2,  94 

513 


vi  32,33,48—51    525 
526,  V  4,  156 


vi  55 
vi  66 
vii  18 
viii  56 
x7,  9 
X  10 
X  17,  18 
X  28,  29 
xii  32 
yiii  15 
xiii  15 
xiii  23,  25 
xiv  2,  3 
xiv  6 


122 

V  3,  189 
v6,  162 

V  2,  273 

V  12,  150 

32 

V  4,  135 

263 
269,  163 

113 
v5,  151 

523 

514 

V  11,  150 


xxii  19,  20  509,  511 
xxii39,  41  113 

xxii  43  114,  115 
xxii  44  524 

xxiii  33—47  136 
XX iii  34  V  5, 145,530 
xxiv  1—8  421 

Xxiv  26  121 

JOHN. 


i  1,  3,  14 

19         v  5, 

i  13 

i  16 

i  17 

i  29—32,  36 

i47 

ii  17 

iii  3--8 

iii  14—16 

iii  15 

Iii  16 

iii  16—18 

iii  33 

Hi  84 


xiv  19 
XV  1,  5 
xvi  14 
xvi  16 
Kvii  4 


Kix2 
xix  30 
xiK  34 
X  1 

Kx  20 
NX  20,  27 
XX  28 


v5,  151,  153 
513 

V  6,  150 

V  7,  163 
514 
121 

V  4,  226 

V  6,  661 
121 

136,  517 
421 
519 


xvi  31  241 

xvii  30  31 

XX  24  375 

xxvi  28  189 

ROMANS. 
i  16      248,  322,  527 
i  28  V  3,  4,  437 

ii  4  309,  31 

ii  5  V  2,  21 

iii  10— 18  V  4,5     182 
iii  19—22  198 

iii  20  241 

iv  6—8         208,  206 


iv  19,  20 
iv  20,  21 
v6,  8 
v8 

V  12—14 
v  12—21 
vi  i,  2,  6 


V  6,  7,  35 
266 


157 
196 
183 
178 
234 
vi  3,  6  502 

vi  9  V  5,  6,  136 

vii  8,  9,  14,  24     240 
vii  11  185 

vii  15,  19      231,  223 
viii  14,  16 
viii  28 
viii  32 
viii  33—39 
viii  56 

ix  21—23,  20 
x4 


i  12 
i20 
ii  II 
]ii  16 
iv  17,  18 

V  1,  5-S 

V  7 


X  18 
xi2 
xi  16,  17 


ACTS. 


V  5,  529  xi  25,  26 
V  10,  151  xii  14 


i  9 
i  11 


10^ 

151,  153 

219 

V  1,  149 

246 
496 

V  3,  208 
v2,  113 

219 

269  viii  33  v  3,  103 

^41  Kii  7  474 

196  xiii  26  224 

271  xiii  46  v  2,  490 

264     iv  15—17  309 

f5,  45'iUvi  14,  15,33     305 


325 

71 

531 

276 
108 
192 
108 

V  5,  244 

442 
504 
442 

V  6,  451 
589 
301 
113! 

v5,  51 
503 
270 
281 

V  7,  413 


xiii  1 — 7 
591;xiv  17—19 
V  15,  16,  7|xv  5 
124 
126ixv  8 

u  1—11  267JXV  13 

ii  23—28  123  xvi  20 

:i  23—36  136 

ii38  601,1.  CORINTHIANS. 

li  39   ■      V  3,  4,  504|i  23,  24        247,  518 

iii22v2,  108  v4,  15l'i  26—31 

V  3,  245 -J  30 
146;  i  7 

v7,  52l!ii  9,  10 

V  2,  I08;iii  6,  7 

V  5,  244'iii  11 


V  10,  150 


x4 

xl6, 17 

X  31 

X  32  ' 301 

xii       v4,  337,  113 

xi  23—26     509,  526 


510 

V  6,  161 


xiii  1—3 
x-iii  2—7,  13 
xiii  10,  12 
XV  3 
XV  55—57 


305 
302 
412 
529 
621 

ir.  CORINTHIANS. 


Vl4 


V  14,  15 
vl7 

vl9 

ix  15 

xl7 

xi  2 

xi  14 

xii  7,  9,  10 

xii  9,  10 


285 

265 

187 

247 

275 

629 

274 

V  5,  125 

V  3,71 

196,  197,  515 


iv  24—28 
iv  32 
vii  37 
/iii  4 
viii  33 
Kii  7 
xiii  26 
xiii  46 
iv  15—17 


193 
234,  235 
T  3,  249 

654 


161,  "1X5 
221 
155 
157,  33 
193 
540 

V  3,  188 
258 

V  4,  532 

V  6,  223 
GALATIANS. 

ii  20  V  5,  151 

V  5,  153 

V  5,  518 
iii  10,  11^  22  241 
iii  13,  14  530 

ii  26  V  1,  272 

iv  4  256 

,6     V  9,  10,  161 

161 


iv  6 
v2— 5 

V  14 
v  17 

V  22,  23 
vi  7,  8 
vi  14 


506 

V  3,  237 

931 

533 

185 

515,269,527, 

228 

EPHESIANS. 


247  i  3—6 


IV  12 

v7 

vi  3 

vi  10,  11 

vii  29 

ix27 


V  13,  150 

V  6,  451 

164 

V  5—8,  387 

332 

6il 


I  7 

i  i3,  14 
i  17-20 
ii  1,  5 
li  1:^ 
ii  13 


22«  ii  20 


191 
531 

325 
324 
V  2,  224 
433 
222 
V  13.  150 


XVJ 


INDEX  or  SCRIPTURES. 


iii  9,  to                  105 
iii  16 — 21               430 

II    TIMOTHY. 

1x12             v8,  151 

)           JUDE. 

i9,  10 

226|x  19,  20               401 

6                   196,  19? 

iv  8                       130 

i  12 

322,  375 

x  28                     246 

24,  25                  214 

iv  15             V  7,  150 
iv  I7— 19              1«3 

ii  1 

V  4,  532 

xi  1,  3,  8,  10       273 

REVELATION. 

iii  5 

189 

xii  1—4                337 

i  5—7           152,  530 

iv  30 — 32              300 

iii  15,  16 

92 

xii  2                     269 

i  10              422,  423 

V  83               V  7,  150 

iii  16,  If 

93 

V  5,  226 

ii  7                        516 

v,25                       529 

iv  6—8,  18 

339 

xii  15            V  6,  182 

ii26, 27                387 

V  27                      346 

iv  7,  8 

628 

Mi  18—23            462 

ii  28               V  5,  522 

vi  16             V  2,  375 

TITUS. 

xii  ^4                    164 

iii  21        V  6—8,  387 

PIllLIPPIAJNS. 

i  2 

176 

xii  29                      16 

iv  4,  10,  11           659 

i  23                        633 

ii  10— »3 

23'.' 

xiii  7,  8                 619 

V  5—11        V  4,  151 

ii  s.                         300 

ii  13 

V  6,  51 4 

>iii  10,  J 5     V  6,  4J3 

v4,  153 

ii  6—8                   105 

ii  3—7 

225 

JAMES. 

V  6—9                  lo9 

ii  6                 V  5,  102 

HEBREWS. 

i  17                  V  5,  44 

V  6,  8—12            1j5 

ii  r,  8                    2  lo 

i  1,2 

92 

i  26                V  5,  223 

vlt— 13               I54 

ii  cj-ll                 66' 

i3 

V  2,  151 

ii  10                      241 

V  12                         158 

iii  7—9                 201 

is 

V  4,  102 

ii  J  7— 20,  26        268 

VJ  2                 V  1,  151 

iv  8               310.  326 

i  6 

106 

iv  7                       188 

vi  14—17   V4,>,210 

COLOSSIANS. 

i7 

115,  114 

iv  14                     611 

vi  15,  16        V  4,  t51 

i  9—13                 324 

i  10~-12 

619 

I.  PETER. 

V  4,  153 

i  1  4                       531 

i  14      114 

115,474 

i  3-^5                   12^ 

V  5.  .^63 

i  16                        103 

ii5— 9 

190,  134 

i  7                  V  9.  150 

vii  9   15         v3,  532 

i  20                        164 

ii9 

12i 

i  8           -     298,  270 

vii  i.i'^  7    656,6.37 

ii  9              V  14,  150 

iilO 

vll,  151 

i  11                       121 

vii  16,  17             497 

ii  12                       502 

ii  14—18 

215 

i  18,  19                 512 

xi  15                     644 

ii  14, 15       3S4,  685 

iii  >,  5,  6 

246 

ii  2                        161 

^ii  11                     337 

ii  15                       256 

iii  7—11 

426,  427 

ii  4,  6                       435 

yii  7—12              480 

iii  3                       572 

iii  13 

185 

ii  21               V  5,  151 

xii  12                    igg 

iii  4                        642 

iv2 

4::-8 

ii  21,22   ■             113 

xiv  10,  11            646 

iii  5                        223 

iv  7 

426,427 

ii  24             163,  loJ 

xiv  13                   623 

iii  16                       99 

iv  15,  16 

26. 

iii  18                      335 

XV  3             156,  479 

v7 

26J 

V  8                        188 

x'v  3,  4       V  10,  151 

1  THESSALONIANS. 

V  12—14 

,428 

II.  PETER. 

xvi  19                  479 

iv  13—17            643 

vi  IJ,  12 

il9                        93 

xviie                   479 

iv  16             v8,  115 

vi  17—19 

176 

iii  5—15                 68 

xviii  20,  21          291 

V  10                       529 

vii22 

V  7,  151 

iii  7—14               435 

xix  13           v  3,  153 

I.  TIMOTHY. 

vii  23—27 

144 

I.  JOHN. 

xiv  16           V  3,  151 

ill                       249 

vii  1,3,21,2 

3-25   494 

i7                         209 

v  3,  153 

i  13           V  3,  4,  521 

vii  25 

v2,  149 

ii  1                V  9,  151 

XX  15        V  4,  5,  369 

ii  1—3                  589 

ix  7,  12,  24,  25    U4 

ii  16                       431 

xxi  2—4              497 

ii  5                        401 

ix  11,  &c. 

V  8,  151 

ii  19                       1B9 

xxi  5—8               648 

V  6,  1.51 

ix  14,26 

512 

ii20.  27        V  4^466 

xxi  27                   654 

V  6,  153 

ix  26 

162,  163 

iii  1,3                   161 

xxii  1  2,  14         528 

iii  15                      453 

ix  27 

615 

iii  5                         163 

xxii  2            V  4,  150 

iii  16                      155 

X  1 

108 

iii  8               V  5,  226 

xxii  2, 14             516 

v6,  103 

X  1-12 

145 

V  4,  ^                    431 

xxii  16  V  4,  15,  150 

vi  16                V  2,  14 

h  4—9 

162,163 

V  6,  8                    517 

xxii  20                  152 

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2f.  B.—Turn  to  tlie  particular  article  you  tvant,  as  in  a  Dicflonnry  or  Concordance,  hut  look 
not  under  Christ /or  atonement  or  redemption,  but  at  the  very  words  themselves,  and  so  in 
every  instance.     '  . 

If  you  find  not  tfie  term  you  seek,  look  for  another  of  similar  import,  such  as  coavemon  ana 
re-^eneration. 

TliC  fgures  rtfer  to  the  numftp's  of  the  Hymns  and  of  the  pages,  zvhich  always  answer  to  each  ot/tet 


A. 

aAIl027  and  Christ,  144,  145 
'*■'■  Moses  and  Joshua,  448 

Abba,  Father,  Ifil  v.  5,  6 
Abel  and    Christ,    164  . 

Abounding,  iniquity,  573,  574 

gi-ace,  209,  202,  191,  176 
Abraham,  stones  made  children  of,  230 
Abraham's  cali,  274  A«k  4 

faiih  and  obedience,  273  v.  3,4 

blessing  on  the  GentiJes,  503,  504,  506 

offeiing   his  son,  314 
jlbsenccy  fi«m   God,  deprecated,  S76 

forever  intoh  rable,  372,  646 

and  presence  of  God  and  Christ,  373 

from   public  worship  painful,  278 
Absent  Saviour^  gone  to  prepare  a  place  for  his 
people,   514 

love  to  the,  293 

memonal  of  the,  509,  514 
jiceess,  to  the  throne  of  grace  by  a  mediator,  407 
Adam,  corrupt  nature  from,   181,  222 

sovereign  of  the  creatures,  58  v.  9 

first  and  st^cond,   177 

their  dominion,  190 
Adoption,  161 

and  election,   191 
Adoration,  479.      See  Worship, 
Advice  to  youth,  565,  566,  567,  568,  569 
Advocacy  of  Christ,  142,  143 
Advocate,  Christ  an,  151  v.  9,  153  ▼.  9 
Affections,  inconstant,  356 

unsanctified,  428 

spiritual,  described,  285 

desired,  388,  221 
Afflicted,  Christ's  compassion  to  them,  262, 369  T.  3 
j^ictions,  of  the  church,  463 469 

corporal  and  mental,   349 

courage  in  them,  350 

difference  between  those  of  saints  and  sinnei-SjSBS 

hope  in  them,  357,  279,  280 

lisrbt  and  short,  275  v.  4 

heavy  and  overwhelming,  280,  595,  349 

instructions  by  them,  383,  59S 

moderated,  211 

profit  by,  and  support  under  them,  597 

•without  rejection,  174 

resignation   to   them,   596,  313,  283 

temored  by  prayer,  484,  361 

regulated  by  providence,  67 

sanctified,  383,  598 

submission  to  them,  315,  71,  596,  313,  28S 

support,  tmst,and  comfort  under  then),67|369,375! 

trying  our  grace*,  52,  341 


i 


c 


Aged,  saints,  flourishing,  459 

prayer  and  song,  572 
refii  crion  and  hope,  571 

sinner,  at  death  and  jndgjnent,  567 
All  in   all,   God,   169,  170,  304 
All   tee/ntr  God,  40,  41 
All  svfficience  of  Christ,  276 

of  God,    1,  2,  42 

of  grace  in  duty  and  suffering,  258,  42 

divine,  our-  bliss,  331  y.  5 
Almost  Christian,   189 
Alms,  or  liberality,  291,  296 
Ambition  of  the  world,  431,  deprecated,  28S 
Amen.  AAZ  v-  6,  490  v.  8,   628  v.  6,  ttO  V,  4 
America,  prayer  for  it,    581 

priiise  to  God  for  it,  579  587 

prosperity  and  happiness  of  it,  581,  582,  560 
Anchor,  hope  an,  176  v.  3 

Ano'cl  of  the  covenant,  Christ,    153  v.  5,  154  T.  8 
Angels,  (bad)  their  fall,  184 

ministry    of.  602,  508,  474 

punished,  and  man  saved,  196,  197 

vanquished  and  miserable,  86  v.  6,  7 

(good)   guardian,  602,  484  v.   5,  474 

happy  at  the  convereion  of  sinners,  115  v.  6 

subject  to  Christ,   157   v,  4   114    v.  4 
Anger  and  love  of  God,  36,  81,  5,  6,41,  62,  16,  51 
Anger;  See   JVrath.  Vengeance,  Hell. 
Anstver,  to  the  Church's  prayers,  578.  See  Prayer, 
Antichrist,  liis  ruin.  429,  478,  481 
Anticipation,  of  death  and  glory,  385, 386, 572,  v.  4,7,8 
Apollos,   nothing  without  God,  247   v.  4 
Apostate,  perishing,  189 
Apostles,  commissioned,  244 
Apparel,  spiritual,  202,  v.  6,7,  25 
Appeal  to  God,  against  persecutors,  342 

concerning  our  sincerity,3l9,32C-our  humility ,28S 
Ark,  placed  in  Zion  453' 
Arm  of  the  Lord,  made  bare,  250  v.  6 

Church  sealed  on   Christ's,  546  v,  S 
Arms  of  everlasting  love,  217   v.  3 
Armour  of  the   gospel,  339,  406  v.  4 

Ascension  of  Christ,  124,  127 130 

Ashnrned,  not,  of  Christ,  or  his  gospel,  822,  587 
Astonishing  love  and  grace,  161,  232 
Assistan'^e,  gracious,  in  duty,  42 

in  the  spiritual   warfare,  340,  212,  217 

agauist  sin   and  satan,  42 
Assurance,  of  interest,  332,  286 

of  heaven,  628,  375 

of  the  love  of  Christ,  276,  286 

desired,  325,  265  v.  8, 646  v.  6—8,  45  r.  10)  7  fSIJ 
Atheism,  practical,  3,   182,  574,  575 

punished,  573 

AtotKment  of  Chnit,  162,  i5^  2ro 


^VUI 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


Attributes  of  God,  38 52 

Authority  of  inagistratcs  from  Go(1,  591 
Avenger,  God   an,  of  his  saints,  13 
■awakened  sinner,    240 

B. 

Bnbes,  new-born   described,  161 
Babylon,  iniin  of  it,   predicted,  478 

falling,  479 

fallen,  481 
'SacksUders,  in  distress  and  desertion,  353 

restored,  364 

pardoned,  203,  441,  204 
Backslidijifrs  and  returns,  346 
Banquet  of  love.  536,  520 
Baptism,  and  circumcision,  501 508 

the  commission,   501 

and  circumcision,  507 

believers  buried   with  Christ  in,  502 

of  infants,  505,   507 

children  devoted  to   God  in,  505,  504 

preaching,   and   the   Lord's  supijer,  508 
Beatific  vision  longed  for,  662,  412,  659 
Beatitudes,  370 
Believe  and  be  saved,  271 
Believer   described,   161 

baptized,   501,  502 

death  and  burial  of  a,  631 
Beauty,  of  Christ,  543,  4P2 

of  Christ's  righteousness,  202 

of  the  church,  541, 456,  457  v.  5,  7 

of  gospel   ministers,  250 

of  holiness,  257 

of  saints,  456,  458 
Birth,  does  not  convey  grace,  220 

first  and  second,  219 

of  Christ,  105,   103,  148,   107 
miracles  at  the,  109 
Blasphemy,  complained  of,  574,  575 
Blessed,  the,  described.  370,  208,377,  378,  380 

dt-ad  in   the   Lord,  623 
Blessedness,  of  gospel  times,   250 

of  heaven.   655,  667,  657,  159 

only  in   God  and  Christ,  169,   170,  372 
Blessing,  of  Abraham  on  the  Gentiles,  503,  504, 506 

of  God  on   business,  393 
ilessings,  of  the  gospel,  141,  496 

of  :i  family,  395,  396 

of  the  country,  558,  559,  561 

of  a  nation,  580 

of  the  spnng,  553 
Blood  of  Abel,  164 

Blood  of  Christ,  cleansing,    232,  270,  308,  257, 236 
V.  4,6,  179  V.  5,  6,   117 

seal  of  the  New  Testament,  511 

and  flesh  our  food,   525,  526 

si)irit  and  water,  517 
Boasting,  exciuded,  193,  201 

in  Christ,  SIS,  527 
Book,  of  nature  and  scripture,  95,  96,  98 

of  God's  decrees,    7 

of  life,  369,  7  v.   6 
Branch  of  promise,  Christ  the,  463  v.  9,  51,  496  v.  2 
S'axrn  serpent,   259 
£read,  strengthening,  92  v.  12 

of  life,   Christ   the,   513,   144  v.  3 
Mreathing  after  comfort  and  deliverance,  355 

after  holiness,  233 
Broad  and   narrow   way,  189  v.   1 
Brot/wr,  Christ  a,  219  v.  6,  220    v.  6,  9 
Brotherly  love,  299 

reproof,    551   v.  3,  4 
Burial  of  a  saint,  631 

witji  Christ  in  baptism,  502 
Duiincss^  of  life  blest,  393 

of  glorified  saints,  656,  657,  159 

c. 

Cesar's  dues,  289  v.    5 

I'alt  of  U.e  gospel,  252 ^255 

accepted,    520 
CcJvnry,  512  v.  5.    See   C^o^s 
Ccnian,  Israt*  kd  to  .if,  449 

Jlojit  tliroogh  uubvli'.t,  4*7 


Canaan,  and  heaven,  fi26,  448,  449, 435  v.  4,  5,  7 
Captain  of  salvation,  151  v.   11,  153  v.  11 
Care  of  God  over  his  saints,  484 
Cares  welcomed,  375  v.    3 
Carnal,  mind,  enmity,  177 

joys  parted  with,  331,  332 
reason  humbled,  194,  194 
Cause,  our,  left  with  God  67  v.  3,  4 
Ceremenies,  mere  extemal,  vain,  3bl 
Change  produced  by  the  gospel,  248 
Characters  of  Christ,    150— — 153 

of  true  Chi-stians,  161 
Charity,  and  lo%'e,  300,  302 

and  uncharitableness,  301 

to  the  poor,  291,  29     v.  1,  2 

blessing  attending,  293,  295 

and  justice,  451 

niixtd  with  imprecations,  467 
Chastisement,  438,  439.    See  Afflictions. 
Chastity,   232,  654 
Children,  C«nfants)  in  the  covenant  of  grace,  503,504 

devoted-  to   God,  504,  505,  507 

instructed,  82,  565 

praising  God,  564 

made  blessings,  393,  394 
Children  of  God,  (christians)  161 

their  characters,  161 

their  privileges  desired,  161  T.  7 
Christ,  102,  160 

and   Aaron,  144  ^ 

and   Abel,  162 

Adam   the  second,  178,  190 

his  all-sufficiency,  122 

his  ascension,  127,  130,  494 

the  beloved,  described,  543 

his  characters,  150 

the  church's  foundation,  455 

his  coming,  the  signs  of  it,  574 

his  commission,  giacious,  271,  32,  3S 

his  condescension  and  glorification,  134 

covi'iiant  made  with  him,  173 

first  and  second  coming,  or   his    incamntioB, 
kingdom,  and  judgment,  106,  111,  645 

the  creator,  619 

crucified,  esteemed  foolishness,  225 

the  true  Da^id,  303,  173 

his  death  and  resurrection,  119, 120, 123, 138, 139 

his  eternity,  619 

exalted  to    the    kingdom,    146,    134,  137,  489, 
490,  493,   494 

our  example,  304 

fuiih  in  his   blood,  308 

God  and   man,  173 

his   Godhead,  619 

pov/er  and  wisdom  of  God,  518 

the   desire  of  all  nations,  107  v.  6 

l;is  glory  and  grace,  104 

glory   in   heaven,  661 

our  hope^  362,  364,  308 

human  and  divine  natui-e,  20,  21,103, 148,  684 

incarnntion  and  dominion,  134 

inearnntion  and  sacrifice,  KrZ 

the  king,  and  the  church  his  spouse,  45C),  457 

his  kingdom  among    the    Gentiles,   660,   489, 
490,  458,  457,  453 

liis   love  to   enemies,  303,  304 

liis  mnjisty,  213,  Ml 

iiis  mediatorial   kingdom,  140,  493 195 

names   and   titles,   161 153 

his  obediiiice   and  death,  229 

his  offic(S,   149 

his  personal  glories  and  government,  491 

praised   by   children,  564 

l)rophet,  priest,    and   king,    149,  493 495 

his  resunvction  on  the  Lord's  dav,  422,  423 

sent  by  the  Failier,  32,  33,  271 

our  strength  and  rightc-oujuess,  200 

his  sufferings  and   kingdom,   119,  127,  138  139 

ins  sufferir.gs  for  our  saJ\ation,  118 

his  titles,  148,  151 153 

his  y.eal  ami  reproaches,  116 
See  other  articles  concerning  Christy  under  their 
respective  terms. 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


X)£ 


CHRISTIAiJ  LIFE,  327 376 

Christian,  almost  one,  189 

chaiaettr  of  a  true,  161 

church  made  of  Jews  and  Gentiles,  458 

qualifications  of  one,  450 452 

religion,  its  excellence,  245 

virtues,   223 

Meak,  not  to  be  despised,  301 
Church,  Jewish  and  christian,  436—500 

beauty    of  it,  456,  457,  460,  461,  398,  541 

birth-place  of  saints,  458 

built    on  Jesus  Christ,  455 

her  complaints  avenged,  481 

delight  and  safety  in  it,  407 

destruction  of  enemies  jjroceedsfrom  thence,  588 

espousals  to  Christ,  540 

gathered  and  settled,  453,  454 

of  the    Gentiles,  457  v.    1,   5,  6,  129 

God  fights  for  her,  476,  573,  577 

God's  presence  there,  453,  454,  404,  405 

God's  special  delight,  458,  453,  454 

God's  garden,  459— enclosed,  542 

going  to  it,  39S,  399 

Its  happiness,  473 

the  house,  and  care   of  God,  470,  471 

Jews  and   Gentiles  united  in   it,  458 

increase  of  it,  581 

prayer  of  the,  in  distress,  466 

persecuted,  464,  466 

restored  by  prayer,  363,  488,  361 

its     safety      in    troubles    and   ni    desolations, 
471 473,475  . 

the  safety  and  honour  of  a  nation,  460 

the  spouse  of  Christ,  456 

in   the   wilderness,  546,  4o3   v.  1,  2 

its   worship  and  order,  461 

wrath  against  enemies  proceeds  thence,  ssa 
Church  meeting's,   482 439 

members  cliaracterized,  450 452 

CIRCUMCISION,  and  Baptism,  5(^—508 

abolished,  506  , 

and  baptism,   505,  507 
Citizen   of  Zion,  450,  451 

Cleanung  blood  of  Christ,  236,  232,  210,  303 
Clothings  spiritual,   202,  252,  651 
Cloud  of  witnesses,  337 
Cloudy   pillar,    -136,   433 
Colonies   planted,    582  . 

Com/vrt,  from  the  covenant    .vith  Christ,  li5 

from   the   gospel,  245 

from  the  liope  of  heaven,  375 

holiness  and  pardon,  362,  206,  233,  ^59 

of  life   blest,  393 

and    i)ardon,  203,  204 

under  sorrows  of  body  and  nnnd,  3t9,  375 

from   the  divine  piesence,   373  i-rrofi- 

from  the  promises  and  faithfulness  o?God,175,2oo 

restored,   28^J 

and  support  in   God,  122,  343, 

fi-om  ancient  providences,  446,    349 
Commission,  of  Christ,  32,  33,  271 

of  tlie  apostles,  244 
Communion,  with  Christ  and  saints,  510,  497,  492 

between   Clnist  and  his  church,  S?-* s^o 

between  saints  in  heawn  and  on  earth,  462 

with   Christ  desired,   171 
Company  of  saints  the  best,  239,  487 
Compassion,  of  God,  4,    16,  37,   18,  19 

of  a  dying  Saviour,  512,  530 

of  Christ  to  the  afilicted  and  tempted,  262 
Complaint,  of  absence  from  public  worship,_278 

of  the  church,  463 469' 

of  deceit  and  flattery,  574,  575 

of  desertion,  357,  354 

of  vain  discoui-se,  575 

of  duJness,  351,  323 

of  a  hard  heart,  352 

of  indwelling  sin,  240,  354 

ef  ingratitude,  309,  554 

of  pride,  atheism,  oppression,  &c.  573,  575 

of  sickness,  600 

®f  sloth  and  negligence,  323,  351 

«f  q^uarreUome  neighbours,  345 


Complaint  of  temptation,  354,  355 

of  heavy  afflictions  in  mind  and  body,  349 

general,  5^5 
Conaemriotion,  by  the  law,  240,  198 

none  to   believers,  276 
Condescension,   of  God  to  our  afFairi,  0 

to  our  worship,  5,  261 

of  Christ,  134,  109 
Confession,  of  our  poverty,  239 

of  sin ,  repentance,  and  pardon.  205-— 208    179 
2,   180,   327,  360,  203,  204,  349 
Confidence,  in  God,  284,  276 

under  trials  and  afflictions,  67 
Conqueror,   Clnist  a,  529,  685,  151,  153,  622 
Conquerors,  btlievers,  340,  62],  276  v.4,  5,  648  V.  4 
Conscience,   secure  and  awakened,  240 

tender,  277 

the  pleasures  of  a  good  one,  285 

its  guilt  relieved,  2O7,36O,179,18O,308,364,2a3,204 
Constancy,  in  the  gospel,  228.  (See  Courage.} 
Contention,  complained  of,  345 

and  love,  300 
Contentment  cherished,  283 

and  love,  300 
Converse  with   God,  417,  418,  389 
Conversion,  its  nature  and  author,  219,332 

effected   by   divine  power,  493,  494 

the  difficulty  of  it,  223 

delayed,  609,  567 569 

the  wonder  of  earth,  482 

the  joy  of  heaven,  312 

praise 'for  it,   183  v.  4 

earnestly  desired,  221,  181  v.  4,  5 

on  tlie  ascension  of  Christ,  493 495 

of  Jews  and   Gentiies,  458,  487,  660 
Conviction  of  sin,  by  the  law,  240,  198 

by  the  cross  of  Christ,  334,  365 
Corner-stone,  an  emblens  of  Christ,  150  v.  13 
Coronation  of  Christ,  540 
Correction,  177,  181,  222.    See  JJftiction. 
Corrupt  ivMiire  from  Adam,   573,  575 
Corruption  of  manners  general.    See  DepraviHi^ 
Counsel  to  young  persons,  565,  and  support  from 

God,  344,  £>3,   100 
Counsellor,  Christ,  148  v.  2,  153  v.  5 
Counsels  of  peace  between  the  Father  and  Christy 

49-'   v.  4 
Courage,  christian,  called  up,  338 

in  temptation  and  trouble,  375 

in  duty  and   sufferings,  258,  338,  339 

in  death,  641,    i85,  3S0,  276,  572 

in  perseruti^ii,-  34i,  270,  228 
Covenant,  of  works  cannot  save,  193 

witli   Abraham,  503,   506.   507 

ot  grace  made   with   Christ,  our  comfort,  l73 
cliiidrtn  therein,  503,  504 
unchangeable,  218,  443 
!  its  promises,  257 

1  sealed  and  sworn,  1?€,   511 

Iiope  in  it   under   temptation,  176 
Covet ousncss,  433,  431 
Cowardly  souls  perishing,  189  v.  3 

CREATION  and  providenee,  5S 82 

Creation   of  the   world,   58 

new,  221,  219 
—     old  and  new,  221,  219 

called  uj)(in   to  praise   God     88 

and  preservation,  68 

and  providence,  60,  61,  62,  444,  445 
Creatures,  their   love  dangerous,  329 

no  trusting  them,  2,  1,  321,  18,  19 

God  far  above  them,  25 

their  vanity,  432 

vain,  and  God  all -sufficient,  2,  1 

praising   God,  88  ,  89 
Creature-streams  low,  and  springs  of  life  high,  3  r.7. 
Cross  of  Christ,  our  glory,  527 

benefit  of  it,  531 

salvation  in  it,  228 

repentance  flowing  from  it,  310 

crucifixion  to  the  world  by  it,  5I5 
Crown  of  lighteousness,  628 
CruciJi:vion    of  sin,  223,  230,  189 

to  the  worlO,  515 


iXK 


htiZX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


€rucifytng  Clinsf  aflesU,  334  I 

eurse  of  the   first  tiausj^ression,  2^ 
removfcl  by  Christ,  270 
tuiiiKl  into  a  blessing^,  117  v.  3,  4 

€usto>fi  ill  sill,  183 

eyi  US,  584  V.  7 

D. 

Daily  devotion,  390,  40,  41,  319 
Danger,  of  onr  earthly  pilgtimage,  571 

of  iK-glect,   609,  255 

of  love  to  the  creatures,  329 

of  pritle,  194 

of  d.-ath  and  hell,  615 
Sarknt'ss,]ighx  in  it fioiii Christ's preseiice,373,169T.4 

of  piovidenct'j  71 

of  earth  and  iijjht  of  heaven,  371  T.  6 
Darts,  Satan's  fiery,  375,  .355 
David,  a  type  of  Christ,  303,   173 

Christ  greater  than,  173,  15  t.  3 
Bay,  of  grace  and  duty,   609 

of  life  will  end,  617 

of  humiliation   in  war,  575 

of  thanksgiving,   579 

of  judgment,  533,   585 

everlasting  one,  644.  652,  371  v.  (S 
Dead,  miscd  by  the  gospel,  243 

to  sin   by  the  cross  of  Christ,  334 

in  the  Lord  blessid,  623 
DEATH  of  Christ,  an  act  of  submission,  yet  vol- 
untary, 135 

caused   bv  sin,  335 

and  sufferings  of  Christ,  120,  229 

and  resurrection  of  Christ,  123,  119 

g-race  and   glory  by   it,  531 

of  men  and  afflictions  under  providence,  67 

of  saints  and   sinners,  385,  386,  381,  6id 

of  a  saint,  623,  631 

of  a  sinner,  630,  620 

of  an  a?ed  sinner,  567 

of  a  rich  sinner,  433,  636 

sometimes  sudden,  615 

anticipated  with  pleasure,  572  v.  4,  7^  8 

sting  of  it  gone,  621,  281  y.  7 

deliverance  from  it,   6C5 

and  pride,  637 

fear  of  it  groundless,  627 

desirable,  625,  633 

th-eadful  or  delightful,  620 

overcome  by  faith,  621,  622 

ti'iumphed  over  in  view  of  the   resurrection, 
548,  642, 643 

preparation   for,  628,  634 

courage  in  it,  641,  386,   167 

the  effect  of  sijj,  570 

God's  presence  in  it,  624,  376 

terriWe  to  the  iinconveittd,  567 

made  easy,  by  tiie  sight  of  Christ,  533,  522 
by  a  sight  of  heaven,  431,  626 

and  eternity,  632,' ^22 

and  immediate  glory,  629,  633 

meditation  on  it.  633 

and  the  resinrection,  638,  642,  643,  666,   640 
Deceit  and  flattery,  574,  575 
DeceiffuljiesSf  of  sin,  135 

of  worldly  joys,  332 
Dea-eees  of  God,   192 195,  7 

revealed  by    Christ,  155 

not  to  be  vainly  pried   into,  7  v»  S 
Dedication  of  ourselves  to  God,  336 

of  soul  to  Christ,  511,  215   V.  5,6 

of  chiuh-en,   504,  505,   507 
Defence,  in   God,  64,  65 

from  sin   and  Satan,  281 

and  salvation  in  God,  284,  375,  368 
Deity  of  Christ,  102,  103,  M8,  254,  684 
Delay,  of  eonveision,  609,  567,  568,  559,  351,  614 

God  will  not,  595  v.  II 
Delaying  sinners  warned,  427 
Delight  in  the  church,aiid  safety,407 ,460,461, 402— 405 

in  the  whole  of  dutv,  331 

in   God,  297,  4C4,    284,    278,    279,  416— —418, 
168,  402 405 

jBti  cvuverte  with  Chiitt^  171,  17a 


Deliiiht  in  the  law  of  God,  99,  101,  598 

in  ordinances,  171,  172,  419,  404 
Deliverance,  begun  and  perfected,  363 

from   despair,  366,  203,  204,  281 

from  deep  distress,  484,  485,  367 

from  death,  605,  608 

national,  579,  537 

from  oppression  and  falsehood,  34(5 

from  persecution,  469,  343 

by  prayer,  434,  367,  363,  483 

seasonable,  314 

from   shipwreck,  69 

from  slaudt^r.  347 

from  spiritual  enemies,  217,  473,375,  281 

surprising,  483 

from  temptation,  281,  600,  355,  366 

from  a  tumult,  348 
Deny  thyself,  223,  ia9  v.  2,  230  v.  3 
Departure,  from  God,  lamented,  356 
Dependence.    See  Faith. 
Depravity  of  nature,  177,  181,  222 

of  manners,  573 575 

Desertion,  and  distress  of  soul,  357,  353,  560',  S4» 

and  temptation  complamed  of,  354 

and  hope,  278 
Desire,  or  Christ's  presence,  372 

of  Comfort  and  deliverance,  3^9 

of  knowledge,  290 

of  holiness,  233 

of  quickening  grace,  SJ5 

of  the   spirit  of  adoption,  161,  161  v.  9,  1« 
Desolations,  tlie  cluireli's  safety  in  them,  475 
Despair,  of  the  hun.ble  unreasonable,  209 

and  hope  in  death,  385.  637 

deliverance  from  it,  366,  203,  204,  281 

and  presumption,  187,  183,  240 
Devices  of  Satan,  188,  187 
Devil,  his  various  temptation*,  187,  18t 

his  fiery  darts,  375  v.  2,  355  v.  9 

his  enmity  to  Christ,  256 

vanqished  by  Christ,  480,  68J> 
Devotion,  daily,  390,  400,  551 

ffivent,  desired,  323 

sacred,  389 

sick  bed,  596,599 

See  Mormng,  Evening,  Lord's  day. 
DiJJiculty   of  religion,  or  subduing  passions,  iSf 
Diligence,  chrjsti.in,  338 
Direction,  and  pardon,  328 

and  defiiice  prayed  for,  413  v.  5—8 

and  hope,  279 

and  supplies,  344.    See  Knowledge^ 
Disease  of  sin,  186 
Dissolution  of  the  world,  68 
Distance  from  God   loved,  222  t.  4 
Distemper  of  the  soul,  186 
Distinguishing  love  and  grace,  192 197 

adinived,  521 
Disii-ess,   what  to  be  done  in  it,  460  y.  7 

of  soul,  or  backsliding  and  desertion,  358 

relieved,  364,  203,   204 
Divine  nature,  of  Christ,   102 
Divine,  and  human,  103,  148,  254,  684 
DOLTIiINFS,!\m\  blessings  of  scripture,  191— 2i» 
Dotninivn,  of  Cod,  eternal,  8 

over  the  sta,  12 

of  man  over  the  creatures,  54 
Door,  Christ  compared    to  a,  150  v,  12 
Doubts   and  f«  ars  of  Chiistians  discouraged,   209 

censured,  283,  471,  566  v.  5 

suppres'ed,  2P1,  605,  636,  42 

removal  of  them  desired,  325,  327  V.  * 

removed,    286 
Drnnkara  and  glutton,  440 
Dalness,  spiritual,  351 
Duties  of  religion,  230 

assistance  in  tliem,  42 
constancy  in,  547  v.  2,  3 
to  God  and  man,  451,  452,  237,  23ft 
'    delightful,  336,  v,  3,  4 
hinder'd  by  sin,  655  v.  1 
help  in  them   desired,  547  v.  5,  6 
not  meritorious,  198 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


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Duties,  and  deligbU  of  heaTen,  655 
Dwelling  wtth  God,  ou  earth,  452 
in  heaven,  123 

E. 

Earnest  of  the  Spirit,  629  r.  3,  325  T.  4 
Earthy  no  rest  on  it,  432 
Earthly  joys  forsaken,  331,  332 
Earthly  mindedness  lamented,  388 
Education  religious,  565,  82 
Effects  of  Chnst's  death,  155 
Effusion  of  the  Spiiit,  267 
Egypi^s  plagues,^  436 
Election,  in  Christ,   191 

sovereign   and   192,  194,  19J 

exchidfs  boasting,  193 
Employment^  of  saints  in   heaven,  655 
E7id  of  the  riglrteous  and  wicked,  380,381,386,377 

of  self-rignteousntss,  199 

of  the  world,  68,  435 

of  life  to  be  kept  in  view,  617 
Enemies,  of  the  church  disappointed,  587 

destroyed,  574,  575,  -JOO,  588 

national,  dismayed  and   destroyed,  584 

prayed  for,  467,  303,  304 

salvation  from  spiritual,  217 

triumphed  over,  by  Christ,  477,  478 

and  by  Christians,  472  v.  6,  7 
Enemy,  death  the  last,  621  v.  3 
Enjoyment  of  Christ,  171,  172 
Enlargement,  desired,  358 

granted,  362 
Enmity,  between  Christ  and  Satan,  255 

of  the  carnal  mind,  177 
Envy,  and  unbelief  cured,  382,  637,  6J3 

and  love,  300 
Equity,  and   wisdom  of  provide  nee,  74 
Espousals  of  the  church  to  Christ,  540 
Establishment  and  grace,  217 
Eternal  Son  of  God,  151  v-  2,  152^  v^  2 
Eternity,  of  God,  14 

of  his  dominion,  8 

and  death,   632 

succeeding  this  life,  615 
Evening  and  morning  hymns,  547—557 
Evidence,  of  grace,  or  seif-examiuaiion,  391 

of  sincerity,  319,  320,  415 
Evil,  times,  574,   575 

neighbours,  345 

magistrates,  384,  593,  594 
Exaltation  of  Christ,  to  the  kingdom,  127,  137- 

139,   119,  489,  493 495 

Examination,  or  evidences  of  grace,  391,  319 
Example,  of  Christ,  113,  304, 151,  v.  5,  153,  v.  5 

of  saints,  337 
Excellence,  of  the  Christian  religion,  245 

of  Christ's  righteousness,  202 
Exhoj'tations  to  peace  and  holiness,  338 
Extent  of  duty  and  zeal,  336  v.  3,  4 
F. 

Face,  of  Christ,  372,  v.  3,  171  t.  4,  172  v.  1 

of  Immanuel,  155  v.  4 

of  God,  seen  at  a  distance,  659  v.  2 

of  God  in  heaven,  288  v.  6 
Faith,  268 276 

believe  and  be  saved,  271 

and  prayer  of  persecuted  saints,  467 

and  assurance,  322 

in  the  blood  of  Christ,  206,  179,  308 

in  divine  grace  and   power,  321,  203, 204 

in  things  unseen,  273,  274 

and  sight,  629,  71,  412 

and  reason,  261,  71 

and  repentance,  272 

and  obedii^nce,  273,  268 

and  unbelief,   271,  273 

assisted  by  sense,  503 

strong,  when  sense  despairs,  35  T.  6, 7 

strong,  desired,  266  v.  6 

overcoming,  enjoyed,  622,  276 

.Meak,  lamented,  266  v.  5,  236  v.  3 

5&  Cbristj  our  sacrifice,  270 

^ud  knowledge  of  LiiPj  322 


Faith,  in  Chiist,  for  pardon  and  sanctiiicatioDj  336 
joy  of  it,  and  love,  275,  298 
tiiumphing  in  Christ,  276 
over  death  and  the  grave,  622 
walking  by  it,  274 
without  works,  dead,  263 
its  victories,  268,  v.  4 
the  way  of  salvation,  271 

and  salvation,  271 
Faithfulness,  of  God,  15,  43,  18,  19,  37,  435 

to  his  promises,  176,  175,  107,  537 

of  a  good  man,  451 
Fall  of  angels  and  nien^  184 

and  recovery  of  man,  256,  215 

of  Babylon,  479 481 

Falsehood,  blasphemy,  &c.  574,  575 

and  oppression^  deliverance  from  thetn,   3^9^ 
574,  575 
Family,  government,  392 

love  and  worship,  396 

blessings,   395 
Father,  God  our,  161,  46,  47 

Christ  the  everlasting,  148 
Fear,  of  God,  holy,  277 

re\ereMtjal  in  worship,  53,  2S' 

of  deaths  627 

overcome,  621,  622,  642 
Fears  and  doubts  suppressed.  236,  231,  605j  485^  4S4 
Feast,  of  the  gospel,  252^  520 

of  love,  536,  520 

of  triumph,   529 

made  by  divine  love,  521 

its  provisions,  528 

its  guests  invittdy  520,  521,  528 
Fellowship,  with  Christ  and  saints,  510 

between  Christ  and  his  church,  534— —539 

with   Christ  desii-ed' ami  enjoyed,  171, 172,41> 
Fervtcny  of  devotion,  desired,  323 

want  of  it  lamented,  351 
Fever  of  body  and  mind,  432  v.  3,  4 
Fenv  saved,  189 

seek  and  find,  207  v.  1 
Finishing  of  Christ's  work,  121 
Fire,  Christ  represented  by  a,  150  r.  9 
Flattery,  and  deceit  complained  of,  574,  575* 

self  flattery,  3 
Flesh,  and  sin  mortified,  223,  230,  189 

and  spirit,  231 

and  bli»od  of  Christ  the  best  food,  525,  535= 

our  tabernacle,  629 
Flint,  the,  dissolved,  257  v.  7,  8 
Flourishing  religion  in  old  age,  459 
Flying,  from  Christ,  folly  of  it,  255  v.  3 

to  Christ,  the  felicity  of  it,  ib,  v,  1,  2 
Folly  and  madness  of  sin,  186 
Food,  spirituai,  252,  257,  171 

the  ftesh  and  biood  of  Christ,  525,  52^ 

for   the  soul  desired,  150  v.  3 
Fools  made  wise,  193 
Forbearance,  of  God,  31 

of  the  righteous,  382 
Forgeffuliiess,  428 

Forgiveness,  of  original  and  actual  siittt  on  coa« 
fessipn,   179,  180 

prayed  fur,  360,  327 

plentiful   with   God,  203,  204 
Formality  in   worship,  651,  652,  316 
Formation  of  man,  59 

wisdom  of  God  in  it,  57 
Forms ^  mere  outward,  vain,  219,  316,  1-79  v.  4^,  5 
Foretastt:  of  heaven,  237 

desired,  172 
Fortitude  excited,  339 
Foundation,  Christ  tlie,  455 

Fountain  of  Christ's  blood,  257  r.  4, 150  V    8, 236  V.  4' 
Frailfy  of  man,  639,  416,  612 

and  folly  of  man»  614 
Freedom  from  sin  and  misery  in  heaven,  655 
Freeness,  of  the  gospel,  252 

of  grace,  192 197 

Freffulness  discouraged,   382 

Friend,  God  is,  and  father,  46,  v.  4*  47  ▼.  4' 

jCw  a,  HI  t.  ©ilW  Y.  0 


SXU 


l^hEX  OF  ^UBJE[Cft&. 


Friendihipf  its  ble'siings,  387 

Froivns  and  smiles   of  Chiist  369  vv  1      -S 

Fruits,  of  Clirist's  death,  138 

of  the  Spirit,  370 

of  the  goq)el,  248 

of  faith,  268 

of  holiness  and   grace,  230 
Fullness,  *>f  Chi.M,  Mi 

of  the  gosiul,  252 
Funeral,  psalm,  618,  039 

thought,  634.     See  Death,  'Hufildl*.      ' 

G. 

Garden^  of  Clwist,  the  churcli^  542 

of  God,   4iy 
Carmeiitx  of  saivation,  202,  252  v.  6,7 
Gate^  of  Sion,  252  v.  9,  472  v  3 

of  hell,  476  V.  6 

of  heiivei),  128  v.   6,  7 
Gentiles,  Cliast  revealed  to,  250,  148,  520,521,495 

the  God  of  the,  660 

blessing  of    Vbrahain  on  them,  503.  504,  506 

given   to   Clirist,   147,    127,,  138,   489,  450 

called  in  answer  to   prayer,  409 

owning  the  true  God,  660,   251,   129 

Chureh    of  the,.  456,   457,  4SQ,   409 

and  Jews  united  in  the  Chiistia«  church,  453 
tilorlfied,  body,  04i 

martyrs  and  saints,  656,  657 
Glory,  of  God,  infinite,  27,  660 

in  the  gospel,  249 

in  our  salvafioJi,  229 

and  grace  iti  the  person  of  Christ,  104, 103,  249 

shines  in  the  sutferings  and  cross  of  Christ,  515, 
533,  133 

of  Christ  in  heaven,  661 

and  grace  promised,  403,  243,640,  213 

and  grace  oy  the  death  of  Chiist,  531 

to  the  Father,  Son,  and   fioly    Spirit,  663--681 
Glorification   and    condescensiun   oi    Ciirist,    134, 

491,    492 
Clortj  of  God  in  our  salvation,  229 

and  grace  promised,  640,  405,  213,  2^43 
Clon/ing  in  Christ  and  his  cross,  322,  201,  515,  527 
Glutton,  439 

and  drunkard,  4A0 
Cod,  all  in  all,  169,   170,  39^4 

all-seeing,  40,    41 

all-sufficient,  2,  1,  122 

his  attributes,   1 57 

his  being,  attributes,  and  providence,  3,  75,76, 
81,   559 

the  avenger  of  his  people,  13 

JUis  care  if  sainis,  3-J2,  484 

and  of  the  chiireh,  471 

creator  and  redeemer,  213 

creation  and  jjrovidence,  60,  62 

eur  defence  and  salviuion,  281,  2,1,  368,  4S,  50 

fcternal,  soven  igTi,  and  ho!y,  9 

eternal  and   niaii  mortal,  6U),  618,  619 

Ibis  faithfulness,    15,  43d,  43 

far  above   the  creatures,  25 

}?lorified  by   Cinist,  249,  513 

glorified,  and   sijniers  saved,  229 

goodness  and   mercy,  16,17,39,4,38,37 

goodness  and  truth,  l*"',   18,  19 

his  governing  jiowi  p  and  goodness,  52 

rreat  and  g-^od,  55,  79,  612,  22^23, 16, 76 

Jieart  searcliing,  319 

our  only  hope  and   help,  30 

incomi)rehensibie,  28,  27 

the   judge,  645,647,  317,   651,  653 

Itiiui   to   his    people,  37,   18,    19 

his  majesty,  660,  20 

and  condescension,  34,  35,  612 
mercy  and   trtith,   75,  53,  17,  39,  37 

made  man,  134 

ef  nature  and  gracp,  553,  559 

his  perfections  44,  28, 75,  3,  43,22, 23. 16, 18, 19 

•ur  portion,  and  Christ  our  hope  302 

our  portion  here  and  hereafter,  168 

his  power  and   mojesty,  53,  55j  9— llj  660 

V^'aised  by  clijjdren,  561 


God,  onr  presefVer,.  18.1— i(55,  'ft2 

present  in  his  Churcln  s,  404,  405 

our  refuge  in  national  troubles,  475,  ATS 

our  shepherd,  165— —167 

his  sovereignty  and  goodness  to  man,  35, 134.* 
612,   16 

oar  support  and  comfort,  343 

supreme  governor,  594,  9—11,  591 

his  vengeance  and  compassion,  55^  645 

luichangeable,   174,  56 

his  universal   dominion,  90 

his  wisdom  in  his   works,  56,  Si 

worthy  of  all  praise,  22,  23, 18, 19,429-91, 89,'38T 

sight  of  him  weans  from  the  worlu,  330 

terrible  to  sinners,20.  Se(:Perfections,lV<jrks,&f,. 
Godhead  of  Christ,   102,  103,  619 
Good  works,  244,450,451,128,293,294 

profit  men,  not  God,  239 

cannot  justify,  198,  201 
Goodness  of  God,  16, 18,19,  54,  l7,  43,611,3(J& 

and  greatness,.  51,  45 47 

and  power,  51 

and  wrath,  21 
Gospel,  armour,  406  v.  4,  339  V.  1 

glad  tidings,  250 

feast,  252,  520 

its  ^iory  and  success,  95,  4.57, 492, 493,267,l48v^ 

diiferent  success  of  it,  247 

ijivitations  and  provisions,  252,  528 

givts   no   liberty  to  sin,  3.34,  230,  368 

joyful   sound,.  94,  24  5,   110,  224 

times,  their  blessedness,  250 

diviiie  evidence  of  the,  93 

attested  by   miracles,  244,  109.  126 

not  ashamed  of  the,  322,  «27 

glorifies   God,   249 

ministry,  250 

its  wisdom  and  grace,  248 
«    its  blessed   effects,   248 

savour  of  life  or  death,  247 

sinned  against,  246 

and   law,  198 

and  law  joined,  242 

distinguished,  241 

alone  gives  sinners  hope,  245 

power  of  God  to  salvation,  248,  495 

practical  tendency  of  it,  230 

worship  and   order,  46i 
Government,  and  m-igist.i-tifes  from  God,  5S9,  59L' 

of  Christ,  589,  148  v.  5 5 

Grace,  (\dopting,  lol 

of  Christ,  4o0 492 

converting,  222 

electing,  191 

its  evidences  or  self-examination,  391,319 

in   exercise,.  533 

not  conveyed   by  parents,  220 

its  freedom  and  soveicignly,  192—197 

and    holiness,  230 

giowtii  in,  459 

an  immortal  atid  holy  principle,  161  t.  5 

without  merit,  34'),  206,20b 

justif>!ng,  193 

pardoning, -209,  203,  204 

»i)d  providence,  60,  75,  444,  76        78 

given   us  in   Christ,  226  v.  3,   17  5 

persevt-ring,  214 

equal  to  power,  51 

persiv<ring  and   restoring,  212 

promises  of,  257 266 

above   riches,  580 

sanctifying  and  saving,  225 

and  glory  in  the  pi  rson  of  Christ,  104,  lOS 

and  giovy  by  the  death  of  Christ,  531 

salvation   by  it,  226,  225 

sovereignty  of  it,  192— —197 

of  the  Spirit,  370 

all-sufficient  in  duty  and  sufferings,  258, 42j  20^ 

supei abounding,  209 

surprising,  232,  161 

thniUL-   of,  acctssible,  401,  142,  V& 

and  vengeance,  21 

U\itli  and  fiolcction^  SO 


INDXEX  OF  SUBJECTS 


XSilU 


firifte,  *triea  "by  afflfttidtb,  "386,  S2,  '210,  311 

an<l  glory,  213,  403 
Graceless  souls,  wretched,  169 
Graces,  (christian)  370 

in  exercise  at  the  Lord's  table,  533 

tried,  336,  52 

shining  in  trials,  341 
Crntiiiiifef  for  divine  favours,  336 

want  of  u  iamented,  30vJ,  554  v.  3 

Greatness,  and  goodness  of  God,  45 ^57,51 

Cmvth  in  grace,  459 

Cuide^  Christ  a,  151  v.  S,  153  v.  5 

the  divine  counsels  our,  163   t.  2,  547  r.  5,  6 

the  holy    Spirit,  3^9  v.  11 

Cuidatice,  divine,  sought,  547  v.  4 6 

Guilt    of  conscience    relieved,    207,  209,  360,  179, 
130,  308,  364,  203,  204 

H. 

Habits  sinful,  hard  to  be  broken,  183 
iittppiness^  in  God  onlj,  169,    170 

in  God's  presence,  372,  373 

on  earth,  287,  288   v.  7 10 

in  luaven,  652 
Happy.,  saint  and  cursed  sinner,  378 

men  described,  370,  206,  20* 

nation,  580 
Hardness  of  heart,  352 

Harvest,  S59 561 

Hatred  and  love,  300 

Head,  Christ  our,   150  v.  7,  510  r.  5 

Health,  prescrvetl,  548,  554,  6f) 

sickness  and   recovery,  bOO,  603,  604,  605,  607 

prayed  for,  360,  fiOO,  596 
Hearing,  of  prayer  and  salvation,  486,  362 

the  word  unprofiuibiy,  428 

and  praying  for  success,  428 
with  pleasure  and  profit,  250,  247 
Heart,  known  to  God,  40 

hard,  352  ^ 

softened,  257  r.  7 9,  11 

Heaven,  what  constitutes  it,  170 

aspu-ations  after,  659,  172,  331,  332,  326,  371 

its  blessedness  and  business,  656,  657 

nieditatiun  of,  275 

negligence  in  seekiu^  after,  614 

hope  of  it  supporting,  375 

hoped  for  by  Christ's  i-esurrection,  125 

fteedoiii  from  sin  and  misery  there,  65ft 

worship  of  it  humble,  65S 

Christ's  dwelling  place,  661,  54  < 

dweiiing  place  of  the  saints,  128 

sight  of  God  and  Christ  there,  336 

blessed  society  there,  658,  462 

nothing   witJiout  God,  168 

invisible  and  ho  y,  ^54 

ensured  and  prepared  for,  628 

foretaste  of  it  on  earth,  287 

prospect  of  it  makes  death  easy,  626 

of  separate  souls  and  resurrection,  385 

the  I  verlastiiig  felicity  of,  662 

and  earti),  331,  332,  371 

and  hell,  648 
Heavenly  mindedness,  285 

desired,  388 

joy  on  earth,  171,  288,  237 
Hell,  and  death,  630 

and  Judgment,  563,  648 

or  the  vengeance  of  God  653^*0 

holy  fiar  of,  653,  646 
Helpless  souls  hoping  and  praying,.  30 
Hexekialis  song,  607 
High   FrieU,  Christ,  151  v.  8,  153  v.  8 

'  and  king  and  judge,  152 
Holiness.   See  Grace,  Spiritual,  Sanctijlcation, 

and  sovereignty  of  God,  24,  %S 

and  giace,  232,  230,  268 

its  characters,  370  ."^ 

true  faith  promotes,  337 

forbids  sin,  161  v.  5 

necessary  preparation  for  heaven)  654 

pardon  and  contfort,  363 

desired,  233 

loveti  oal;  by  <!v&  grscloa*)  213^  r*  4 


Holiness,  professed,  318,  319 
Hunuur,  of  the  wond,  vaiu,  431 

to  magi>tratts,  5H9 
Hope,  bf  sauits,   Christ  the,  362 

in  tlie  covenant,  176 

m  darknt-ss,  ^57,  280,  349 

gives  iighi   aiid  strength,  274 

of  the  lesiinection,  64 1,0^^,621, 385, 386,M1,-$4| 

and  despair  in  death,  385,  t>J7,  633 

and   prayer,  408 

of  Uiiiional  victoiy,  577 

and  dueclion,  )il\i 

in  affliciion-i,  279,  349 

of  the  heipitss,  30 

of  the  hviiig,  609 

the  soul's  aiiclior,  175 

in  Christ  comfort  under  sorrows,  369 

of  heaven  by  Christ's  resurrection,  125 

of  heaven,  supporting   and   sauctifytug  -lindef 
trials,  375,  161,  v.  4 

maketh  not  ashanied,  484,  485 

makes  death   ^iis>j  626 

of  sinners,  vain,  377   v.  4 >§  ^ 

Hum  of  promise,  496  v.  2 
Huoanna,  to  Christ,  6f>2 e«S7 

of  the  children,  664 

for  the  Lord's  Bay,  422,  423 
Households,    504  V.  4,  505  v.  3.    See  Family. 
Human  atfliirs,  condescended  to  by   God,  6 
Humanity  and  tleity  of  Clirist,   103,  148,  6«4 
Humble,  God   dwells  with  the,  261 

enlightened,    194,    195,  496 

sinner  pardoned,  232 

worsiiip   of  heavtn,  659 
Humiliation,  day,  573,  578 

for  disappointment  in   war,  576 

and  exaltation  of  Christ,  121,  155, 152, 133,  ISS 
Humility  and  piide,  192 

and   meekness,  370 

and  subinission,  283 

and   resignation  under  affliction,  596 

of  heaven,  659 
Hunger,  and  thirst  after  righteousness,  370  v.  4 

none  in  heaven,  656,  657 
Husbandman''s  psalm,  553 
Hypocrites,  and    hjpoerisy,  574,   575 

known  and  abhorred  of  God,  316 

and  almost  cliristiau,  189 

and  apostasy,  isy 

at  the  day  of  judgment,  650,  652 

I. 

Idolatry  reproved,  48,  49,  344,  50 

Ignorance  lamented,  428 

Ignorant,  enlightened,  194,  195 

Illumination  of  the  Spirit,  324 

Images,  vain  and  stupid,  48,  49,  50 

Immanuel,  God  with  us,  155,  684,  153, 103,  t»  i 

Immutability  of  God  and  his  covenant,  174,  d6 

Impenitence,  the  danger  of,  272 

Implacdbie  iiatreil   to  God,  467  t.  6 

Imprecations  .and  chanty,  467 

Incarnation,  of  Christ,  103,  105,  143,  107 

praise  for  llie,  157 

and   sacrifice  of  Christ,  162 
Incomprehensibility  of  God,  27 

and   invisiiiiiiij,  29 

and  sovereignty,  28 
Inconstancy,  of  Israel,  442 

of  our   love,  356 
Increase,  of  the  church,  581 

of  grace,  459 
Industry,  nothing  without  a  blessings,  393,  3S4 
Infants,  59  v.  5.    See  Children^ 
Ingratitude  complained  of,  3t)y,  614  v.  3,  4 
Inheritance,  eternal,  276 
Iniquity,  abounding,   574,  575 

prevailing,  conqiiered  and  pardoned,  40? 
Inspiratiun  aiid   prophecy,  93 
Institutiun  of  the  Linl's  Supper,  f09 
Instruction,  from  God,  289 

from  scripture,  97j  98 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


Instructive  afflictions,  383 
Insufflciertcy,  of  reason,  27 

of  8cif-iighteousness,  199,  25i 

of  riches  to  fi"ee  fiom  dt:ath,  636,  637 

of  the  world  to  make  us  happy,  331, 332, 169 
Intemperance,  punished,  439 

and  paidoucd,  440 
Jntercession  of  Christ,  142— —147 
Interest  in  Christ,  assurance  of  it  desired,  325 
JNrjTATIONSy  of  scripture,  252 255 

of  Christ,  to  sinners,  253 

to  saints  answered,  538 

of  the  gospel,  252 255,  521,  259,  260 

of  saints  to  sinners,  485  v.  5,  6 

importance  of  regarding  the,  254,  255 

accrpted,  2i6 
Isaac  and  the  altar,  314 
lilawfs,  tlie,  to  be  called,  138  v.  3 %  490  t.  2 

dist«Hit,  409  V.  5 

northern,  410  v^2,    5   v.  1,  579  v.  5 
Igracl  saved  from  the  Assyrians,  588 

delivered  fi-om  Egvpt  and  brought  to  Caiiaan, 
215,   446y  436,  449,  444,  445,  77 

their  ivb-^liion    and    punishn»ent,  4i8,  441 

punished  find  pardoned,  442,  440 

travels  in  the   \s  iidevness,  449,  447 

JsraelUish  history,  436 449 

J. 
Jailor,  the  Pliilippian,  505  y.  3 
Jealousy   of  our   love   to  Christ,  546 
Jehovah,  85  v.  11,  55  v.  3,  406  v.  8 

reigns,  9 11.    Ill,  645 

Jesus,  dtr'arest  of  names,    155.    See  Lord,  Christ 

Jewish  church,  436 449 

Jervs.    Ste  Js^'oel,  and    Gentilet>^ 

John  baptist's  message,  496 

Jordan  divides,  447  v.  2 

Joshua,  Christ,  so  called,  448 

Journey,  Christian,  througli  a  wilderness,  371 

of  "ihe   Israelites,  449,  417 
Joy,  spiritual,  reason  of  it,  60 

in   Christ  unseen,  293 

earual  and  deceitful  i)arted  with,  331,  332 

of  laith,  275 

heavenly   upon  earth,  287,  288 

soon  interrupted,  356,  287,  v.  7 

spiritual   restored,  286 

in   Christ's   presence  eternal,  662 

of  conversion,  482.     See   DeU-iiht.. 

in  heaven,  on  a  sinner's  convei-sion,  31S^,  115  v.  6 

Judge,  Chiist,  6-18 652,  151  v.  7",  153  v.  7 

Judgment,  day,  644 652 

the  last,  64'',  644 

certain,  646 

youth  reminded  of,  568,  509 

Christ  coming  to,  152 

and  hell,  653 

desire  to  stand  with  acceptance  at  the,  648  v.  7 

dignity  and  dominion  ot  tlie  righteous  at  the, 
387    V.  5 8 

and   mercy,  647,  55 

seat  of  God.  647,  378  v.  5 
Just,  the,  described,  291,  451 
Justice,  of  God,  24 

and  gi-ace,  321   v,  6 

and  mercy,  21,  44  v.  7,  45  r.  7,  8,   ST  T.  B 

of  providence,  74 

and  truth  towards  men,  451 
Justification,  complete,  276 

ft-ee,  206,   208,  204 

by   f '.ith,  not  by    works,.  198,  201 

and  sunctification,  236,  202 

K. 

King   of  kings,.  Christ,  151  r.  3,  153  v.  3 
Kings  and   priests,  believers  made,  152,   155  V.  7 
Kingdom,  of  Christ,    157,   141 

aiu!   titles  of  Christ,   M3 

of  Christ  among  men,  497,  644 

of  God,  supreme,  13 
eternal,  8 
Kiss  the  Son,  653   v.  6 
Knowledge,  desired,  299,  41J 

tin^  uiUi  ifi  Qliu^i  922 


Knoivledge,  of  Christ  crucified,  extcllent,t4ty.  5 

giv<  li  to  th'ise   who  seek    it,  26§ 
vaiji   without  love,  246 
saving  from  God,  194,  195 

L. 

Lamb,  slain,  praise  to  the,  216,  154— —159 

takes  away  sin,  270 

of  God,  angiy,  151  v.  4,   153  v.  4 

conquers  the  roaring  lion,  216  v.  3. 
Lamlt's  iKwk  of  life,  369  v.  4,  5,    7  v.  6 
Languor  of  devotion,  323 
Laiv.  of  Gotlyor  love  to  God  and  our  neighbour,  237 

deliglit  in  the,  99,  378 

convinces  of  sin,  240 

cotidemns  but  cannot  save,  198,  448,  273   t.  S 

engravtd  on  the  hi-art,  257  v.  9 

and  gospel,  distinguished,  241 

and  gospel,  joined,  242 

obedience  better  than  sacrifice,  238 

sins  against  law  and  gospel,  246 
Leader,  Christ  a,  337  v.  5 
Leaning  on  Christ,  546,  523  v.  2 
Legacy  of  Christ  claimed,  511 
Leviticul  p:iosthood  fulfilled  in  Christ,  145 
Liberality,  to  the  pooi>  291,  292 

rewarded,  292 295 

Liberty,  spiritual  asserted,  334 

of  conscience,  589  v.  5,  593  v.  2 
Life,  (Chiist  the)  of  men,   151  v.  5,  153   r.  f- 

of  man   described,.  656,  v.  5 — 7 

frail,  succeeded  by  eternity,  615 

wonderfully  preserved,  548,  66 

short,  and  mise-able,  610.  611 
and  God  gooa,  6ri 

the  day  of  grace  and  hope,  609 

and  riches,  their  vanitj',  637 

short  and  feeble,  612,  631,  618 
Light,  of  the  Jews  and  Gentiles,  Chiist,  625  v.  4,  495. 

and  salvation  by   Christ,  259,  260,  234,  235 

of  the  world,  151  v.  5,  153  v.  5 

in  darkness,  by  God's^  presence,  373, 351  t.  3,  4 
Lion,  (Satan)   155  v.  2 

conquered   by  the  Lamb,  216   v.  3 

Judiih's,   151   V.  4,   153   v.  4 
Living  power  and  dying  love  of  Christ,  215  v.  4 
Looking  within  the  veil,  337,  275 

on   Christ  and  mourning,  365 
Long-suffering  of  God,  31,  309 
Long^ing,  after  God  and  his  house,  278,  416—413 

tor  holiness,  2  J3 

for  comfort,  359,  172  v.  6,  12 

for  heaven,  326,  374 

for  the  beatific  vision,  412,  662 
Lord,  of  hosts,  and  Lord  of  lords,  151  v.  3,  153  v.S 

our  righteousness,  234,  235 

Lord's  day,   4 13 424 

Lord's  supper.  Hymns,  509—^ — 533 

instituted,  509 

provisions  at  the,  525,  528 

our  redeemer  nt  the  table,  523,  534 

a  triumphal  feast,  529 

the.  admiring  guests,  521 

evangelical  graces  exercised  at  the,  533 

and  baptism,  508 
Love  vf  God,  to  the  righteous^  and  hatred  to  th*^ 
wicked,  377,  378 

in  sending  his   Son,  271,  32,  33 

better  than,  life,  417,  418 

unchangeable,  174,  442,  276,  263.471. 

distinguishing,  194,  195,   196,  197. 

of  Christ  to  men,  254 

to  sinnore,  303 

to  the  church,   545 

in  dying,  530 

in  words  and  deeds,  545 

its  strength.  546 

unchangeable,  276,  471 

unparalleled,  512 

•hed  abi-oad  in  the  heart,  430 

its  banquet,  536,  521 

to  God  and  our  neighbour,  357' 

to  God  inconstant,  356 

pkMont  and  fow«i;ful)  8^ 


M 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


xxf 


Love,  to  Christ  strong:,  372 

to  the  unseen  Saviour,  298,  661  v.  7 

to  men,  brotherly,  299 

to  enemies,  303,  304,  451  v.  6 

and  worship  in  a  family,  299 

to  the  creature  dangerous,  329 

and  charity,  302 

and  sympathy,  370  v.  5 

and  hatred,  300 

peace  and  meekness,  370 

faith  and  joy,  298 

superior  to  knowledge,  faith,  and  hope,  296 

perfect   in  heaven,  661 

religion  vain  without  it,  305 
Lusts  of  the  flesh,  conflict  witb^  231 
Luxury,  punished,  439 

and  pardoned,  440 
Lydia's  house,  505  v.  3 
Lying  hated,  392  v.  5 

M. 

Madness,  folly  and  distemper  of  sin,  ISC' 

MAGISTRACr,  589 593 

Magistrates,  their  authority  from  God,   591 

advice  to  them,  146  y.'y,  10,    147  y.  5,  8 

honour  due  to,  589 

qualifications  and  duties  of,  590 

warned,  593,  594 

raised  and    deposed,  591 
Jflajestij   of  God,  terrible,   20,  465,  55.    See  God, 

Greatness. 
Malice,  and  hatred  discountenanced,  300 

against  God,  implacable,  467  v.  6 
Man,  his  wonderful  formation,  292 

his  dominion  over  the  creatures,.  54 

Lis  fall  and  recovery,  256 

mortal,  and  Christ  eternal,  612 

his  vanity  as  mortal,   612,  613,  25,  613,  616 

saved,  and  angels  punished,  196,  197 
Manna,  rained  down,  439  v.  1—4 

spiritual,  5i3,  156  v.  4 
Mariner^-  psalm,  69,  70 
Marks,  of  implanted  giace,  391,  319 

of  the  blessed   maji,  370 

of  the  children  of  God,   161 

of  true  faith,  268 

of  genuine  holiness,  230 

of  sincerity,  320,  415  at  the  pause. 
Marriage,  r.iystical,  456 
Martyrdom,  276,  228 
Martyrs  glorified,  656,  657 
Mary,  the  virgin's  song,  107 
Master  of  a  family,  392 
Mediator,  access  bj ,  to  the  throne  of   grace,  401 

151  v.  6,  153  V.  6 
Meditation,  378,  380,  557 

and  i-etirement,  388 

on  the  word,  99,  100 

on  heavejt,  275 
Meekness,  378   v.  3^  291,  299  " 

learned  of  Christ,    253 
Melancholy,  rejiroved,  279 

and   hope,  2S0 

removed,  482 
Melchizcdec,  a  type  of  Christ,.  495,  v.  3,  4  494 
Members  of  a  church  characterized,  450— —452 
Memorial  of  our  absent   Lord,  514,  509 
Memory,  wesik,   428 
Mercies  naUonal,  579,  583 

conimun  and  special,  79,   17,  39 

praise  fur  spiritual  and  tempoi°a!,  17,  39 

innumerable,  556 

evei  lasting,  77,  445 

recorded,  449 

and  juiigmt  lit,  647 

and  truth  of  God,  15,  75,  38 

goodness  and  truth,  18,  19 

truth  and   grac,  77,  48,  22 
Mercy  of  God   cans.-  of  salvation,  225,  32,  33 
'lAerit,  human,  disclaimed,  239 
"merits  of  Christ,  155 
Mes^a^LT,  of  the  angels,  105 

of  Christ,  32 

ef  the  gospel,  324 


Message,  of  gospel  ministers,  250 

of  John    tlie  Baptist,  496 
Messenger  of  the  covenant,  151  v.  3,  153  V.  * 
Messiah,  boru,  107 

Jesus   the  true,   145 
MichaePs  war  with  the  dragon,  484 
Midnight  thoughts,  557,   99,    100,  556 
Mighty   God,  Christ  the,  148  v.  3,  477 
Milk,  of  the   word  desired,  161 

and  wine,  252  v.  5 
Mitulf  carnal,  177 

spiritual,  389 
Ministers,  commission  of  the  apostolic,  244 

ordained,  454,  453 

their  message,  250 

their  work    and  encouragement,  244  v.  I,  4j  f 

loved  for  their  works'  sake,  250 
Ministry,  of  angels,  474,  114,  115 

of  the  gospel   welcome,  250 
Miracles,  at  the  birth  of  Christ,  109 

in  the  life,  death, and  resurrectionofChriit, 40* 

in  the  wilderness,  447 
Misery,  and  sin  banished  from  heaven,  6W 

and  shortness  of  life,  610 

without  God  in  the  world,  433 

of  sinnei"s,  378—381 
Misimprovement  of  lime,  614 
Missionary  meetings,  hymns  for,  490—50© 
Morning  star,   Christ,  496  v.  8,  ISOv.  1* 

songs,  547 549 

or  evening,  550 — —552 

of  a  Lord's-day,  iSll,  &c. 
Mortality,  of  man,  613,  627 

the  effect  of  sin,  170 

and  Jiope,  639 

and   God  eternal,  98,  616,  618 

and  Christ's  eternity,  619 
Mart fjfcat ion,  of  sin,  2i3,  230,  ISO 

to  the  wund  by  ilie  sight  of  God,  SSO,  17? 

by  the  cross  of  Chiist,  515 

to  sin  by  the  cross,  310 

by  the  sight  of  ht.aven,  330 
Moaes,  Aaron  and  Joshua,  448 

and  Clinst,  thtir  different  works,  IW 

disobedience  to,  punished,  246 

rod  of,  436  V.  9 

death  like   his  desired,  624,  626 
Mourning  for  sin,  6ri4,  370  v,  2,  272  r.  I 
Murmuring  punislted,  9 
Mysteries  in   iht  gospel,  247 

revealed,  194,  195 

N. 

Names  and  offices  of  Christ,  148— —15S 
Narru7v   wa\,  223,  189  ' 

Nation,  the  lionour  and  safety  of  it  is  the  churcn,460 
prosperity   of  it,   580,  581 
blest  and   punished,   582 
where  God   resides,  happy,  2 
National,  deliverance,   581,  591,  538,  586,  483 
desolations,   the  church's  safely,  and  triumpit 

in  them,  475 
mercits  and  thanks,  579,  587,  583 

Nativity  of  Chiist,   105 112 

I  Nature,  book  of,  and  scripture,  95—97 
I        and  grace,  i77,  232,  181 
of  niaii's  frame,  59 
of  fallen  man,  sinful,  182,  177 
I        works  of,  to  be  dissolved,  68,  435  ▼.  S 
\Nricleci  of  religion  dangei'ous,  609,  255 
\Negligence  complained   of,  614 
Neiglibcur  and   Goil  loved,  237 
Nexv  covenant,  piomisi  s,   257 

sealed,  511 
New  birth,  219 

creation,  219,  221,   117 
creature  dtsciibed,  161,  257  v.  6—10 
testament  in  the  b.ood  of  Christ,  511 
heart,  described  and  desired,  221,  257  r.  f—M 
life,  334 
song,  155 

heaven  and  earth,  68,  v.  5 
New  Ehgland,  psalm  for,  582 
¥QJVi  God'»  inunorul,  14»  v.  4 


XXVI 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


Ifow  is  the  accepted  time,  423  t.  5 

O 

Oathf  of  God,  to  Abraham,  and  bis  seed,  4J6 

to  David  and  Christ,  174 

and  piomije  to  his  people,  175,  471 

solemn  to   be  legfardud,  451   v.  4 

and  promises  of  men  bi-oken,  574 
Obedience^  to  Cluist,  246 

of  faith,  268    . 

flowing  from  love,  296 

better  than  sacrifice,   238 

cheetful  and   voluntary,  236,  29S 

evangelical,  268,   161 

sincere,  3iy,  320,  205 203 

the  high(.>st   wisdom,  56  v.  6 
Offence,  not  to  be  given  to  anv,  301 
Offices,  and  titles  of  Christ,  148' ISfl 

of  the  Spirit,  324,  126 
Bid  Age,  flourishing  in  religion,  459 

unconverted,  567 

and  preparations  for  death,  570 

prayer  and  song  for,  572 

reflection  and  hope  of,  571 

and   the  resurrecUon,  572,  640,  618 
QUI  Man  of  sin  crucified,  223,  230,  139 
Olive  tree,  wild  und  good,  504 
9mnipotence,  of  God,  24 

our  strength,  42 

and   gi-ace,  51 
Omnipresence  of  God,  40,  41 
Omniscience  of  God,  40,  41,  44  v.    3,  45,  y.  4 
Oppression,  conip.aim  d  of,  575 

punished,  573,  574.      See  Persecutort. 
Ordinanres,  dt  hght  in,  419,  171,  172 

See   Sapt/sm  and  LorWs  Supper. 
Ordination  of  a  nniiister,  454,  453 
Original  sin,   177,  256 
Overcotning  faith,   prayed  for,  621 

enjoyed,  622,  275 

P. 

Pain,  comfort  under,  369 

forgotten  when  Christ  is  remembered,  425 
Parndise  on  earth,  287,  288  v.  7—10,  285 
Fanlon,  for  the  greatest  sins,  209 

and  sanctilication  by   faith,  236 

bought  at  a  dear  price,  515,  520 

biDUglit   to  our   senses,   519 

holiiK-ss  and  comfoit,  362 

of    backslidhtg,  36-1,  441 

and    dn<cti<.n,  328 

and   repentance  prayed  for,  360 

and  coiifes-iion,  205 i07 

of  original  and   aciua!   sin,    180 

and   peact   through  Christ,  i64 

plentiful    «llh   God,  209,  203,  204 

and   strength   from   Christ,  532,  234,  235 
Parents,  and  children,  503,  504 

cv.ii'.    t    n"t   grace,  220 
PA.^SIONS,  holy,  kindled,  172 
Passover,  Cluisi   om-,   164 
Pastures,  spnituai,  165 167 

of  <:hrist,  di. sired,  535,  150  V.    12 
Paticwe,   undtr  afllictions,  596 

and  faith   under  dark  providences,  71 

and   prayer,  in  soui   durkness,  280,  203,  204 

nnder  the  world's  hatred,  382 

under  persecutions,  381,  404 

recomnunded,  283 

of  Gwl   producing  n  pentance,  31,  309 
Pattern,  Chiist  the  Christian's,  113,  153  v.  6 

s.'iiiiis  a,  337 
Pearc,  of  the  nations,  560,  476 

of  conscience,   116 

and   love,  &c.  300.  301 

on  eaiih  and   good  will,   105 

and  Jiohness  encouraged,  5o6 

villi   mm    desirtd,  3i5 

and  p.u(lon  through   Christ,  164 

anil  submission  nnder  trials,  314,  315 

trust  and  strmglh,  472 
ftarl  of  price,    V4 


Perfection,  of  scripture,  97,  94 

of  the   christian   religion,  245 

of  Christ's   righteotssness,  202 

of  holiness  in  heaven,  654,  655 

of  happiness  in  heaven,  656 662 

Perfections  of  God,  43 50 

of  God,  displayed  in  the  gospel,  249 

shming  in  the  cross,  518 
Persecuted  saints  praying  and  pleading,^  463— 460 

their  prayer  and  faith,    467 

God  their  avenger,  16 
Persecution,    courage  and  pei*severance  under  it, 
276,  341 

victoi7  over  and  deliverance  from  it,  469,371-344 
Persectitors,  punished,  342,  443,  387 

their   foily,    468 

complained  of,  5C'3 

delivrrance  from   them,  74,  573,  343 
PERSEVERANCE,  of  the  saints,  210 214 

in  duty,   42,  33S 

in    lioliniss,   214,  230 

under  persircution  and  trials,   341 

the  eflx'ct  of  truth  and   mercj-,  100 

connected  with  all  the  graces,  370 

in  grace  desired,  232  v»  4 

of  saints  t<' glory  certain,  106,  211,  322,628,  \2i 
Person,  of  Christ,  104,  103 

and    glories   of  Christ,  491,   457 

the  blessed,  205,  206,  208,  370 
Pestilence,  preservation  in  it,  601 
Pharisee  and  Publican,  282 
Physirinn,  Christ,  l!s6,  269' 
Piety,  instructions  therein,  565.     See  Saint* 
Pilgnniage,  the  christian,  371 
P/sg(ilCs  mount,  624 
Pity,  to  the  poor  and  afflicted,  291,  29* 

in  words  and  deeds,  2yl 

bkssed  and  rewarded,  2«3 295 

of  Christ,   53),   512,   215   v.   2 
Pleading,  under  afflictions  without  i-epining, 250,596 

the  promises,  264 

uniler  pain  of  mind,  3l3 

under  p<  rsecution,  4''3 — 465 
Pleasures,  of  religion,  287,  288 

of  a   gijod   conscience,  285 

danger  of  si  usual,  431 

siiifui,  forsaUen,  331,  332 

heavt-niy,  aspirt  d  after,  ib 
PoUuticn,  rem!>ved  and   prevented,  257  v.  4— 8 
Ptiur,   charity   to   them^  291,  292 

frimds   <)f  tne,   rewarded,   293^ 295 

Poi-tion,   God  our  only,  169,  170 

the  best,  362 

of  saints  and  sinners,  686,  384,  382 
Positive  institutions,  the  use  of,  608 
Potfr  and    the  clay,   192 
Poverty,  of  spirit,  370,  253 

conftssed,   239,  659  v.  6,  7 
Pouter,  of  God,  24,  42 

and   goodness,  51,  52 

and  majesty  of  God,   53,  55,  22,  23 

and   wisdi-m   in   Chiist  crucified,  219,513 

and  grace  of  Christ,  258 

of  the  Spirit  in  converting  sinners,  324,    133 

of  faith,  268,  276 

of  grace  and  sin,  231 

of  Christians  through   Christ,  258 

of  the  gospel,  248,  492 
PoTUfrJ  of  hell  vantpiished  by  Christ,  685,529,235 
Practical,  atheism,  3,  36,  182 

reln?ion,  291,  268 

tiiid  iiCY  of  the  gospel,  230 
PRAISE  to  God,  our  Cr.ator,  83,  84 

for  creation   and    providence,  61,  62 

for   creation  and  n  demption,  218 

for  daily  preservation,  543,  552,  554 

for  eminent  deliverances,  485,  608 

for  deliverance  from  d.ath,  605,  608 

for  private  deliverances,  411 

general,   87,  22,  23,    16 

for  the  gospel,  251 

for  healtli    rt«tored,  603,  604,  0»ft 

fur  hearing  prayer,  486^  488. 


INDEX  OF  SUBECTS. 


XXVu 


Praise  to  God,  public,  608 

and  public  prayer,  410 

for  protection,  prace  and  tnith,  80 

for  general  providence,  and  special  grace,  75 

for  r«in,  558,  76,  560 

to  the  Redeemer^  456,  457,  481,  492,154 185, 

216,   13.3,   159,    160 

for  redeeming  grace,  215,  157,  32,  33 

for  temporal  blessings,  79,  560,  561 

for  temptations  overcome,  366 

for  victory  in   war,   584 

impei-fect  on  earth,  160,  142  r.  7 

from  angels,  86 

from  children,  564 

from  all  saints,  387,  429 

from  all  nations,  401,  402 

from  the  creation,  88 

from  all   creatures,  85,  89 

universal  praise,  85,  89 

to  the  Trinity,  663 681 

Prayer,  in  the  name  of  Christ  alone,  143 

answered,  361 363,  484,  409,  486 

in  the  church's  distress,  463 

and  faith  of  persecuted  saints,  467,  3S2,  346 

and  hope,  408 

and  happiness,  405,  406 

for  deliverance  answered,  578 

heard,  and  Zion  restored,  4R8 

and  praise  for  deliverance,  485 

public,  504,  503 

and  praise  public,  4ia 

and  pleading  for  pardon,  327 

for  repentance  and  pardon,  860,  308 

in  time  of  var,  577 

and  hope  of  victory,  ib. 
Preaching,  success  of  it,  desired,  423 

different  success   of  it,  247 

unpiofitabie  for  want  of  faith,  428 

pleasing  and   profitable,  250 

baptism  and   the   Lord's  supper,  508 
Predestination,  of  Ch'ist  and  his  jjcople,  191 

sovertign  and  distinguishi'.ig,  192,  197 
Preparation,  for  deatli,  628,  570 

desired,  634 

for  heavi'n,  620,  654 
PRESENCE   of  God  in   worship,  5 

light  and   darkness,  373 

our   life,    572,    169,   170 

support  in  death,  624 

oj"  Christ  on  earth,  544 

in  worship,   171,   172 

desired   living  and  dying,  376,  624  T.  4 

at  bis  table,  534 

the  life  of  llie  soul,  .372 

light  in  darkness,  240  v.  4 

makes  death  easy,  627,  625 

makes  a  heaven  of  heaven,  170,  372  t.  3 
Preserving  grace,  212,  214 
Preservation,  in  public  dangers,  601,  475,  29S,  295 

bv  day  and   niglit,  64,  65 

of  our  lives,  66,  543,   552,  554 

of  the  soul,   322 

and  restoring  grace,  212 

from  sin  and  dtath  to  the  kingdom,  214 

and  dissolution  of  this  world,  68 
Presumption,  and  dsjsnair,  187,  188,  240 

dreaded,  415  v.  6,  7 
Pride,  dajiger  and  mischief  of  it,  194,  195 

abased,  515,  193 195 

deprecated,  283 

and   humanity,  282,  253 

atheism  and  oppression  punished,  573,  574 

and  d^*ath,  637 
Priesthood,  of  Christj  88,  164,  144,  494 

levitical   ending  in  him,   145 
Priests,  and  kings,  christians  made,  155  v,  7, 152  v.  2 
Prince  of  peace,  149 
Primes  vain,   IS,  19,  321 
Privileges  of  the  gospel  valued,  250 
Prison,  of  the  body,  629 
of  the  grave,  634,  421 

of  sin.  234,  235 

cf  iiell,  653 


IPrisoners  of  Satan  released,  234  v.  4 

Prodigal  son,  307 

'Profcs.don,  of  sincerity  and  repentance,  318 

Professions,  insincere,  316,  317,  651,  652 

Profit  hindered  by  weakness  of  faith,  and  by  ir- 

I  norance  and  unbelief,  428,  247 

Promises,  fulfilled  in  Christ,  107,  103 

of  the  covenant,  257,  175 

faithfulness  of  God   in  them,  265 

and  truth  of  God  unchangeable,  176 

our  security,  175,  'i66 

interest  in  them  desired,  265 

pleaded,  264 

and   threatenings,   437 
PrvpJiecies  and  type*  of  Christ,  108 
Propliery  and   inspiration,  93 
Prophet,  Christ  our,  151,  v.  4,  153  r.  4 

pnest  and   king,    149 
Prosperity,  and  adversity,  315 

dangerous,  390,  434 

of  sinners  vain,  433,  431 
Posperoiis  sinners  cursed,  381,  637,  73 
ProtC'ti'n,  fjom  spiritual  enemies,  335 

truth  and  grace,  80 

by  dny  and  night,  64,  65 

of  the  church,  472,  210 
Providence,  of  God,  directing  human  affairs,  6 

ovcr  afFlictioj)s  and  death,  67 

bei-eavmjg,  adored,  315 

executed   by  Christ,  155  v.  4,  5 

its  darkness,  71 

dark  and  frowning,  attended  with  faith,  71 

prosperous  and  afflictive,  315 

Its   wisdom  and  equity,  74 

and    creatfon,  61,  444,  445 

general  and  special  grace,  75,  76 

and  perfections  of  God,  75 

its  mystery  imfolded,  72      . 

recorded,   82,  446,   449 

in  air,  eanh,  and-s^a,  53,  60,  61,  79,  62,  69,  W 
Provisions,  of  the  gospel,  252,  520, 528,  171  v.  3—— 5 

of  God's  house,  75   v.  5,  6 

of  the  Lord's  table,  509,  521 iaS 

Prudence  and  zeal,  306 

Pralm,  for    soldiers,   576,  584,- 585 

for  old  age,  571,  572 

for  husbandmen,   553 

for  a   funei-al,  618,  639,  &c. 

for  the  Lord's  day,  420 

before  prayer  and   sermon,  435 

for  magistrates,  590 

for  a   master  of  a  family,  393 

for  mariners,  70 

for  gluttony  and  drunkards,  440 

for  New-England,  5S2 

for  America,  560.  581 

morning  and  evening  psalms,  547 557 

Public^  pi-ajse  for  private  mercies,  245,  247 

for  deliverance,  251 

worship,   absence  of  it  complained  of,  2S 

worship  attended  on,  249 

ordir»ances,  their  benefit,  405 

prayer  and  praise,  410,   179 
Publiian   and   Pharisee,  282 
Punishment  of  sinners,  43,  377,  378,  380, 38< 

of  unbelievers,  272,  271,  246 

and  salvation,  439,  437.  442 
See  Affliction,    Hell. 
Purittf,  of  heart,  blessedness  of  it,  S82,  370  t.  8 

ot   heavenly   bliss,   654 
Purposes,  holy,  333 

Q. 

Qualifications  of  a  christian,  or  of  a  church  mem* 

ber,  -150 452 

Quarrelsiime  neighboui's,  345 
Quickening   grace,  in  regeneration,  219  v.  4 
alter  regeneration  desired,  358,  323 

R. 

Race,  the  Christian,  338 
y        unsuccv.isful   without  God,  547  T.  4 
!  RfJtn    fiorn  heaven,  559,  560,  49 
^Ratuom,  Christ  a,  132,  131 


XXVIU 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


Heading  the  scriptnre,  101,  890 
Beason,  feeble  and  giovelinj^,  37 

carnal,  humbled,    194,   195 
Recovery^  from  the  ruin  of  the  fall,  177, 222,  256, 215 

praise  for  it,  217 

from   sickness,  600,  604,   606 
Meronciliation  of  God  and  sinm  rs  in  Christ,  155,  33 
Jiedemption,  by  Christ,  234,  235 

by   price,  512 

by   price  and  power,  216 

and   protection,  217 

praise  for,  215,  157,  32,  S3 
Hefner,  Cljrist  a,  150  v.  9 
Regeneration,  its  nature  and  aiitlior,  219 

l./iisrcd  for,  221,   181  v.  4,  5 

Xejoirhig,  in   God,  284 283 

Relative  duties,  451,  396,  397 

Release  by  prayer,  .-^61,  363,  488 

Reliance,  on  God,the  reason  and  happiness  of  it,  18,1  & 

on  the  promises  d>sired,  266,  45  v.  9 

on    Christ  aiid  the  pospel,  236 
Religion,  dutiis  of  it,  230,  223 

pleasures  of  it,  287,  288,  285 

prospects  of  it,  287,  288,  626 

and  justice,  441 

in    words  and  deeds,  230,  451,  201 

▼ain  without   love,  305 

its   supports,  230   v.  4 

christian,  its  excellencP,   245 

revivals  of  it  prayed  for,  363,  489,  491,  492 

enjoyed,   363,  488,  361 

fiourisliinK  in  old  ape,  459 
Religiow;  education,  565,  82 

parents  convey  not  grace,  220  • 
Remembran'-e,  of  Christ,  514 

of  former  deliverances,  280,  339 

of  all  the  way,  449 
Renovation  desired,  181,  221 

Repen'ance    effc-cted   by  divine  goodness,  309,  31 
"  at  the  cross  of  Christ,  310,  311 

gives  joy  in  heaven,  312 

conf.  s'si!)n  and   pardon,  205 203 

and  prayer  for  pardon  and  health,  360 

and  faith  in  the  blood  of  Christ,  364 

of  the   pr^idigal,  307 
Reprieve,  none  ni  dtath,  637  v.  3,  636,  v.  2 

no  j)ardon,  382   v.   7 10,  649  v.  2,  652 

Reproa'h,  removed,  347,  382,  639  v.  4 
Reproof,  biotlurly  and  beueficiaJ,  551 
BesiiimJion,  197 

io  affliction,  595,  313 

to  the   will   of  God,  235 

to  bereaving  providences,  315 
Resolutions,  holy,  333 
Rest,  none  on  earth,  432 

promised  by  Christ,  253 

complete  in   heaven,  655 
Restoration,  f)om  the  fall,   117,  222 

from    backsUriing,  364,  l65 167 

from  sorrows  and  sins,  212 

from  sickness,  600,   604,  606 

of  joy,  482 

of  Sion,  488 

by    nrav.r.   3'>1,  363 
RESURRECTION  of  Christ,  123,  124,  421 

and  dvath  of  Ch.i^t,   123       . 

death   and  ascension  of    Christ,  124,  127,  140 

ground   of  faith   in   him,   126    v.  3,  4 

jfives   hope:   of  hraven,   125 

of  the  f'Ofly,  622,  642,    ^43,  386, 

hope   of  it,  641,   642,  380, 

ani   death,  638,         ,      „        .  -,. 

of  a  saii.t.  and  dt-ath  of  a  sinner,  63S 
Retirement  and  mediiation,  388 
Returnint:,   sinner,  312 

backslider,  327,   354,  308,   179,   180,  43 

with  St 'f  abhorrence,  350  ,.   •    ..      „- 

Revelat ion,  iht  scrii>ture,  evidence  of  its  divmity,  93 

of  Christ  to  Jews  and   Gentiles,  250,  458 
Revenge  against  our  own  sins,  310 
Reverence,  due  tn  God,  20 

in   worship,  53,  26 
Revivalt  of  religion,  prayed  for,   363,  491,  i9Z 

•njoyed  by  grayer,  8W,  488,  561 


Rewards^  of  duty  and  sinceritf,  320 

impartial   ?&.  v.  5,  6 

<  f  the  righteous  and  the  wicked,  S8J 

of  libera'ity,  293-—- 295 
Riches,  earthly  compared  with  grace,  580 

their   vanity,  637,  433,  412 
Rich  sinner,  dying,  433 

unenvied,  433 
Righteous,  their  birth,  219,  161 

their  teiTijjer  and  character,  370,  191 

their  conduct,  230,  263 

their  company,  239,  487,  217  v.  S 

their  rayment,  202,  252  v.  6,7 

their  happy  end,  623 625 

difference  between  the,  and  the  wicked,  378, 881 
Righteoutnest,  of  Christ,  valuable,  201 

our   rob.;  202,  252  v.'  6,  7 

and  strength  in  Christ,  200,234,235,  259, 260 

internal,  bnaihed  after,  233 

and   grace  thirsti'd  for,  370  v.  4 

our  own,  insufficient,  179 

renoiuictd,  201,  225 
Robet,  of  righteousness,  202,  252  v.  6,  7,  511  V.  4 

while,  202,  656,  657 
Rock,  of  ages,  217  v.  3 

and   comer  stone.  Christ,  150  r.  10,  IS 

smitten,  a  type  of  Christ,  436  v.  17,  IS 
Rod,  ),f  affliction,  598,   174  v.  1,  2,  313 

benefit  of  it,  397,  598 

of  Moses,  436  V.  9 
Rome.    See  Bahylon. 
Rise,  Christ  coiiipared  to  a,  156  v.  S 
Ruin,  and  restoration  of  man,  177 

of  Baby 'on,  478,  479 
Ruins,  of  Sion  built  again,  433 
Rulerv,  good,  described,  570 

from   God,  591 

advised,   127,  146,   147 

w  8111^11,-594 

s. 

Sabbath,  delightful,  419.     See  Lord^s  Dat/„ 
Sacrif<e  of  Christ,  and  ntonement,  117 

the   nobl.  St,  270,    162 

al!-sufiioicm,  163,  308,  179    . 

faith  in  the,  270 
praise  for  it.  164 

and  incarnation,  162 

and   intei  cession,  164 
Safe,  to   liind,  70,  69 

at  hom^,  375 

in  heaven,  655 
Safety,  in  God,  368 

in  the  covenant,  176 

of  saints  in  the  hands  of  Christ,  26S 

of  beliivers,  217 

at  the  foot  of  the  cross,  228 

of  the  church,  472.  473 

in  publick  dangers,  601 

and  delight  in   the  church,  407 

and  triuniph  of  the  church  in  national  deHir 
lations.  574 
Sainti,  characters  of,   1 6i ,  4jO 

beloved  in  Christ,   tQI 

happy,  and  sinners  nii«erab1e,  378 

Mid  sinners,  the  ditference,  377 

and  sinners  distinguished  by  the  Judge,  648 

the  bcit  company,  139 

communion  of,  510 

paliencc  and  the  world's  hatred,  38* 

God   their  avenger,   13 

God's  tare  of  them,  484 

safe  in  evil  times,  57  s,  475 

secure  in  public  diseases,  60I,  60* 

and  sinner's  portion,   3B5i  386 

dwell  in  heaven,  128 

punished  and  pdrdoned,  44I,  3^^ 

and  saved,  439,  441 

•hastised  and  sinners  destroyed,  383 

their  afRictiuns  moderated,  21 1 

tried  and  preserved,  52,  210 

die,  but  Christ  lives,  O19 

death  and  burial  of,  631 

€0&(luct«Ct»  beaven,  40 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS, 


SXT 


SuinU^  in  the  separate  stat^ 

judging  the  worM,  J87  '">•; 
rttt-aid  at  last,  649,    374,420 
in  glory,  656,  O57 

and  sinners'  end,  38  r,  380,  384.    See  Kighttaus. 
Sacramenti,  their  use,  508 
SaHat:on, ']oyf\i\  sound,  Z7.4. 

by  Christ,  220,  227,  259,2(50 
in  the  cross,  228 
of  the  worst  of  sinners,  232 
«f  saints,  S73,  227  v.  I 
by  grace  in  Christ,  225,  226 
and  God  glorified,  22g 
and  tiiumph,  284 
and  defence  in  God,  368 
Sanctificalion,  232— by  Christ,  234, 235 
through  fuilh,  23O — desired,  23*^,  233 
evidence  of  it,  230--and  pardon,  257 
justifitalion  and  salvation,  257 
5<wii:»V7cd  afflictions,  S98,  383 
Sarat  and  Isaac,  3S  v.  0,  7 
Satan,  subdued,  281 

his  temptations,   187,   188,  625,  355.       See  Devi!, 
Tempta  ions.— his  fiery  darts,  375  v.  2 
Satisfaction  of  Christ,  iss,  531 
Sceptre,  of  the  gospel,  457  v.  4,491  v.  4 
of  grace,  si,  v.  4 
touching  the  top  of  it,   33  ▼.5,0 
5(r«#*ri  complained  of,  574 
S^r.ptures,  sacred  compared  with  the  book  of  nature,  97, 
95,  414 
their  perfection,  97 

their   variety  and  excellence,  lOI,  94,    242 
instruction  from  them,  98 

attended  with   the     Spirit,  299,  340  v.  1,428 
reveal  Christ,  93— delight  in  the,  99,  598 
holiness  &  comfort  from  the,  lOi 
readiiigthe,  299,  242  V.  7,  73,  v.  6 
praise  for  the,  92 
Sea,  God's  dominion  over  the,  12 
.Seal,  of  Christ's  blood,  1  76,  511 

the  oath  of  God  a,  1  74 
Sealing  of  the  Spirit,  32S,  307  v.  2 
Seaman^s  song,  70 
ir/jjonj  of  the  year,  558-^—561 
Secret  devotion,  3S8,  389,  484 
5?;ttrj  sinner, awakened,  240 
Jfrrf,  of  the  woman,  256,  108 

of  the  premise  to  Abraham,  35  v,  6,  7 
of  the  word,  247— of  grace,  lOi  v.  5 
5/fi;»i^,  God,408,  73— after  Christ,  535 

and  finding  him,  539 
Self-confidence,  vain,  258— relinquished,  20f 
aw/-rft«>fl/, commanded  by  Christ,  189,223  4JO 
Self  dediiation,  entire,  33C 

j   yful,  215  v.   5,  6 
Self -deituci ion,  255,  v.  3 

Selfcxaminaiion,  or  evidences  of  grace,  391,  319 
Self  flattery,   3,  36 

Self-ri.bteousnesi,  of  the  Pharisee,  282 
insufficient,   199,  252 
renounced,  aoi,  2O4 
Senses  assisting  faith,   SC8 
Sensual  pleasures,  forsaken,  33 1,  332 

dangerous,  329,  431 
Separate  souls,  heaven  of,  386 
Serpent,  brazen,  269 

Service  of  God  the  highest  joy,  41 7,  418 
'Sheep,   M'andering  from  God's  fold,    132  v,  j    j 
desirous  of  restoration,  233  v.  5 
lost,  restored,  132 
the  weakest  safe  in  Christ's  hands,  263 

Shepherd,  God,   16$ 167 

Christ  a,   132,   IS!   v.  6,  I  S3  v.  6 
\  Shield,  Christ  a,  J4OV.  I— grace  3,258  V.  » 
Ship-wreck  prevented,  70 
Shortneis  of  time  improved,  6  17 
Sick-bed  devotion,  59<5,006,6CO,  3(jO 
Sickneii,  healed,  600,  OC4,  606 

and  recovery,  OO7 
Sight  of  God  in  his  house,  4C6 
of  Christ  in  heaven,  32O 
mortifies  to  the  world,  3 30, 17a 

D 


Sigfit    of  Christ  beatific,  662 

makes  death  easy,  424,625 
Signs  of  Christ's  coming,  574,  1 1 1 

of  implanted  grace,  391 
Sin,  of  nature,  iSl,  182— original  177,  I8r 

original  and  actual  confessed,  and  prrdoned,  ifSft  ISO 
and  chastisement  of  saints,  438,  442 
indwelling,  conviction  of,240 
against  the  law  and  gospel,  246 
evil  of  it,  184 

abounding,  574— deceitfulnesa  of  it,  18$ 
custom  in  it,  183 
folly  and  madness  erf  it,  186 
the  ruinof  angels  and  men,  184 
the  cause  of  Christ's  death,  335,  365 
must  be  opposed,  223 
resolutions  against  it,  3r,  31O,  335 
prayer  for  victory  over  it,  236  v.  5)  335v.  5,  3IV.    5 
crucified,  334 

pardoned  and  subdued,  236,  257,  232 
and  misery  banished  from  heaven,  655 
Sins  of  the  tongue,  575,  565,  317 
Sinai  and  Sion,462 

commands  not  saving,  448,  198 
Sincerity,  ;;  19,206 

or  evidences  of  grace,  391 
professed,  318,  319 
proved  and  rewarded,  32O 
and  hypocrisy,  316 
and  watchfulness,  415 
Sinner,  man  by  nature  and  practice  a,  1^2 
cursed  an<3  saint  happy,  378,  384 
and  saint's  portion,  385,  38O,  3  77,381,  64j> 
hatred  of  and  saint's  patience,  382 
destroyed  and  saints  chastized,  3B3 
the  vilest  saved,  232 
death  of  the,  terrible,  620 
aged,  dying,  567 
S/fl?j.-/f?-,  complained  of,  182  v.  5 
deliverance  from  it,  347,  345 
SLAVERT  of  Satan,  release    from,    by     Chfist,  4J 
of  sin,  freedom  from,  by  Christ,  334 
deliverance  from  it  desired,  24O 
Sleep,  sweet,  28  r  v.  5 
Sloth,  spiritual,  lamented,  351,  323 
Smiles  of  Christ  desired,  369 
Snozii  and  frost,  S(50,  s6l 
Society,  of  sinners,  avoided,  378,  38O 
hated,  39 1 
of  saints  chosen,  239,  462,  39  £ 
in  heaven  blessed,  658,  462 
Sod'.m,  fire  of,  20,  3S4  v.  5 
Soldiers^  psalms,  576,  584,  585 
Son,  of  God,  eternal,  2SI  v.  2,  153  v.'S 

of  David,  684,  148,  v.  3 
Sor.g,  of  the  angels,   lOS 

of  Moses  and  the  Lamb,  479,  Ij8 
of  Hezekiah,  607 
of  Solomon,  534—^546 
of  Simeon,  625,  $22 
Sons  of  God,  their  character  and  privileges,  TOX 
Sorrow,  for  sin,  3C9— 311.     See  Repentance 
for  the  pious  dead    restrained,  63 1 
comfort  under  it,  369,  375 
SOUL,  value  of  it,  C32 

Of  a  sinner  on  a  death-bed,  63O 
must  leave  the  body,  633,  637 
forced  into  eternity,  62O 
sinking  into  hell,  567 
»f  a  saint  committed  to  Christ,  248 
beautifully  arrayed,  202 
in  separate  state,  386, 18,  19, 429, 62J> 
Sovereignty,  of  God,  24,  28 

in  bereaving  providences  adored,  315 
of  grace,  194,  19S 
Spear  in  the  Redeemer's  side,  136 
Spirit  given  at  Christ's  ascension,  13O 
miraculous  gift  of,  267 
water  and  blood,  419 
his  offices  and  operations,  324 
his    influences   represented    by   th€  wiftd,  J43 
witnessing  and  sealing,  325 
hU  work  powerftjl  ami  gritlous,  324»  J  83 


XXVI 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


Splriti,  attending  the  u-ord,  tgp,  340  v.  x ,  428  v. 
earnest  of   heaven,  629  v.  3 
dwelling  in  the  heart,  25  7  v.  0 
fruits  uf  the,   1 61 

his  teaching  desired,  299,   1 75  v.  J 
breathed  after,  313,  541 
SpMtualt  apparel,  202 

blessings  and  punishment*,  437 
duties,  230,  223 
deliverance,  Z17,  473,  375 
enemies  overtome,  281,  34O,  366 
meat,  drink,  fit  clothing,  252,  389 
niindedness,  4OO— pilgrimage,  371 
race,  338— warfare,  339,  340 
Bf Otitis,  Ood,  6S7  V.  3— Christ,  543 
rigbteousness,  2P2 

church,  54 1,  202— heaven,    654,  0s6 
ipouse,  of  Christ,  it  the  church,  456 

her  heauty,  541— her  request,  546 
Spring,  of  the  year,  558,  5  59 

and  summer,  558,  559,  61  v.g-"— jZ 
summer  and  winter,  56O,  $<ii 
sprinkling  of  blood,  164 
Star,  Christ  a,  I  jO  v.  15 

at  Christ's  birth,    1O9  v.  1 
Storm  and  thunder,  562,  89,  444,  49 

improved,  563 
Stotmi,  of  trouble,  hope  in,  375,  71 
Strait  gate  and  way,  223,  189 
Strength,  everlasting  in  God,  42,  338,  47* 
from  Christ,  20I— for  the  weak,  258 
and  peace,  472 

and  righteousness  in  him,    259,  260,  234,  aSS 
repentance  and  pardon  prayed  for,  360 
of  divine  grace,  212 
Submission,  and  deliverance,  314 
to  afflictions,  596 
to  dark  providenie,  71 
to  bereaving  dispensations,  315 
and  humility,  283— and  pleading,  374 
encouraged  and  rewarded,  314 
to  Christ  recommended,  127  v.  8—  0,147,  253  ^• 
to  death,  643,  628 
Substance  of  the  leviiical  priesthood,  14s 
Succtis,  of  the  gospel,  95,  493,  148  v.  i,  4,  5 

to  the  vrord  preached,  desired,  428 
SuHdtn,  death,  615 

and  seasonable  delivrran<;e,  3 14. 
fiMjfrrjJi^j,  of  Christ,  great,   133,  524 
and  death  of   Christ,   12O 
for  Christ,  37O  v.  8 
and  kingdom  of  Christ,  146>  138,491 
gUjJkVit/icy, of  pardon, 209— «r  grace,  25B  ,  4? 
iiummer,  SS8,  5J9— ind  winter,  560,561 
Summons,  of  the  saint,  633 
Sun,  Christ  a,  1 50  v.   16 

in  darkness,  3'I.'-   4»  5 
of  righteousness,  111,  v.  3,  4O6  v.  J 
irnitation  of  its  course  desired,   547 
Superabounding  grace,  209 
Support,  and  oounsej  from  God,  344 
and  comfort  in  Cod,   343.  SSJ 
for  the  afflicted  and  tempted,  }$Q 
undr  tria  s,  369.  375.   176 
in  prospect  of  death,  622 
fmpreniicy  of  God,    13 
H^rttf,  Christ  our,  151  ▼■   7>  IS3  ▼•  7 

aod  sacrifice*  Chiitt  a,  163 
fu/or/t,  of  the  Redeemer,  457  v.  2,  3»4£»I  v.  3,  49* 
of  the  Spirit,  iS.4  v.   J 
the  flaming,  Si6  v.  7 
sympathy  of  Christ  to  the   weak   and  tempted,  26I1 
V.  3,  51*  V.  6 

T. 

TdbU,  of  providence  and  grace,  165— —167 

of  grace,   171 

of  the  Lord's  supper,  528 
teachings   of  the   Spirit  and   word,  I99 
temple,  of  God's  grace,  loved,  4O6 

Christ  represented  by  a,  1 5O  v.   I4 
finiptaion4,  of  the  world,  434 

conquered  by  faith,  ib. 
vi'.knecs  overcomf,  ?5{) 


Temptafiont  of  the  devil,  187,  188,  355,  291 
and  desertions  lamented,  354 
hope  under  sharp  and  long,  i  76 
strength  and  support  under  them,  281,  350,  258,  42 
overcome,  28  r,  366 

escape  and  deliverance  from  them,  281,  366,  343 
Templed,  Christ's  compassion  to  the,  262 
Tempter,  Satan,   355— the  lying  to  be  Uodden  down,    281 
Tender,  conscience,  277 
Testament,  of  new  covenant  sealed,  511 
Thanks,  public,  for  private  mercies, 41 1,608 
Thanksgiving  for  victory,  583 

for  national  mercies,  579  ► 

Threatening,  the  first,  256 
Tbreatenings  and  promises,  437 
Throne  of  Grace,  accessible  by  Christ,  491 
I         free  to  sinners,  2O4 

Thrones  of  judgment  prepared  for  the  saints,  387  v  't~^ 
Thunder  and  storm,  562,  89,    444,   49 

improved,   563 
lime,  misimproved,  614,  553  v   2 
I         short,  61  I— to  be  redeemed,  6O9 
I         end  of  it  kept  in  view,  617 
Times,  evil,  383,  384 

I         saint's  safety,  and  hop©  in  them,  575,  574 
Title,  a  clear  one  to  heaven  desired,  375 
Titles  and  offices  of  Christ,  148— 153 
Tongue,  Sins  of  it,   575 
I         glory  of  the  frame,  603,  v.  6 
I         governed,  306,  566.  iCj 
Travels,  of  the  Israelites,  449,  447 
I  of  spiritual  pilgrims,  371 

Treachery  cprnplairved  of,  574,  575 
Tree  of  life,  5i6p-and  river  of  love,  528 
Trial  of  oar  graces  l)y  affiictiuns,  52,  211 
i  of  onr  hearts,  391,  319 

Trials.     See  Ajfliciions,  support  under  them,  369,  375,  475 
I  grace  shining  in  them,  341 

I         removed  by  prayer,  484,  361 
Trinity,  the  united  three,  2lS,  668,  681,   677 
I  praised,  659"— 08 1 

3,^]  Triumph,  of  Christ  over  the  church's  en£m»es,477,478,4  7a 
of    faith,  276 
over  death,   622,   642 
for  salvation,  284 
for  national  victory,  584 

and  safety  of   the    church  in  national  desol^tiow,  4  75 
of  saints  at  the  last  day,  387 
Troubles,      See  Afflictions,  Templctions. 
Tree,  Christ  compared  to  a,  15O  v.  4 

of  life,  528 
Trumpet,  of  the  gospel,  25I    -« 

of  the  archangel,  68  v.   5,  652  v.   I 
Irut:,  in  the  |.ord,  472,  203  ▼•  <5,  7 
in  the  word,  265,  2O4  v.  4 
under  afflictions,  67 
in  the  creatures  vain,  321,   18,  1© 
in  Christ  recommended,  27 1 
well  founded,  322 
ia  view  of  dcathj  632  v.  6 
Truth,  grace  and  protection,  80,  37>  '8,  I© 

and  mercy  evidenced,  212  v.  3"— 7 
lumuU,  deliverance  from   it,   348 
Typts,  of  Christ,   1 45 
1        and  prophecies,  lOS 

I    '  u. 

Unbelief,  and  impenitence,  272 

like  the  spear  in  Christ's  side,  365 

danger  of,  27 1— lamented,  266  v.   J 

prayed  against,    2361— destructive,  247 

punished,  427— Canaan  lost  by  it, 427 

and  envy  cured,  381 
Vnchangeahie,  God  and  his  covenant,  174,  4*1  S^ 

love  and  grace,  I  76,   i  5 

promises,  26s.   i?^,  47* 
I  truth,  15,  176 

Vnctarilabltneis  and  charity,  30t 
VncoKverted,  state,  222— old  age,  567 

advice  to  the,  20  v.  4.  653  v.  6 
,         unfit  for  heaven,  654 
'Vftfruitfulneis  under  the  word,  428 
Vnbaly  tntU  not  fit  fCJ  heaven,  6i4 


V.  3 

5(50 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


XXYII 


U'iivi,  of  CIui«t  aud  saiiits,  5 10 

to  Christ  rtesired,  ISO  v.  6 

of  faith  and  works,  168 

of  Jews  and  Gentiles,  453 

of  saints  on  earth  and  in  heaven,  4G2 
ITW/rr,  ofGod.onein  three,  668,681,677 

of  friends  and  kindred,  397 

of  a  fiimily  and  of  saints,  306 

of  the  Lhurch  on  earth  and  in  heaven,  461 
Unset-n  Saviour  beloved,  238 

•dored,  661  V.  7 
Unspeakable,  love,  I$I— j^Y**  ^98 
Vie  of  the  moral  law,  240,  198 
«        or  positive  inatkutions,  $09 

V. 

Vmin  ditcouKK,  In  company,  57} 

none  in  heaven,  371   v.   II 
Value,  of  Christ  and  his  righteousness,  20r 

of  the  soul,  63a— of  the  saints,  239 
Vmniiy,  of  man,  25 

of  man  as  mortaI,6l2,  613,  618,  388 

of  life  and  riches,  637 

*f  youth,  alluriog,  568,  569 

of  the  world,  329,  432,  435 

of  self-righteousness,  199,  205,  25* 
Veil,  looking  within  the,  337,  275 
JTengcance,  and  compassion  of  God,   5  5 

against  the  enemies  of  the  church,   588,  3S71  20 

in  hell,  653 
VICTOKT, national,  hoped  &  prayed  for,S77 

over  sin  and  hell,  340 

over  temptations  in  sickness,  S90>  3^ 

over  temporal  enemies,  584 

thanksgiving  for   national,  583 

ef  Clirist,  over  enemies,  477,  478 

over  Satan,  685,  480 

over  death  and  hell,  519 

and  kingdom,  121 

of  saints  through  Christ,  337 

in  the  spiritual  warfare,  3^0 

and  deliverance  from  persci-ut'on,  383 

over  dtath  and  the  grave,  621,  0Z2 

ours,  the  praise  God's  34O 
Vine,  emblem  of  Christ,   150  v.  6 
Vlr.s,^ar  and  gall  offered  to  Christ,  119 
Vineyar.i  of  God  wasted,  463 
Virtue,  shining  in  trials  and  afHictions,  lya,  293>  v-  4 

of  men  failing,   574,   57  5 
Virtues,  Christian,   37O,  223 
Tiiion  uf  the  Lamb,  159.     See  Ljgbt. 
Vi.it,  waiting  a  gracious  oae,  171 
VOli^E  of  Cod,  in  the  law,  237 

in  the   gospel,  2,2— in   the  promise?,  265 

to  his  friends  and  enemies,  5  7^  v.  4—6 

6j  Christ,  or  wisdom,  2S4i   -55 

or  his  blood,  164— the  judge,  648 
Vowi,  paid  in  the  church,  411,  4O9 

of  holiness,  333 

aad  promises  broken  by  the  »-ickeJ,  574 

w. 

Waiting,  for   strength  from  God,  42 

for  pardon  and  direction,  328 

for  an  answer  to  prayer,  363 

with  earnest  desire  1^  deliverance  and  salvation,  2O3, 
204,  349 

for  heaven,  376 

for  Christ's  second  coming,  J 14 

for  grace  and  salvation,  2O3  v.  4^8 
fValkin.'  by  faith,  71,  ^529 
Wandering  from  God,  356,  131  V.   I,  2 

and  returning,  336 
Wants,  spiritual,  all  to  be  supplied,  257,  42O 
War,  prayer  in  time  of,  577 

disappointments  tberein,  576 

victory  in,  584— spiritual,  34O,  366 
Warfare,  christian,  339 

assistance  and  victory  in  it,  34O,  36O 
Warning!  of  God,  to  his  people,  437. 
to  young  sinners, s68 

te  maginrates,  593>  594 


Washing,  of  Justification  »nd  8an»iific»tiop,  132>  3^7 
from  sin,  22j,  sot 
in  Christ's  blood,  656,  657,  5OI 
spiritual,  desired,  236 
Watchfulness,  and  prayer,  223,  v.   S 

over  the  tongue,   306— «iid  sincerity,  4IJ 
and  brotherly  reproof,  55  f 
Walibmen,  spiritual,  united,  250  V.  S 

gospel,   250 
Water,  the  spirit  and  the  blood,  517 
Way,  Christ  so  called,   ISO  v.   II 
to  salvation,  faith  the,  271 
to  heaven  strait,  223 
Weak  Christians,  not  to  be  despised,  301 
encouraged  by  Christ,  2O2 
safe  in  bis  hands,  263 
shall  be  victorious,  153  v.   ir,  II 
UVeakness,  our  own,  and   Christ's   strength,  IsB 
Wea.her,  and  seasons  various,  jfio,  561,  8 1 
stormy  succeeded  by  calm,  69,  70 
thunder  and  lightning,  89,  444,  v  2 
clouds,  winds,  waves  and  tempests,  58,  7.  4 
aumuier  and  winter,  560,  561 
Weltome,  to  the  gospel  ministers,  250 
to  the  I-ord's  day,  419 

sinners  to  return  and  be  happy,  609,    asi '■    '    "tl-j 
?rib/?f,  robes,  202,  658,  65  7 

Christ's  soul,  543— taints  made,  541 
Wicked.     fSee  Sinner,  Saint.) 

difference  between  them   and  the  righteoiai  377 
their  way  and  end,  380,  381 
Wickedness,  of  man  by  nature,  182 

or  corruption  of  manners,  574,  J7J 
or  practical  atheism,  3,  36 
Wilderness.     See  Je-wiib  Church. 
of  this  world,  37  t 

believers  coming  up  out  of  it,  546,  463,  V.  T-  J 
faith  guiding  through  the,  274 
Jf/// depraved,  177 — renewed,  493 
Wind,  of  divine  infiuences,  542 

waves  and  tempests,  $3  v.  .},  j 
and  storms  succeeded  by  a  calm,  69,  "O 
Wine  and  bread, Christ  compared  to,  I  50  v.  3 
Win:er  md  summer,  560,  561 

H' IS  DOM  of  God,  vast   and    unbounded,  44  v.  ir-    -■   ,3    /jj 
uf  God  in  his  works,  56 
anJ  equity  of  providence,  74 
and  grace  of  the  gospel,  249       ' 
carnal  humbled,  194,  195,  '93 
Christ,  the  wisdom  of  God,  254,  JlS 
invitations  of,  to  men,  2-54,  25s 
Wisdom,  Christ  our,  234 

power  and  love  in  Christ,  147 
IVishes,  of  the  saints  all  gratified  above, 385, 420  v.  7 
Jfj7i!ij  uf  the  Spirit  desired,  325,  517  v.  10 
IVonderfitl,  Christ  the,  148  v.  2 
WORD  Christ  the,  1O3— made  flesh,  103 
the  •u/r/z/cn,  relish  for  it,  l6l  v.  I 
read  with  desire  and  delight,  lOI,  299 
the  preached  unprofitable  through  unbelief,  418 
success  of  it  desired,  428   v.   5.      See  Scriflurct 
Word!  of  promises,  sweet,  206 
of  peifo-'maaie  265,  20«5 
and  deeds  of  Chiist,  545,457,  491, 49» 
and  deeds  of  Christians,  23O,  451,  291,  iOS^'^^'lQi 
Wori  of  creation,  58— of  providence,  56O,  561 
of  creation  and  providence,  60,  61,  62 
of  providence  and  grace,  85,  75— -80 
of  creation,    providence  and   grace,   S'j  56,  414,  41  <; 
of  creation,  providence,  redemption,  and  salvation,  4-44 

445.    77 
of  the   Spirit,   powerful  and  gracious,   324,  183 
desiring  it  may  be  Complete,  374 
of  Chri&t  and  uf  the  Spirit,  202 
Works,  good,  profit  men,  not  God,  239 

not  saving,  198,448  V.  I 
world,  kt»  creation,  58 

its  preservation,  dissolution  and  re«tOraeion>   69 

end  of  it,  435 

unsatisfying,  331,  332,  169 

unworthy  our  delight,  435 

Us  temptations,  43 1 

crucifixion  to  it, by  citmof  Ckr{<C,'5l5 


xxviii 


SYLLABUS. 


JVcrltl.  cnicifixrou  to  it,  by  the  sight  of  Ood,  330 

hatred  of  it  and  saiuts'  pateience,  3f!2 
tVarldly  mindeilneiSyfoMy  of,  and  prayer  against,  431,313  v. 
Jfor/Wp  of  God  bcnefitial,  406 

delightful,  171,172,  419,404 

conUuscended  to  by  GoJ,  5 

accepte<l  through  Christ,  i.;2,  143 

aad  order  of  the  gospel,  4(5i 

daily,  40O,  3yO,  JS  i—i"  a  family,  35(5 

irublic    longed   for,  416— 418,  4O2— 405",  JQj,  359 

place  for  it,  453,  4.54 

absence  from  it,  28,  63 

reverential,  26,  53 

vain  without  sincerity,  3i(S 

of  heaven  humble,  O59 
IVerib  of  the  soul,  632 

of  Christ's  righteousneaa,  2Cr 
Wratb,  and  mercy  of  God,  2  i 

and  mercy  from  the  judgment  seat,  64  r 

and  vengeance,  653.     S<^-  Garf,  Puuiitmint 
WrMlins  with  doubu  aad  faars,  337 

Y. 

T^j-iy  fcasft  at  J»nisalefn4  4J-3 


7o*f  of  Christ  easy,  2  j  j 

of  atfliulion,  598  t.  3 

of  circumcision,  SOG  V.  Z 
Youth,  its  vanity,  568,  569 

reminded  of  judgment,  ih. 

exhorted  to  remember  their  Creator,  {^; 

z. 

ZtalofCbritt,  285,  229 

scandalized,/  18  v  9 

inspiring  the  saints,  337 

cbriitian  the  extent  of  it,  336  v.  3,  4. 

and  prudence,  306 

in  the  christian  race,  338 

for  the  gospel,  322— for  God,  336 

against  sin,  3  !0 

virant  of  it  lamented,  3SI 
Zecbariah^s  song,  4^0 
Zjon,it3  biauty  and  worship,  46! 

cllizf  n  of  it  described,  45O,  45  I 

its  safety  473 — and  Sinai,  4C2 

the  residence  of  Gr>d,  454,  45  3 

the  joy  of  the  snints,  398,  399 

the  glory  of  the  earth,  4^2.      See  .  Ci?{<>;{&. 


>»*»©@®®g;®0». 


OF  THE  ARllANGE^rlENT. 


i.HE  PKTIFECTI0N5  OF  GOD  in 

alpimbetieal  oider,fioMi ....      1  to  £7 

CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE     58  --  82 

UNIVERSAL  PRAISE      -     -    -    -    S3  -  -  91 

SCRIPTURE 92  --  101 

CHRIST 102  --  104 

His  Incamation     -.-.--.  105  -•  112 

Life  and  Ministry       -  -     .     -  ii3  --  11» 

Siifteriiig^s  aiul  Death     -     -    -115  --  122 

Ilesuirt'Clion  - 123  --  12G 

Ascension  and  Exaltation    -    -  IZ7  -  -  141 

Intercession    -------  142  -  -  147 

Chaiacters  and  Offices   -    -    -  148  -  -  153 

Addresses  to  Christ    -    -    -    -  154  -  -  160 

DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL, 

(tl/jfui'je'.icallij  arranged      -    -    -  161  -.  236 

LAW   AND   GOSPEL 237  --  251 

Invitations  and   Promises     -    -  252  -  -  26S 
'JJHus  .SPIRIT    -..,    =    :    a    .  25r  -•  325 
Graces  of  the  S|>irit,  alphabet- 
ically arranged 258  -  -  322 

Addresses  to  the  Spirit  -   "-    -  323  -■  323 

CHRISTIAN 327  --376 

SAINTS   AND    SINNERS      -    -    -377  --  387 

WORSHIP 388  --  430 

Private 388  .-  391 

Family 392  -  -  3^97 

Public 398  --  412 

Lord's  day      -    - 413  -  -  424 

Before  Prayer    ---------  425 

Br/ure  Sermon 425  -  -  428 


A/>f!r  ScTtnon 4^8  .  -  -LiO 

THE    WORLD 431  -.  435 

THE   CHURCH 430  - .  fiCO 

Jcxvish  Church,  or  History  of  the 

Israelites 436--  44§ 

Christian  Church    -    :    -    -    -  450  •  -  500 
Seltlenunt    and    beauty   of  a 

Cliurch 450  --463 

Afflictions,    Persecuii;;ns,    ard 

Coniplainti 463  -  -  4G9 

Safety,Dtiiverance,and'rriiimph  170  --  431 

Churcii   Meetings 4S2  --  48S 

Prayer  and  Praise,  or  Missionary 

Meetings      -------  439  -  -  5C0 

CIRCUMCISION  AND  BAPT1-5M  501  --  508 

LORD'S   SUPl'ER 509  -  -  53S 

SOLOMGIn'S  song 534  --  546 

TIMES  AND    SEASONS    -    -    -    -  547  --  608 

Morning  and  Evening    -    -    -  547  -  -  657 

Seasons  of    the  Year      -    -    -  553  --  Sri* 

Youth  and  old  Age   -    -    -    -  564  -  -  572 

Fast  and  Tlianksgi\ing   da)s  -  573  --  594 

Magistracy 539  --  591 

Sickness  and  Recovery  -    -    -  595  -  -  608 

TIME    AND   ETERNITY      -    -    -609  --  617 

DEAIH   AND    RESURRECTION  618  --  645 

DAY  OF   .JUDGMENT       -     -    -    -  644  --  653 

HELL   AND    HEAVEN       -    -    -    -653  -•  662 

DOXOLOGIES        663  -•  681 

Hcsaiuias  to   Christ     -    -    -    -  682  -  -  087 


BR.  W,1TTS'S 


ip^AiLiag  AsriD  M^mifs* 


THE   PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD, 

Al.PHABETlCALIiY    ARRANGED. 


A 


PsAL>i  33.     2d  Part.     P.  M.     * 
St.  liellensi,  Forty-sixth  Psalm. 

All-sujficiency  of  God,  and  vanltij  of  creatures. 

1  ir\  HAPPY  nation,  where  tlie  Lordl 
tJF  Reveals  the  treasure  of  his  word,! 
And  builds  his  church, his  earthly -.hronc!! 

His    eye    the   heathen   world    surveys,  j 

He  fvm'd  their  heat  ,he  knows  fheirw^ysj' 

But  God,   their   Maker,  is  unknown. 

2  Let  kinj^s  rely  upon  their  host, 
And  of  iiis  strength  the  champion  boast ; 

In  vain  they    boast,   in   vain  rely  : 
In   vain    we   trust  the   brutal  force. 
Or  speed,    or  courage    of  an   horse 

To   guard    his   rider,    or  to   fly.         | 

3  The  eye  of  thy  compassion.  Lord,  ! 
Doth  more  secure  defence  afford,  [stand;j 

When  death  or  dangers  threateniugi 
Thy  watchful  eye  preserves  the  just,] 
Who  make  thy  name  their  fear  and  trust,! 

When  wars  or  famine  waste  the  land.' 

4  In   sickness    or   the  bloody  field. 
Thou    our   physician,  thou   our  shield. 

Send  us  salvation  from  thy  throne : 
We  wait  to  see  tliy  goodness  shine ; 
Let  us   rejoice    in  help  divine. 

For  all   our  hope  i*   God  alone. 

2>      Psalm  33.     2d  Part.     CM.    * 
•"^  )    St.  Asaphs,  W^areham,  Rochester. 

LEST  is  the  nation  where  the  Lord 
Hath  f.x'd    his   gracious  tliroue  ; 
Where  he   reveals  his  hea>'enly   word, 
And   calls   their   tribes    his   own. 

^His   eye,    with   inQnite    survey, 
Does  the    whole    world    behold; 
He  forin'd    us   all    of  equal    clay, 
And  knows  our  feebk  oioukK 

©  2 


3  Kings  are  not  rescn'd  by  the  force 

Of  aruiies,   from   the  grave  ; 
Nor  speed,    nor  courage   of  an   horse 
Can   the   bold  rider   save. 

4  Vain  is  the  strength  of  beasts  or  men^ 

To    hope   for   safety    thence ; 

But  holy    souls   from   God  obtain 

A    strong   arid'  sure   defence. 

5  God  is  their  fear,  and  God  their  trust, 

When   plagues  or   famine   spread; 
His    watchful   eye  secures   the  just, 
Among    ten    thousand  dead. 

6  Lord,   let   our  liearts   in  thee  rejoice,. 

And  bless    us  from   thy   throne; 
For  we  have  made  thy  word  our  choice^ 
And  trust  thy   grace   alone. 


3 


}  Psalm  36.     CM.  » 

)  Barby,    St.  James,   Irish. 

ficm^  and  attributes  of  God  a  serted, 
1  T^^fTIilLE  men  grow  bold  in  wicked 
7  T     And  yet  a  God  they  own,  [ways,- 
My  heart   within    me  often  says, 
''Their  thoughts  believe  there's  none." 
STheir  thuughts  and  ways  at  once  declare 
(Whate'er  their   lips   profess) 
"God   hath   no  wrath  for  them  to  fear, 
'•  Nor  will   they   seek    his  grace." 

3  What    strange  self-flattery  blinds  their 

But  thtre\s  a  hastening  hour,   [eyes  ; 
When  they  shall  see,  with  sore  surprise^ 
The   terrors  of  thy  power, 

4  Thy  iustfce  .".hall  maintain   its  throne, 

Though  mountains   melt    away  ; 
Thy  judgments   are  a  world  unknown, 
A. deep    unfathom'd    sea. 

5  Above  these  heaven's  created  rounds, 

Thy    mercies,    Lord,    extend ; 
Thy   truth  outlives  the  narrow  bounds. 
Where  time  and  uttture  ench 


4,5 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


6,1 


6  Safety   to  man   thy  goodness  brings,  j 

Nor   overlooks  tlie    beast : 
Beneath  the   sliadow  of  thy    wings 
Thy   children   choose  to   re?t. 

7  [From  thee,  when  creature  stream?  run 

And  mortal   comforts   die,         [lo^v, 
Perpetual    springs   of  life    shall   flow, 
And   raise  our   pleasures   high- 

8  Though  all   created    light   decay, 

And  death  close    up   our   eye«, 

Thy    presence    makes   eternal  day, 

Where   clouds  can    never  rise.] 


4l 


2  Still  might  he  fill  hj«   starry  throne, 
And  please  his  ears  withGabriePs  sons(s  ; 
But  heavenly   Majesty   comes   down, 
And   bows  to  hearken  to  our  tongues  i 

3  Great  God  !  what  poor  returns  we  pay 
[  For  love    so    infinite  as  thine  ! 

i  Words  are  but  air,  and  tontjaes  but  clay, 
I  But  thy  compassion's   all  divine. 


H 


Hymn  46.     B.  2.     L.  M. 

Portugal,  Truro,  Dunstnn. 
Co7ide-ccf!sion   of  God 


Psalm   103.     2d  Part.     S.  M.   « 
Dover,   Pelham. 
Con?/iass''on  of  Gcd. 

1  IV/f^Y   soul,   repeat  his    praise, 
l^JL     Whose   mercies  are  so  great ; 

Whose    anger  is  so    slow   to    rise, 
So    ready   to   abate. 

2  God  will    not    always   chide; 
And   when    his   strokes  are    felt,. 

His  strokes  are  fewer  than   our  crimes, 
And  lighter   than  our  guilt. 

3  Hrgli  as   the   heavens   are   raisM 
Above  the   ground    we   tread, 

So   far    the    riches   of  his  grace 
Our   Jiighest   thoughts  exceed. 

4  His  power  subdues    our   sins. 
And    his    forgiving   love. 

Far   as    the   east  is   frum   the  west. 
Doth   all  our  guilt  remove. 

5  The   pity   of  the    Lord 

To    those   that    fear   his  name, 
Is   such   as   tender  parents    feel; 
He  knows   our  feeble  frame. 
d     He   knows   we  are   but   dust. 
Scattered    by    every   breath  ; 
His   anger,    like    a   rising   wind, 
Can   send   us   swift   to    death. 
7     Our  days   are   as   the   gra?s. 
Or  like    the    morning   flower; 
If  one  sharp  blaft  sweep  o"'er  the  field, 
It  -withers   iu  an   hour. 
t     But   thy   compassions.   Lord, 
To   endless  years   endure  ; 
And   cliildren's    children    ever  find 
Thy   words  of  promise  sure. 

Hymn  46.     B.  2.     L.  M* 

Quercy,   Shod,    \\e\h. 
Condescension  of  God. 

THY  favours,Lord,surpri5e  our  souls ; 
Will  the  Eternal  dwell  with  ui  ? 
Whatcanot  thou  find  beneath  the  poles, 
'i'o  l'i"ii)tthy  chariot  dj'.vtiiycird  tbuL  ? 


H 


1  IT  TP  to  the  Lord,  who  reigns  on  high, 

t_J    And   views  the  nations  from  afiir^ 
Let  everlasting  praises   fl}', 
And    tell  how   large    his   bounties  are. 

2  [He  that  can  shake  the  worlds  he  made^ 
Or  with    his    word,    or   with  his    rod  ; 
His   goodness,    how   amazing  great  I 
And   what    a   condescending    God  I 

3  God,  that  must  stoop  to  view  the  skies, 
And   bow    to   see   what    angeJs  do, 

;  Down  to  the  earth    he   casts  his   eye»> 
;  And  bends  his  footsteps  downward  too.] 

4  He    overrules  all    mortal  things, 

I  And    manages    our   mean  atfjiirs  : 

On    humble    souls    the   King    of  kings 
I  Bestows  his   counsels,    and    his   cares. 

5  Our  sorrows   and  our  tears  we   pofir 
I  Into  the   bosom    of  our   God  ; 

i  He   hears  us   in   the   mournful   hour, 
i  And  helps    to  bear  the    heavy   load» 

|6  In    vain   might   lofty  princes  try" 
Such   condescension  to   perform ; 
For  worms  were   never    rais'd  so  high 
Above   their   meanest   fellow  worm. 
7  O I   could   our  thankful  hearts   devise 
I  A    tribute  equal   to   thy   grace. 
To  the  third  heaven  our  songs  should  rise^ 
And  teach  the  golden  harps  thy  praise. 


^\ 


HvMN  99.     B.  2.     C.  M.        m 

Abridge,  Christmas. 

D':crecfi   cf  God. 

1  X  ET   the  whole  race  of  creatures  }i« 
JLJ     AbasVl   btf.re   iheir  God; 
Whatever  his  sovereign  voice  has  form'd 

He   governs   with   a  nod. 

2  [Ten   thousand   ages   ei-e   the  skies 

Were  into   motion    broH;;ht, 
All   the  long  years  and  worlds  to  cpm« 
Stood   present   to  his  thought. 

3  There\s   not  a   sparrow   nor  a    worm 

But^s  found   in  his   decrees ; 
He   raises    monarchs  to  their  thron^s^ 
Aod  sinks   theia  as  he  please. X 


«,? 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOS>. 


10,  II 


4  If  light   attend   the  course    I    run, 

»Tis  he  provides    those  rays ; 
And 'tis  his    hand    that  hides  my  sun, 
If  darkness   cloud   my  day?. 

5  Yet   1    would  not  be  much  concernM, 

Nor   vainly  long   to   fcee 
The   volumes   of  his    deep    decrees, 
What   months  are   writ    for  me. 

6  When  he  reveals   the  book  of  life, 

O,   may   1    read    my   nalrne 
Among   the    chosen  of  his  l-.ve, 
'j'he  followers  of  the    Lamb. 

q)  Hymn'  67.     B.  2.     C.  M.      « 

^\  Stade    Abridge,  Bedford. 

Dominiori  and  i-unutabHUy  rf  Hod. 
\r^  HEAT  God!  how  infinite  art  thou  \\ 
\X     What  worthless  worms  are  we !    | 
Let  the  whole   race  of  creatures  bow, 
And    pay   their  prtiise   to    thee. 

2  Thy    throne   eternal    ages    stood, 
Ere  seas   or   stars    were    made  \ 
Thou   art  the    ever-living   God, 
Were    all    the  nations   dead. 

%  Nature    and   time    quite   naiced    lie 
To  thine  immense    survey. 
From   the    formation   of  the    sky, 
To   the   great   burning  day. 

4  Eternity,   with  all    its   years. 

Stands   present   in   thy   view ; 
To   thee  there's  uotliing  old  appears — 
Great  God  I  tliere's  nothing  new. 

5  Our  lives  through  various  scenes   are 

And  vex'd  with  trifling  cares  !  [drawn, 
While  thine   eternal  thought  moves  on 
Ihine    undislurb'd    affairs. 

6  Great  God  !    how   infmite  art   thou  I 

What   worthless   worms   are  we  I 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay   their  praise  to   thee. 

q>  Psalm  93.     L.  M.  » 

^^  Old    Hundred,   Portugal. 

Dominl<)nf  eternUy  and  iinmut ability    of  God. 

1  TEHOVAH reigns!  he  dwells  in  light, 
^  Girded  with  majesty  and  might ; 
7  lie  world,  created  by  his  hanHs, 
iStill    on  its  first  foundation   stands 

2  But  ere  this  spacious  world  was  made. 
Of  had   its    first    foundation    laid. 
Thy   throne    eternal    ages   stood, 
Thyself  the   Ever-living    God. 

3  Like    floods   the  angry  nations  ri«e. 
And  aim  their  rage  against  the  skies ; 
Vain  floods,  that  aim  their  rage  so  high  I 
At  thy  rebuke  the  billows  di^» 


4  Forever  shall  thy  throne   endure  : 
Thy   promise  stands  forever  sure  ; 
And    everlasting  tioliness 
Becomes  the  dwellings    of  thy  grace. 


Psalm  93.     P.  M. 


S 


^^  \    Old  50th.  or  Landaff,  Cherriton. 
Dominion  of  Qod. 

1  'T'HE   Lord  of  i^nj  reigns,  he  reigns  on  hi?h  : 

-*-    His  roUrs  of  siaie  arc  sti'-nijtti  ami    tiiaj  ity. 
This   wide   eivatioii   ros^^   at   his  coinmand. 
Built  by  his  wiird  and  'sublith'd  by  hi*  hand. 
Lou"?   stood  his   throce  ere  he   b' gaii  Civ-ainjii, 
And  hij  own  Godhtad   is  the  firm  fomida'tion. 

2  God  is  th'  Eternal   King :   Thy  fo.  s   in  yiiii 
RaiiL*  thi-ir  rtbcJioa  to  onf.a.'id  thy  ivi^:i. 
In    vain   the   stona*,  in   vai;i    the   H;.ods  anSi-, 
And  roar,  and  l<»»s  ihu-ir  w.iv;-s  HSjiiiisi  tliv  skies  : 

Foaming  at  h<.aveii,  thcv  i«g'-  with  wild  cf>m:n  >ti:in» 
But  htavcu'i  hiijh  aiches  sti>rn  the  s\vi.-lliiig  oct  an. 

3  Ye  tempests,  rage  no  more;  ye  floods,  be  stiil! 
And   tile   inad    world   submisiive   to   his   wiili 
Biiilt  on   his  truth,  his  chinch   nust  «rv>r  <,und; 
Firai  are  liis  promises  and   strong  his  hasid. 

S  e  hifo^n   sons,   when   th-.y  a')[»(ar  bv-for^   iiim. 
Bow  ai  his  footstool,  aud  wilh  fear  adore  him. 


^A 


Psalm  93.     2d  Part.     P.  M. 

Dalston,  -^t.  Giles. 


1  r|1.4E    Lord  Jehovah   reign.=, 

A    And    royal   state   maintains, 
His  hear!   with  awful  glories  crowa'd; 
ArrayM    in   robes  of  light, 
Begirt   with    sovereign  might. 
And   rays   of  majesty   around. 

2  Upheld    by  thy   commands, 
The    world    securely   stands  ; 

And   skies   and  stars  obey  thy  word  : 
Thy    throne    was   fix'd   on   high. 
Before    the   starry   sky  ; 

Eternal  is  thy    kingdom,  Lord. 

{     In    vain    the   noisy  crowd, 
Like   billows  fierce    and   loud, 

Against   thine   empire  rage   and   roar; 
In    vain,    with   angry   spite, 
The   surly  nations    fight. 

And  dash  like  waves  against  the  shor^ 

t     Let  floods   and   nations   rage, 
And    all    their  powers   engage: 

Let  swelling    tides   assau  t  the   sky  ; 
The    terrors   of  thy   frown 
Shall  beat  their   madness   down ; 

Thy   throne  forever   stands    on  high. 

»     Thy  promises   are   true, 

Thy   grace    is  ever   new: 
There  fixM,  thy  church  shall  ne'er  re- 
Thy  saints  with   holy    fear     [move; 
Shall  in   thy    courts  appear, 
And    sing   thine   evt^rlasting   love. 
Cj^  Repeat  th«  fourth  staoza,  if  JMatrnarf, 


12,  13 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


H  15 


.^>        Hymn  70.     B.  2.     L.  M.     * 

"^^       Green''s  Hunflredth,  Dunstan. 

Dominion  of  (rod  ovfr  the  sta. 

1  £^  OD  of  the  seas,  thy  thundering  voice 
\jrMake5  all  tlie  roaring  waves  rejoice; 
And  one  soft  word  of  thy  command, 
Can  sink   them,   silent,   in  the  sand. 

2  If  but   a  Moses    wave    thy    rod. 
The   sea   divides  and   owns   its   God ; 
The   stormy  Hoods  their  Maker  knew  I 
And  led  his   chosen  armies  through. 

3  The    scaly   shoals,   amidst   the    sea. 
To    thee,  their  Lord,  a  tribute  pay  ; 
The  meanest  fish  that  swims  the  flood 
Leaps  up,  and  means  a  praise  to  God 

4  [The  larger  monsters  of  the    deep 
On   thy    commands  attendance   keep  : 
By   thy   permission,    sport   and    play, 
And   cleave   along  their   foaming  vvay. 

5  If  God  his    voice  of  tempest    rears. 
Leviathan    lies    still,    and    fears ; 
Anon   he    lifts   hk   nostrils   high. 
And   spouts  the  ocean    to   tlie   sky.] 

6  How  is  thy  glorious  power  ador'd 
Amidst  those  watery  nations.  Lord  ! 
Yet  the  bold  men  that  trace  the  seas, 
Bold  men  refuse   their  Maker's  praise. 

7[VVhat   scenes    of  miracles    they  see, 
And   never   tune    a   song   to   thee  ! 
While    on   the    flood   they    safely  ride, 
Thej  curse  the  hand  that  smooths  the  tide. 

8  Anon   they  plunge  in  watery  graves, 

;    And  some  drink  death  among  the  waves; 
Yet    the    surviving   crew   blaspheme. 
Nor  own  the  God  that  rescu'd  them.] 

9  0,  for  some   signal  of  thy  hand! 
Shake  aH  the  seas,  Lord,  shake  the  land; 
Great  Judge,  descend,  lest  men  deny 
That  there's  a  God  who  rules  the  sky. 

.c>>        Hymn  115.     B.  2.     CM.     * 
^     y    St.  James,  St   Anns,  Christmas. 

Duniin-on  and  vengeance  of  Gtd. 
IXJIGHas  the  heavens  above  the  ground 
•^         Reigns   the   Creator,    God  ; 
Wide    as  the    whole   creation's   bound 
Extends   his    awful   rod. 

2  Let   princes  of  exalted    state 

To   him    ascribe    their  crown ; 

Render   their    homnge    at   his   (^et^ 

And    cast   their   glories    down-. 

3  Know  that  his  kingdom  is  supreme, 

Your  lofty   thoughts   are    vain  ; 
He   calls  you  gods,  that  awful  name, 
JBut  ye  must  die  like  x&ea. 


4  Then  let  the  sovereigns   of  the  globe 

Not   dare   to   vex    the  just ; 
He   puts   on  vengeance  like  a  robe. 
And    treads    the   worms    to    dust. 

5  Ye  judes   of  the    earth,    be    wise, 

And   think    of  heaven  with   fear ; 
The    meanest  saint  that  you    despise^ 
Has   an   avenger   there. 


14| 


Hymn  17.     B.  2.     C.  M.     38 
Arlington,  Devizes,  Braintree. 

Eterniiy  of  God. 
iJ^lSE,  rise,  mv  soul, and  leave  f^he  ground. 

Stretch  all  thy  thoughts  abroad  ; 
And    rouse   up   every   tuneful    sound 
To   praise    th'  Eternal   God. 

2  Long  ere  the  lofty  skies  were  spread, 

Jehovah   fill'd    his    throne  ; 
Or    Adam    furm'd,    or  angels    made, 
The    Maker   liv'd    alone. 

3  His  boundless  years  can  ne'er  decrease^ 

But   still   maintain    their   prime  ; 
E.o  rnii.y's   his   dwelling   place, 
And   ex>f7'   is  his   time. 

4  While   like    a  tide    our  minutes  flow,. 

The    present    and    the    past, 
He    fills    his    own  immortal  now, 
And  sees    our  ages    waste. 

5  The  sea    and    sky    must   perish   too, 

And   vast  destruction    come  ; 
The  creatures—lookl  how  old  they  grow, 
And  wait   their   fiery   doom. 

6  Well,   let  the   sea  shrink   all   away, 

And   tlames   melt   down    the  skies, 
My   God  shall   live    an  endless  day, 
When   old   creation,  dies. 

.  K?      r&Ai.M89.  1st  Part.  C.  M.     8 
^*^  ^         Irish,  Devizes,  St*  Anns, 

J^^:nthJ'ul)itss   'f  God. 
1"||^Y  never  ceasing  song   shall  show 
JjtJL     The  mercies   of  the    Lord ; 
And    make    succeeding  ages  know 
^How   faithful   is   his   word. 

2  The  sacred  truths  his  lips  pronounce 

Shall    firm   as    heaven   endure  : 
And    if  he  speak    a  promise   once, 
Th'   eternal    grace    is   sure. 

3  How   long  the   race   of  David    held 

1  he    promis'd    Jev.ish   throne  ! 
But  there's  a  nobler  covenant  seal'd 
To    David's  greater    Son.  4 

4  His  seed    forever  shall   possess 

A   throne   above    the   skies  ; 
The   Hieanest   subject  of  his  graces 
Shall  to  that  glory  rise. 


-46,17 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


18,  If 


*SLord  God  of  Hosts,  thy  wondrous  ways 
Are    suno^  by   saints   above  ; 
And  saints  on  earth  their  Jionours  raise 
To  thy   unchanging    love. 

.n)    Psalm  145.     2d  Part.   CM.  « 
^">  Barby,    Bedford. 

Goodness  of  God. 
\  CJ  WEET  is  the  memory  of  thy  e:race, 
^     My   God,   my  heavenly  King ; 
Let  age    to   age   thy   righteousness 
In  songs  of  glory    sing. 
2 God    reigns  on  high,  but  not  confines 
Mis   goodness   to    the  skies; 
Thro'  the  whole  earth  his  bounty  shines, 
And   every   want   supplies. 

3  With  longing  eyes  thy  creatures  wait 
"    On  thee   for  daily  food: 

Thy   liberal    hand  provides  their  meat, 
And    fills  their   mouths   with  good. 

4  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lord  I 

How    slow    thine    anger  moves  ! 
JBut   soon   he  sends  his  pardoning  word 
-,    To   cheer  the  souls    he  loves. 

5  Creatures,    with  all  their  endless  race, 

Thj   power   and   praise  proclaim  ; 
But  saints,  that  taste  thy  richer  grace,! 
Delight    to    bless    t!"iy    name.  | 

.^)    Psalm  103.     1st  Part.    L.  M.  * 
*  S  Shoel.    Nevvcourt. 

Goodufss  and-  vurcii   'jf  God 

1  f  ^  LESS,  O  my  f^oul,  the  living  God. 
Sl3   Ijall  home  tliy  thoughts,  that  rove 

abroad: 
Let    all    the,  powers    within    me   join 
In   work   and   worship    so  di\ine. 

2  Bless,  O  my  soul,  the  God  of  grace; 
His  favours  claim  thy  highest  praise  :  | 
Wh)'  should  the  wonders  he  ha<h  wrought; 
Be    lost  in   silence   and  forgot  ?  | 

3'Tis  he,  my  soul,  that  sent  jii-i  Son 
To  di  for  crimes  which  thou  iiast  done  ; 
He    owns   the  ranso/n,   and    forgives     ! 

"The    hourly  follies   of  our    lives. 

4  The  vices  of  the  mind  he  heals.^  I 
And  cures  the  pains  that  nature  feels,; 
Redeems  the  sou!  froui  ht-il  and  SHvesj 
Our  wasting  life  froiu  ihreatcniug  grave.-,  j 

5  0u»^'ou<h  decaj'd,  his  power  repairs  ;' 
His  nierc3'.  crowns  our  growing  Xitars  ; 
He  galifelies  our  mouth  with  good.'  I 
AilKl/iils  our  hopes  with  heavt  nl^^  f;;od.i 

6  lie  sees  th'  oppressor  and  th'  oppress'd 
And    ofleii    give.«    tiit    suif*^rers    rest; 
But  will   his  justice   more    display 

la  the  last  great  rewarding  day. 


7  [His  power  he  shewM  by  Moses'  hands, 
And    gave   to   Israel    his  commands; 
But   sent   his   truth    and    mercy  down 
To    all   the  nations    by    his   Son. 

8  Let  the  whole  earth  his  power  confess, 
Let  the  whole  earth  adore  his  grace : 
The  Gentile  with  the  Jew  shall  join 
Li   work  and    worship   so  divine.] 

.  Q )  PsAL.-vi  146.     L.  M.  m 

^^\  Luton,  Blendon. 

Goodness  and  truth  of  God. 

lT)RASEye  the  Lord;  my  heart  shall  joiu 

In   work  so    pleasant,   so   divine  ; 

Now   while   the  flesh   is   mine    abode. 

And    when  my    soul  ascends  to   God, 

2  Praise  shall  employ  my  noblest  powers, 
While   immortality   endures: 

My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past. 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last. 

3  Why  should  I  make  a  man  my  trust  ? 
Princes  must  die  and  turn  to  durt;  [power 
Their  breath  departs,  their  po.up  and 
And   thoughts    all    vanish  in   an  hour. 

4  Happy    the     man   whose    hopes  rely 
On    Israel's   God :    he    made    the    sky, 
And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  thiir  train, 
And   none   shall    firxl  hi?  promise  vain, 

5  Mis   truth    forever   stands    secure : 

He  saves  th""  oppress'd  he  ft^eds  the  poor; 
He  sends  the  labout  ina:  conscience  peace. 
And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  release, 

6  The  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the   blind  ; 
The  Lord  supports,  the   sinking  mind; 
He    helps   the    stranger   in   distress, 
fhe  Widow   and    the    fatherless. 

■/  Me  loves  hiss.nnts,  he  knows  them  well, 
But   turns   tlte   widsed   down  to  hell ; 
Thy   God;,   O    Zion !   ever   reigns; 
Praise    him   in   everlasting    straijis. 

19^     Psalm  146.  as  113lh.     P.M.     JK 

S  St.  MelU-ns,    Psalm  46. 

:'!'■■  ff^'^s,!  of  (i  d.  and  vod'y  >fmen. 

1  f'LL  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath-; 
JI    A'Hi  wiien  my  voice  i*  lost  in  deuth. 

Praise  sh  .1!  eri:plo3'  m_y  nobler  powers: 
Mv  dci}s  of  prai.-e  shall  ne'er  be  past. 
While  fife,  and  thoug'nt,  and  being  last. 

Or  immortality    endures.  }  1^ 

2  X'^'hy  should  I  make  a  man  my  tm;5t? 
P  inces    must    die   and    turn    to   dujt  : 

Vuiu  is  the  help  of  flesh  and  blood  ; 
Their  bre.ith  dej)artB,   their    pomp   and 

power 
And   thoughts   all   vanish    in   an  hour ; 

Nor  can  they  make  their  prouiise  good. 


20,21 


PFRFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


22,  3S 


3  Happy   the  man   whose   hopes    rely 
On   Israel's   God:    he   made   the  sky, 

And  earth  and  seas  with  all  their  train; 
His  truth  forever  stands  secure ; 
He  saves  th'  oppressed, he  feeds  the  poor, 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

4  The   Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind  ; 
The   Lord   supports  the  sinking  mind  ; 

He  sends  the  labouring  conscience 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress,  [peace; 
The  widow  and  the    fatherless, 

And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  release 

SHe  loves  his  saints, he  knows  them  well, 

But  turns   the  wicked  down   to  hell  : 

Thy   God,   O   Zion,   ever   reigns  ; 
Let   every    tongue,    let   every  age 
In   this  exalted   work   engage  ; 

Praise   him  in   everlastirig  strains. 

€  Pll  praise  him  while  he  lends  me  breath, 

And    when   ray   voice    is  lo!=t  in  death 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers. 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last. 

Or   immortality   endures. 

tyn.)      Hymn  22.     B.  2.     L.  M.         » 

'^^^S  Trnro,    Blen.lon. 

Granfleur  of  Gofl,  or  hit  terrible  majesty. 

VY  -fli^i  f>  l-^'  God,  who  rei-n-'st  rin  high. 

How  awful  is  thy  thundering  hanl  ; 

Thy    fiery    bolts,   how   fierce  they  fly  ; 

Nor   can    all  earth  or  hell    withstand 

2  This    the   old    rebel   angels   knew, 
And   Satan   fell    beneath    thy    frown ; 
Thine  arrows  struck  the  traitor  through, 
And  weighty  vengeance  sunk  him  down 

3  This  Sodom  felt— and  feels  it  still— 
And  roars  beneath  th'  eternal  load  : 
*'  With  endless  burnings  who  can  dwell, 
"  Or   bear  the    fury    of  a  God  ?'' 

4  Tremble,    ye    sinners,   and   submit ; 
Throw  down  your  arms  before  his  throne 
Bend  your  heads  low  beneath  his  feet, 
Or  his  strong  hand  shall  crush  you  down. 

5  And  ye,  bless'd  saints.that  love  him  too, 
With   reverence  bow  before  his  name  ; 
Thus  all   his    heavenl3'   servants    do  : 
God  is  a   bright   and    burning  flame. 

Hymn  42.    B.  1.    C.  M.  «  or  b 


21^ 


Dundee,   St.  Anns. 
Grandeur  of  God,  or  divine  lorath  and  mercy. 
1  A   :  )ORE   and    tremble,   for  our  God 
J\.     Is  a  con  V7nbi^  firr  ;* 
His  jealous   eyes   his    wrath    inflame. 
And   raise    his   vengeance    liigher. 
3Alaiighty    vengeance,   how    it   burns! 
Jlow  bright    his   fury   glow*  t 
*  Hi-b.  xii.  2% 


Vast  magazines  of  plagues  and  storms 
Lie    treasured  for  his   foes. 

3  Those  heaps  of  wrath  by  slow  degrees 

Are  forced  into   a   flame ; 
But  kindled,  O  !  how  fierce  they  blaze  J 
And   rend  all  nature's  frame. 

4  At   his  approach   the  mountains  flee, 

And    seek   a    watery   grave ; 
The  frighted   sea   makes  haste   away, 
And   shrinks   up   every   wave. 

5  Through  the  wide  air  the  weighty  rocks 

Are  swift   as    hailstones  huri'd : 
Who    dares    to   meet  his   fiery  rage, 
That  shakes    the  solid    world  ? 

6  Yet,  mighty  God  !  thy  sovereign  grace 

Sits  regent   on   the   throne. 
The   refuge   of  thy    chosen  race 
When   wrath   comes  rushing  dowo. 

7  Thy   hand   shall    on  rebellious  kings 

A    fiery   tempest  pour, 
While  we,  beneatli  thy  sheltering  wing*, 
Thy  just  revenge    adore. 

oo  \  Psalm  145.     L.  M.  « 

^  S      Old  Hundred,  Dunstan,  Bath. 

Hrafnesfi,  truth,  and  justice  rf  Gad, 

1~]^/S"Y  God,  my  King, thy  various  praise 

jLT  M.  Shall  fill  tlie  remnant  of  my  days  : 

Tl.iy  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue, 

Till   deatij    and  glory    raise   the   song. 

2  The   wings   of  every   hour   shall    bear 
Some   thankful   tribute   to  thine    ear ; 
And   every    setting   sun    shall   see 
New   works   of  duty   done  for  t!)ee. 

3  Thf  truth  and  justice  PH  proclaim  ; 
Thy  bounty  flows,  an  endless  stream  ; 
Thy  mercy  swift ;  thine  anger  slow, 
But  dreadful    to  the   stubborn   foe. 

4  Thy  works  with  sovereign  giorj'  sliine, 
And   speak  thy    majesty    divine ; 

Let   "every  reahn  with  joy''  proclaim 
The  sound    and  honour  of  thy  name. 

5  Let  distant  times   and    nations    raise 
The  long    successioji    of   thy   praise ; 
And  unborn   ages  make  ray   song 
The  joy   and   labour  of  their  tongue. 

6  But  who  can  speak  thy  wondrous  deeds? 
Thy  grealnei^s  all  our  thoughts  exceeds  I 
Vast   and  unsearchable   thy  ways  ; 
Vast   and  immortal   be  thy   praise ! 


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1  X   ONG  as  I  live  Til  bless  thy  name, 
jLA    My  King,   my  God   of  lov« ; 


Psalm  145.    1st  Part.   C.  M. 
Barby,    Rochester. 
(If'atnesfi  and   mercy   of  God. 


0A     O; 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


2G,  27 


My  work   nn^  joy   shall   be  the  same 
In   the  bright  world  above, 
2  Great  is  the  Lord,  his  p©wer  unknown, 
And    let   his   praise    be  great; 
I'll   ping   the    honours  of  thy   throne, 
Thy   works   of  grace   repeat. 
is  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue. 
And,    while   my   lips  rejoice, 
The   men  that    hear  ray  sacred   song 
Shall  join   their  cheerful    voice. 
4 Fathers  to  sons  shall  teach  thy  name, 
And  children   learn  thy   ways ; 
Ages   to   come  thy   truth    proclaim, 
And  nations  sound    thy  praise. 
5  Thy   glorious    deeds   of  ancient   date 
Shall   through  the  world  be  known  : 
Thine  arm  of  powet,  thy  heavenly  state. 
With   public   splendour   shown. 

€  The  world   is  manag'd  by  thy  hands ; 
Thy   saints   are   ruPd   by  love ; 
And  thine   eternal   kingdom   stands, 
Though  rocks   and  hills   remove. 

Hymn  86.   B.  1.    C.  M.     b  or  » 

Qharmouth,   Canterbury. 
Holiness  and  'tiajesiy  of  God. 
iTTirOW  should  the  sons  of  Adam's  race 
JnL     Be  pure   before   their   God ; 
If  he   contend   in  righteousness, 
We    fall    beneath   his   rod. 

2  To   vindicate   my  words  and  thoughts 

I'll   make   no  more   pretence; 
Not   one    of  all    my   thousand    faults 
Can   bear   a  just   defence. 

3  Strong  is  his  arm,  his   heart  is  wise ; 

What  vain  presumers   dare 
Against   their   Maker's   hand    to   rise. 
Or   tempt   th'   unequal   war  ? 

4  [Mountains  by    his   almighty  wrath 

From    their   old    seats    are   torn  ; 
He  shakes  the  earth  from  south  to  north, 
And    all   her   pillars   mourn. 

5  He    bids    the  ?un   forbear   to  rise ; 

The    obedient   sun   forbears: 
His  hand   with    sackcloth  spreads  the 
And    seals    up  all  the  stars,     [skies, 

6  He   walks  upon   the   stormy  sea; 

Flies   on    tlie   stormy   wind: 
There's  none  can  trace  his  wondrous  way 
Ot   his  dark  footsteps   find.] 


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26 1 


Shall  mortal   worms   presume  to  be 
More  holy,  wisq^   or  just  than  he  ? 

2  Behold    he   puts   his   trust  in   none 
Of  all  the   spirits    round    his   throne  ; 
Their  natures,  when  compar'd  with  his. 
Are   neither  holy,  just,   nor  wise. 

5  But  how  much  meaner  thing?  are  they 
Who  spring  from  dust  and  dwell  in  clay  ! 
Touch'd  by  the  finger  of  thy  wrath, 
We   faint  and    vanish   like    the  moth. 

4  From  night  to  day,  from  day  to  night, 
We    die   by   thousands   in    thy    sight : 
Pury'd    in    dust  whole   nations   lie, 
Like   a   forgotten   vanity. 

5  Almighty  Power,   to  thee   we  bow ; 
How   frail   are  we,  how  glorious  thoul 
No   more  the  sons   of  earth  shall  dare 
With    an  eternal  God  compare. 


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Hymn  82.   B.  1.   L.  M.     «orb 
Fountain,    Old  Hundred. 
Heirless  qfGod^  and  mortally  of-mrn 
A  OHALMhe  vile  race  of  flesh  and  blooii 
O  Cdmcend  with  their  Creator,  God  r 


PsiLM  99.   2d  Part.    S.  M.       « 
St.  Thomas,   Dover, 
f/Jiness  and  veng'^avce   of  God. 

EXALT   the    Lord    our   God, 
And    worship   at   his   i^Qix 
His   nature   is    all    holiness, 
And   mercy   is   his  seat. 

2  When    Israel    was  his    church, 
When    Aaron   was  his  priest. 

When  Moses  cry'd, when  Saruuel  pray'd, 
He   gave    his   people   rest. 

3  Oft   he   forgave    their   sins. 
Nor   would   destroy   their  race, 

And  oft  he  made  his  vengeance  known, 
When   they   abus'd   his   grace, 

4  Exalt  the    Lord    our   God, 
Whose   grace  is   still   the   same ; 

Still    he's   a  God    of  holiness, 
And  jealous   for   his    name. 

-v^  )       Hymiv  87.     B.  2.     C.  M.         jj| 
^*  \  Abridge,  Bedford. 

lncomp.r  hmsibUiy  of  God. 
1  If  TOW  wondrous  great,  how  glorious 
JGL    Must  our  Creator  be  I       [bright 
Who   dwells  amidst    the  dazzling  light 
Of  vast    infinity  ! 

Our  soaring   spirits   upward    riie 

Toward    the   celestial    throne : 
Fain  would  we  see  the  blessed  Three, 

And    the   Almighty   One. 
;  Oor  reason    stretches   all  its   wings, 

And   climbs   above    the    skies ; 
But    still    how    far  beneath   thy  feet 

Our   grovelling   reason   lies ! 

I  [Lord,  here  we  bend  our  humble  eouli, 
And  awfully  adore ; 


£8,  29 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


30,  31 


For  the   weak   pinions  of  our  minHp 
Can  stretch    a   thouglit   no  more.] 

5  Thy  glories   infinitely   rise 

Above    our  labouring    tongue ; 
In  vain    tl»e   highest   seraph    tries 
To   form  an    equal   sons;. 

6  [In    humble   notes    our   faith    adores 

The   ^reat   mysterious   King, 
While  angels  strain  their  nobler  powers. 
And  5-weep  th'  immortal  string.] 

90  I     Hymn  170.     P.  2.     L.  M.      * 
S  Islington,  fJloucester. 

Incomprehensibility  and  sovereignty  of  God. 
l[#^AiS'   creati.rcs  to  ptrlecnon  find 
'Ly    Ih'  eternal,  uncreated  Mind? 
Or  can  the  largest  stretch  of  thought 
Measure  and  search  his  nature  out? 

2  'Tis  liigh  as  heaven,  'tis  deep  as  hell. 
And  what  can  mortals  know  or  I  e!l  ? 
His  glory  spread*  beyond  the  sky. 
And   all  the    shining   worlds  on   high. 

3  But  man,  vain  man  would  fain  be  wise; 
Born  like  a  wild  young  colt,  he  fll<'s 
Through  aVl  the  follies  of  his  mind, 
And  smells  and  snuffs  the  empty  wind. ' 

4  God  is  n.  Kinsr,  of  power  unknown  ; 
Firm  are  the  orders  of  Lis  throne; 
If  he  resolve,   who    dare    oppose, 

Or  ask  him  why,  or  what  he  does  ? 

6Hs  wounds  thr  beatr,?.nd  he  miskcs  who'e; 
He  calms  the  tempest  of  the  soul : 
When  he  shuts  up  in  long  d€^;pair, 
Wlio    can    ren.ove   the    heavy    bar? 

6He  frowns,  and  darkne?s  veils  the  moon. 
The  fainting  sun  grows  dim  at  noon  ; 
The   pillars   of  heiiven's  starry    roof 
Treriible    and   sir.rt    at   his    reproof. 

7  He   gave  the  vaulted  henven  its  form, 
The  crool<ed  serpt^nt  and  the  norm  ; 
He  breaks  the  biilows  with  b\'>  hreath, 
Ai.d  smiles  the  sons  of  pride  to  death. 

8  These  are  a  {portion  of  his  ways : 
But  who  shall  dare  describe  his  face? 
Who  can  endure  his  light    or  stand 
To  lear  the  thunders  of  his  hand? 

9q'>  Hymv^G.     B.  2.     L.  IVX,     * 

'^^  S  Qnercy,   Wells. 

In-t'i.ibiUty  of  God, 

11    ORD,  we  afC  Mind, poor  mortals.hlin  !, 
-^  We  canU  behold  thy  briirftt  abode ; 
O  !    'tis    beyond    a  creature   mind. 
To    glance  a  thought  half  way  to  God. 

2  Infinite   leagiies    beyond    the   sky, 
The  great   ErEBNAi.  reigns    alone; 
Wherfi  ■>  either  wings  nor  souls  can    fly, 
I^or  angels  climb   the  topless  throne. 


1  The   Lord    of  glory    builds   his    seat 
Of  gems  incomparably    bright  ; 
And   lays   beneath    his    sacred   {eet 
Substantial   beams   of  gloomy    night. 

4  Yet,  glorious  Lord,  thy  gracious  eyes 
Look  throtigh,  and  cheer  us  from  above  ; 
Beyond  our  praise  thy  grandeur  flies, 
5fet   we    adore,   and  yet   Ave  love. 

oQ>        PsAr.ni  H2.    CM.         bor^l^ 

^     Canterbuiy,  Barby,  Wantage. 

Kindjiess  of  God,  or  God  '  he  hipe  of  the  fielpless- 

if  1^0  God  I  made  my  sorrows  knoAvn, 

M.      From    God    1   sought   relief; 

hi    long  coruplaiiits  before    his  throne 

I    pour'd  out    all  ray  grief. 

t  My    soul  was  overvvhehu'd   with  woes, 
My    hei.rt   beuan   to    break  ; 
My  God,  who  all  my  burdens  knows, 
He   knows    the   way   I    take. 

3  On    every    side    I   cast   mine    eye, 
A".<\  found  my  helpers  gone  ;     [by. 
While  friends  and  strangtrs  passM  me 
Neglected    or   \iuknovvn. 

4 Then   did   I    raise    a  hnuder   crv. 
And  cali'd    thy    mercy  near, 
''  Thou    art    my    portion  when    I    di§, 
•'Be    thou  my    refuge   here." 

5  Lord. -I  am  brought  exceeding  low; 

Now   let   thine    ear  attend  ; 
And  make  my  foes,  who  vex  me,  know 
Pve    an    almighty  Friend. 

6  From    my    s  ^.d    prison,   set   me    free. 

Then   shall   I   praise  th.y    rrairip. ; 
And    holy   men   shall    join  with  me 
Thy   kindness    to    proclaim. 


Si\ 


Hymn  105.   B    2.  C  M.    b  or  « 
Christmas,  Arlington. 

I^'''ii(suf/'iTi.iSI'  of  God. 
ND    are    we  wreto.ies  yet   alive? 
And    do  we    yet  rebel  ? 
^  I'i--   boundless,   'tis   amazing   love, 
That    bears  us   up    from  hell  ! 

"J  The    burden    of  our   weighty    iruilt 
\V'oidd   siiik    us    <lo\vn    to    flauies; 
.\nd  threatening  vengeance  rolls  above. 
To   crush   our   feeble    fraiues. 

3  Almighty  goodness  cries,    Forbear! 

And    straight  the  thunder  stays: 
And  dare  Ave  now  provoke  his  wrath, 
And   Aveary    out   his   grace  I 

4  Lord,    we  have  long   abus'd   thy  love, 

Too    long  indulged    our   sin ; 
Our   aching   hearts   e'en    bleed  to   s^e 
What  rebels  we  have  been. 


32,33 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOB. 


34,  SS 


&  No  more,  ye  lusts,  ^hall  ye  command  ; 
No    more    will    we    obey  ;        [hantJ, 
Stretch   out,   O   God,  thy   conquering 
And   drive    thy   foes    awjiy* 

o.-j7       HvMN  103      B.  2.     CM.     » 

^"^  5  Christmas,   Carthage. 

Love  of  Go(t^  in /he  gift  cf  his  Sov 
]4"lOME,   hapny  souls^    approach  your 
\j   With  new  melodious  songs;  [God, 
Come,   rem'er   to    ahnighty   grace 
The  tribute  of  your  tongue-. 

2  So  strange,  so  boundless  was  the  love 

That    pit^'d   dying   men, 
The   Father   sent    his   equal  Son 
To  give   them   life    again. 

3  Thy  hands,  dear  Jesus,  were  not  arraM 

With   a  re\enging    rod  ;  - 
No    hard   commis>ion   to   perform 
The    vengeance  of  .a  God. 

4But   all   was    mercy,   all  was    mild, 
And    \vrath    forsook    the   throne. 
When  Christ  on  the  kind  errand  came, 
And    brought  salvation    down. 

5Here,sinners,you  may  heal  your  wounds, 
And    wipe  your  sorrows    dry  : 
Trust   in   the   mighty   Saviour's  name. 
And   you   shall  never   die. 

6  Sae,    dearest    Lord,    our  willing  souls 
Accept    thine    offerM   grace  ; 
We   bless  the  great   Redeemer''s  love, 
And   give    the   Father  praise. 

oq][      Hymn  104.     B.  2.     S.  M.       & 
3  "Watchman,  Pelham. 

Love  and  mrrcy  of  God. 

1  Tf^  AISE  your   triumphant   songs 
JL^     T-o    an   immortal   tune  ; 

Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celes'tial    grace    has   done. 

2  Sing    how   Eternal    Love 
Its   chief   Beloved   chose, 

And  bid  him  raise  our  wretched  race 
From   their   abyss   of  woes. 

3  yih    hand  no    thunder    bears, 
No    terror   clothes    his    brow ; 

No   bolts    to   drive    our  guilty    souls 
To   fiercer   flames   below. 

4  '*Twas    mercy   fillM  the   throne, 
And   wrath,  stood   silent  by, 

When    Christ  was    sent  with   pardons 
To  rebels  doomM  to  die.         [down 

5  Now,    sinners,    dry  your   tears, 
Let   hopeless   sorrow   cease ; 

Bow   to   the   «ceptre   of  his    love, 
And   take   the  offerM  peace. 


6     Lord,    we    obey   (hy   call ; 

We    \.\y    an    humble    claim 
To    the   salvation   thou   hast  bro'.ight, 

And    love    ajid    praise   thy    name. 

rsAi,M  113.     P.  M.  lit 

St.  Hcilens,  or  46th  Psalm. 

JSLjcstij  and  condesa  njio?i  of  God. 

1  "^^E  that  delight  to   serve  the  Lord, 

JL    The  honours  of  his  name  record, 
His    sacred    name   forever   bless : 
Where'er    the    circling   sun   displays 
His    risking    beams   or   setting    rays, 
Let  lands  and  seas  his  power  confess. 

2  Not  time,  nor  nature's  narrow  rounds, 
Can   give   his    vast    dominion  bounds  ; 

I'he  heavens  are  far  below  his  height : 
Let   no   created  greatness   dare 
With    our    eternal    God  compare, 

Arm'd  with    Iris    uncreated   might! 

3  He    bows   his   glorious    head    to    view 

\^'^hat   the  bright  hosts   of  angels  do, 

And  bends  his  care  to  mortal  things  : 

His    sovereign   hand  exalts  the   poor, 

He   takes    the  needy    from    the    door, 

And  makes  them  company  for  kings. 

4  When  childless  families   despair, 
He  sends    the    blessing    of  an   heir. 

To   rescue   their   expiring  name : 
The    mother,  with   a  thankful   voice, 
Proclaims   his   praises  and  her  joys: 

Let  every   age   advance  his   fame. 


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Psalm  113.     L.  M.  » 

Newcourt,  Gloucester. 

Majrsty  and  condcf^cen^ion  of  God. 

1  ^rE   servants    of  th'  Almighty  King, 

JL  In  every  age  his  praises  sing: 
Where'er  the  sun  shall  rise  or  set, 
7'he   nations   shall  his   praise  repeat, 

2  Above  the  earth,    beyond  the  sky. 
Stands  his   high    throne  of  majesty  : 
Nor  time,  nor  place,  his  power  restrain. 
Nor   bound   his    universal   reign. 

3  Which  of  the    sons   of  Adam  dare. 
Or  angels,   with   their  God   compare? 
His  glories  .  how  divinely    bright. 
Who  dwells  in  uncreated   light  I 

4  Behold  his  love  I    he    stoops   to   view 
What  saints   above  and  angels    do ; 

And   condescends  yet  more   to  knoWj 
The   mean  affairs  of  men  below. 

5  From  dust  and    cottages  obscure, 
His   grace   exalts   the   humble  poor ; 
Gives   them   the    honour  of  his   sons. 
And  fits  them  for  their  heavenly  thrwieS'. 


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PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


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6  [A   word   of  his  creating   voice 
Can   make  the    barren  Ijouse   rejoice : 
Though  Sarah"'s  ninety  years  were  past, 
The  promisM    seed   is  born  at  last. 

7  With  joy  the  mother  views  her  son, 
And  tells  the  wonders  God  has  done  ; 
Fn  h  maver/wstrong  when -ensc despairs, 
Tiiough  nature  fails,  the  promise  bears.] 

cjp  )  Psalm  36.     S.  M.  b 

«^^S  Aylesbury,    Ustick. 

Maj^'tv  of  G  id  and  iv^ckcdncss  of  man. 

1  "'Kl^fjrHEN   man   grows   bold    in    sin, 

V  f     My    heart  witliin   me   cries, 
"He  hath  no    faith    of  God    within, 
**  Nor  fear  before  his  eyes," 

2  [He    Avalks    a    while  conceal'd 
In   a   self-flattering  dream, 

Till  his  dark  crimes,  at  once  reveaPd, 
Expose  his   hateful   name.] 

3  His    heart  is    false   and  foul. 

His  words    are   smooth  and    fair ; 
Wisdom  is  banish'd  from    his   soul. 
And   leaves   no    goodness  there. 

4  He   plots  upon  his   bed, 
New    mischiefs   to    fulfil  ; 

He  sets  his  heart,  and  hands,  and  head 
To   practise   ail   that's    ill. 

5  But    there's  a   dreadful    God, 
Though    men    renounce   his    fear ; 

His  justice,   hid   behind    the    cloud, 
Shall   one  great  daj    appear. 

6  His   truth   transcends    the   sky ; 
In   heaven    his   mercies   dwell  ; 

Deep    as    the    sea  his  judgments   lie, 
His   anger   burns   to   hell. 

7  How  excellent   his   love, 
Whence    all   our  safely    springs  I 

O  never  let   my    soul    remove 
From   underneath    his   v/ings. 

oKv)      PsAT.Ml45.    3d  Part.    CM.* 
^*  \        Stadc,  St.  Martins,  Iri^h. 
Mercy  of  God  lo  snjf'artrs. 

1  T  ET  every  icngue  thy  ^oodnc^ss  speak, 
JLi  Thou   sovereign   Lord  of  all ; 
Thy    strengthening  hands   upliold    the 

And  raise  the  poor  that  fall,     [weak, 

2  When  sorrow   bows  the  spirit  down, 

Or  virtue   lies  distresaM 
Beneath  some  proud  oppressor's  frown, 
.  Thou   giy'st   the    mourners  rest, 

3  The  Lord  supports  our  tottering  days. 

And    guides   our   giddy  youth : 

Holy  and  just   are   all   his  ways, 

^d  all  his  words  pre  truth. 


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4  He  knows  the  pains  his  servants  feel, 

He    hears    his    children    cry, 
And,    their   best   wishes   to    fulfil, 
His   grace  is  ever  nigh. 

5  His   mercy*  never   shall  remove 

From    men  of  heart   sincere  : 
He  saves  the  souls,  whose  humble  love 
Is  join'd   with  holy    fear. 

6  [His  stubborn  foes  his  sword  shall  slay, 

And  pierce  their  hearts    with   pain  ; 
But  none  that  serve  the  Lord  shall  say, 
"They  sought  his  aid  in  vain."] 

7  [My  lips  shall  dwell    upon  his  praise, 

And   spread    his    fame    abroad ; 
Let  all  the   sons  of   Adam    raise 
The   honours  of   their   God.] 

Psalm  103.    2d  Part.     L.  M.  «E 

Portugal,  Dunstan. 

Mercy  and  love  of  Goi  to  his pcofile. 

{■J^HE  Lord,  how  wondrous  are  his  way.s. 

How  firm  his  truth,  how  large  hi.s 

He  takes  his  mercy  for  his  throne, [grace! 

And  thence  he  makes  his  glories  known. 

2  Not  half  so  high  his  power  hath  spread 
The  starr}'  heavens  above  our  head. 
As  his  rich  love  exceeds  our  praise. 
Exceeds   the    highest   hopes  we    raise. 

3  Not  half  so   far   hath    nature  placed 
The    rising  morning    from    the    west, 
As    his    forgiving  grace   removes 
The   daily   guilt   of  those   he    loves. 

4  How   slowly   doth    his   wrath   arise  I 
On   swifter   wings   salvation    flies  : 
And   if  he  lets   his    anger  burn. 
How    soon    his   frowns    to    pity   turn  I 

5  Amidst  his  wrath  compassion  shines; 
His  strokes  are  lighter  thun  our  sins  ; 
And  while  his  rod  corrects  his  saints. 
His   ear   indulges    their    com{)laint.e. 

6  So  fatiiers  their  young  sons  chasti.«e. 
With  gentle  hands  and  malting  eyes  ; 
The  children  v/eep  beneath  the  smart, 
And   move  the   pity    of   their   heart. 

Pause. 

7  The  mighty   God,    the  wise  and  just, 
Knows  that  our  frame   is  feeble  dust; 
And   will   no    heavy   load   impose 
Beyond  the  strength  that  he  bestows, 

8  He  knowa  how  soon  our  nature  dies, 
Blasted  by  every  wind  that  flies  ;  ' 
Like  grass  we  spring,  and  die  as  soon 
As  morning  flowers  that  fade  at  noon. 

9  But  his  eternal   love   is   sure 

To  all  the  saints,  and  shall  endure: 
From  age  to  age  his  truth  shall  reign. 
Nor  children's  children  hope  in  vain. 


PERFKCtlONS  OF  GOD. 


39,40 

^      Hopkins,  Dover,  Watchman. 
Mrrcy  of  (jocI  to  soul  and  body. 

1  f\    BLESS   the    Lord,   my   soul! 
\y  Let  all   within   me   join. 

And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless   his  name, 
Whose    favours  are   divine. 

2  O    bless   the    Lord,    my   soul, 
Nor   let  his    mercies   lie 

Forgotten   in    unthankfulness, 
And   without    praises  die. 

3  'Tis  he   forgives    thy   sins, 
'Tis    he    relieves    thy   pain, 

'Tis    he   that   heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes   thee  young   again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  life    with    love. 
When  ransom'd  from  the  grave ; 

He  that  redeera''d    my    soul   from  hell 
Hath   sovereign  power  to   save. 

5  He    fills  the  poor   with   good  ; 
He    gives    the   sufferers   rest; 

The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  the  proud. 
And  justice    for   the   oppressed. 

6  His   wondrous  works  and    ways 
He   made   by  Moses  known  ; 

But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 
By   his    beloved   Son. 

An.\    Psalm  139.    1st  Part.   L.  M.     » 

^^^  \      Bath,  Blendon,  Castle-Street. 
Omniscience  of  God. 

1  "I"   ORD,  thou  hast  search'd  and  seen 
JLi         me    through ; 
Thine  eye  commands  with  piercing  view 
My    rising   and   my   resting  hours, 
My  heart  and  flesh,  with  all  their  powers, 

2My  thoughts,  before  they  are  u\y  ovvfi, 
Are   to    my    God    distinctly   known  ; 
He  kiows  the  words  I  mean  to  speak. 
Ere    from  ray  opening  lips  they  break. 

3  Within   thy    circling    power  I   stand  ; 
On   every  side    I    find    thy  hand : 
Awake,    asleep,    at  home,    abroad, 

I    am    surrounded    still    with   God, 

4  Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great ! 
What  large  extent]  what  lofty  height ! 
My  soul,  with  all  the  powers  I  boast. 
Is   in    the   boundless    prospect  lost. 

5"0  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast 
''  Where'er   I   rove,    where'er    1    rest ; 
"  Nor    let   my   weaker  passions  dare 
"  Consent   to   sin,  for  God  is  there." 

Pause  I, 

6  Could    1    so   false,  so.  faithless  prove, 
To    quit    thy    service  and    thy  love, 
Wliere,  Lord,  could  I  thy  presence  shun. 
Or   from   thy    dreadful  glory  run? 


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7  If  up  to   heaven   I   take  my   fllgh^, 
'Tis  there  thou  dwell'st  enthron'd  in  lightr 
Or  dive  to  iiell,  there  vengeance  reigns, 
And  Satan  groans   beneath  his  chains. 

8  If,   mounted   on    a   morning    ray, 
I    fly   beyond    the    western    sea, 

Thy  swifter   hand  would   first  arriye. 
And   there   arrest  thy    fugitive. 

9  Or    should    I   try   to   shun   thy  sight. 
Beneath    the    spreading   veil    of  night, 
One  glance  of  thine,  one  piercing  ray, 
Would   kindle  darkness   into    day. 

lO'-'O  may  t •Jt;se  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
•'•Where'er  I    rove,    where'er   I   rest-, 
''  Nor   let   my    weaker   passions    dare 
''Consent  to   sin,    for  God  is  there," 

Pause  H. 

1 1  The   veil   of  night  is    no   disguise. 
No   screen    from   thy    all-seeing   eyes  : 
Thy  hand  can  seize    thy    foes    as   soon 
Through  midnightshadesasblazingnoon. 

12  Midnight  and  noon   in   this    agree, 
Great  God,  they're  both  alike  to  thee  : 
Not  death  can  hide  what  Goc^  will  spy, 
And   hell  lies   naked    to    his   eye. 

13'^0  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breas*, 
•'  Where'er  I  rove,    where'er    I   rest ; 
*'Nor    let   my   weaker   passions   dare 
"Consent  to   sin,  for  God  is   there.'' 


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f    Psai.m  139.    1st  Part.    CM.     « 
)  London,   St.  Anns. 

Omni^cieme  of  Q-xl. 
N    all   my  vast  concerns  with  thee, 
In   vain   my  soul   would  Try 
To    slum  thy   presence.   Lord,   or  flee 
The    notice    of  thine   eye. 

2  Thine    all-surrounding  sight  surveys 

My   rising  and   my   rest; 
My    public    walks,   my   private    way?, 
And    secrets   of  my   bieast. 

3  My    thoughts    lie    open   to    the   Lord 

Cefore    they're    form'd    within  ; 
x\nd   tre  my  lips  pronounce  the  word, 
He   knows   the  sense    I    mean. 

4  O  wondrous  knowledge,  deep  and  high  ! 

Where    can    a  creature  hide? 
Within    lliy    circling  arms   1   lie, 
Beset  on   every   side. 

5  So  let  thy   grace   snrround  me  still, 
^^  And    like    a   bulwark  prove. 

To    guard    my    soul    from   every  ill, 
Secur'd    by   sovereign   love. 

Pause. 

6  Lord,  where  shall  guilty   souls    retire, 

Forgotten  and  unknown  ? 


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In   he]l  they  meet   ihy   dreadAil   fire, 
In   heaveu    ihy   glorious   throne. 

7  Should    I  suppress  my   vital   breath, 

To   'scape  the   wrath    divine, 
Thy  voice  could  break  the  bar?  of  death, 
And   make    the   grave    resign. 

8  If,  wing'd  with  beams  of  morninff  light, 

I    i\y   beyond    the    west,  [flight, 

Thy   hand,    which    must   support   my 
Would  soon  betray  my    rest. 

9  If  o'er   my  sins    I    think    to   draw 

The  curtains    of  the  night* 
Those  flaming  eyes  that  guard  thy  law 
Would  turn   the   shades   to   light. 

10  The  beams  of  noon,  the  midnight  hour. 

Are   botii    alike   to   thee : 
O    may    I    ne''er    prv:>voke   that   power 
From    which    I   cannot  flee. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  60». 


44,  45 


42 


HvMiv  32.    B.  1.     C.  M.        «e 
Carthage,  Christmas. 

Omnifiotcncc  of  God* 
l"l^^HENCEdo  ourmouraful  thoughts 
f  f  arise? 

And  Where's  our  courage   fled? 
Has   restless   sin   and   raging  hell 
Struck   all  our  comforts  dead  ? 

2  Have  we   forgot  the  Almighty  Name 

That  form'd   the   earth    and  sea  ? 
And   can   an    all-creating  arm 
Grow   weary  or   decay  ? 

3  Treasures    of  everlasting  might 

In    our  Jehovah    dwell; 
He   gives   the    conquest  to  the  weak. 

And  treads  their   foes    to   hell. 
4Iilere  mortal  power  shall  fade  and  die, 

And    youthful    vigour    cease ; 
But   we   that   wait  upon    the    Lord 

Shall   feel   our  strength    increase. 
5  The  saints  shall  mount  on  eagles'  wings, 

And    taste  tlie   promis'd    bliss, 
Till   their  unwearied    feet   arrive 

Where  perfect  pleasure  is, 

Acyl    Psalm  111.  2d  Part.    CM.      » 
^'-^  \    St,  Asaphs,  Braintree,  Carthage. 

P erf ec dona  cf  God 
1/^  REATistheLord;  his  works  of  might 
^^    Demand   our   noblest    songs : 
Let   his   assembled   saints  unite 
Their  harmony   of   tongues. 
2  Great    is   the    mercy    of  the    Lord, 
He   gives    his    children   food; 
And,    ever   mindful   of  his   Avord, 
He   makes  his   promise   good. 


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3  His   Son,    the    great  Redeemer,  came 
To  seal    his    covenant    sure ; 

Holy   and   reverend    is   his   name, 
His  ways   are  just   and    pure, 

4  They  that  would   groiv  divinely  wise 
Must    with   his    fear   begin ; 

Our  fairest   proof  of  knowledge  lie* 
In  hating  every  sin. 

Hymn  166.    B.  2,    C.  M.        8 
Bedford,    London,    Barby. 
P^-fcthns   'f  God. 

1  "OTOW  shall  I  praise  th'  eternal  God, 
S\     That   Infinite  Unknown  ? 

Who    can    ascend    his    high   abode, 
Or    venture   near  his   throne  ? 

2  [The   great    Invisible  I    He    dwells 

ConceaPd    in    dazzling    light; 
But   his   all-searching   eye    reveals 
'J'he   secrete   of  the  uiglit. 

3  Those  watciiful  eyes,  that  never  sleep^ 

Survey   the   world    aroiind  ; 
His    wisdom    h    a    boundless  deep, 
Where  all  our  thoughts  are  drown'd.] 

4[Speak  we  of  strengtii  ?  His  arm  is  strong 
To   save,  or  to   destroy  ; 
Infinite   years   his  life  prolong, 
And   endless   is  his  joy.] 

5  [He   knows   no  shadow   of  a  change^ 

Nor   alters   his   decrees; 
P^irm   as    a  rock   his    truth  remains, 
To   guard  his    promises.] 

6  [Sinners  before    his  presence    die  ; 

How    holy  is    his   n«me  I 
His    anger   and   his  jealousy 
Burn    like   devouring  flame.] 

7  Justice,    upon  a   dreadful    throne. 

Maintains    the   rights    of  God  ; 
While  mercy  sends  her  pardons  dowB, 
Bought    with    a    Saviour's    blood. 

8  Now   to    my  soul,    immortal    King, 

Speak    some   forgiving    word ; 
Then    'twill    be    double  joy    to   sing 
The    glories   of  my    Lord. 


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Hymn  167.     B.  2.     L.  M.      « 
Gloucester,  Truro. 
rerfcciiom  o/    God. 
IQ-REAT  God  !  thy  glories  shall  employ 
My  holy  fear,  my  humbie  joy  ; 
My    lips,    in    songs   of  honour,    bring 
Their   tribute    to'  th'   eternal    King. 
2  [Earth  and  the  stars,  and  worlds  un- 
known. 
Depend    precarious   on   his    throne  ; 
All   nature    hangs   upon    his    word. 
And  grace  and  glory  own  their  l^ord,] 


46,  47 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


48 


3[His  sovereign  power  what  morta]  knows? 
If  he  command,  who  dare  oppose? 
With  strength  he  girds  himself  around, 
And  treads  the  rebels  to  the  ground.] 

4[Who  shall  pretend  to  teach  him  skill  ? 
Or  guide  the  counsels  of  his  will? 
His  wisdom,  like  a  sea  divine. 
Flows  deep  and  high  beyond  our  line,] 

5  [His   name    is    holy,   and   his   eye 
Burns   with    immortal  jealousy  ; 

He  hates  the  sons  of  pride,  and  sheds 
His  fiery  vengeance  on  their  heads.] 

6  [The  beamings  of  his  piercing  sight 
Bring  dark   hypocrisy   to   liglit ; 
Death   and   destruction   naked    lie. 
And   hell   uncoverM   to   his  eye.] 

7  [Th'  eternal  law  before  him  stands  ; 
His  justice,   with   impartial   hands, 
Divides   to   all   their   due    reward, 
Or  by   the   sceptre,    or  the  sword.] 

8  [His   mercy,   like    a   boundless   sea. 
Washes    our  loads    of  guilt   away^ 
While  his  own  Son  came  down  und  died, 
T'  engage    his  justice  on  our  side] 

9  [Each  of  his  words  demands  my  faith, 
My  soul  can  rest  on  all  he  saith  ; 
His   truth   inviolably   keeps 

The   largest  promise    of  his    lips.] 

10  O  tell  me,  with  a  gentle  voice, 
"Thou  art  my  God,"  and  I'll  rejoice  ! 

rill'd  with  thy  love,  1  dare  proclaim 
The  brightest  honours  of  thy  name. 

Ar>l      Hymn  168.     B.  2.     L.  M.     « 
^^  ]        Nantwich,  Old  Hundred. 
FcfJ'eC'ions  rjf  God. 

1  TEHOVxVH  reigns,  his  throne  is  high  ; 
^3   His  robes  are  light  and  majesty  ; 
His  glory  shines  with  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  can  sustain  the  sight. 

2  His   terrors   keep   the  world  in  awe ; 
His  justice   guards    his    holy    law  ; 
His   love    reveals    a   smiling    face  ; 
His  truth  and  promise  seal  the  grace. 

3Through  all  Lis  works  his  wisdom  shines, 
And  baffles  Satan's  deep  designs  ; 
His  power   is   sovereign   to   fulfil 
The  noblest   coun^els   of  his   will. 

4  And    will    this  g  orious  Lord  descend 
To    be    my  Father   and   rrjy  friend  ? 
Then   let   my  songs  with  angels  join ; 
Heaven  is  secure,  if  God  be  mine. 

Hymn  169.     B.  2-.     H.  M.      » 

Portsmouth,  Bethesda. 
IHE   Lord   Jehovah   reigns, 
His   throne  ia  huilt  on  high  ; 


47  ( 


The   garments   he    assumes 

Are   light  and   maiesty: 
His   glories  shine        I  No  mortal  eye 
VViih  beams  80  bright, |r;.if 

>     The    thunders  of  his   n -na 
Keep   the   wide   v/orld    in   awe ', 
His    wrath    and  justice    stand 
To   guard    his   holy    law : 
And  where  his  lovelfiis  truth  confirms 
Resolves  to  bless    I  \ad  seals  the  grace 

J     Through   all  his  ancient   works 
Surprising   wisdom    shines, 
Confounds    the    powers   of  hell, 
And   breaks  their   curs'd   designs. 
Strong  is  his  arm,|lJis   great  decrees. 
And  shall  fulfil     iHis    sovereign   will. 

I     And    can    this   mighty   King 
Of  glory   condescend? 
And  will   he  write   his  name, 
•-'  My    Father   and    my    Friend  ?" 
I  love  his  name,  I  Join  all  my  powers, 
I  love  his  word  ;  1  And  praise  the  Lord. 


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}  Psalm  115.     L.  M.  «E 

^  Gloucesier,  Bath. 

F  rfcctions  of  God  ^  and  vanity  of  idols, 

1  "^rOT  to  ourselves,  who  are  but  dust, 
l^i    Not  to  ourselves  is  glory   due, 
Eternal   God,  thou  only  just. 

Thou    only  gracious,  wise   and   true. 

2  Shine  forth  in  all  thy  dreadful  name  ; 
Why  should  a  heathen's  haughty  tongue 

Insult  us,und,lo  raise  our  shame,  [long?" 
Say,  "  W  here's  theGod  you've  serv'd  so 

3  The  God  we  serve  maintains  his  throne 
Above  the  clouds,  beyond  the  skies  ; 
Through  all  the  earth  his  vfill  is  done, 
He  knows  our  groans, he  hears  our  cries. 

4  But   the    vain   idols    they   adore 

Are  senseless  shapes  of  stone  and  wood; 
At   best   a    mass   of  glittering  ore, 
A   silver   saint,   or   golden  god. 

5[  With  eyes  and  ears, they  carve  thsir  head; 
Deaf  are  their  ears,  their  eyes  are  blind  : 
In  vain  are  costly  offerings  made. 
And  vows  are  scatter'd  in  the  wind. 

6  Their  feet  were  never  made  to  move, 
Nor  hands  to  save  when  mortals  pray  ; 
Mortals,  that  pay  them  fear  or  love,  - 
Seem  to  be  biind  and  deaf  a.s  they.] 

7  O  Israel,  make  the  Lord  thy  hope, 
Thy    help,   thy    refuge,  and  thy  rest; 
The    Lord   shall   build    thy    ruins    up, 
Aad  bless   the   people  and  the  priest; 


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PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


51,  52 


8  The  dead  no  more  can  speak  thy  praise, 
They  dwell  in  silence  and  the  grave  ; 
JBut  we  shall  live  to  sing  thy  grace, 
And  tell  the  world  thy  power  to  £a\e. 

Aq  }  TsAi-M  135.     C.  M.  « 

ji    St.  Asaphs,  Devizes,  Arlington. 
Perjtctions  of  God,  and  vanity  of  idols. 

1  A  WAKE,ye  saints, to  praise  j'OurKing, 
"^^    Your   sweetest   passioiis    raise, 
Your   pious   pleasure,   while  you  sing, 

Increasing   with    the    praise. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord  ;  and  works  unknown 

Are   Ills    divine  employ  ; 
But  still  his  saints  are  near  his  throne, 

His   treasure    and   his  joy. 
SHeaven,  earth  and  sea  confess  his  hand  ; 

He  bids  the  vapours  rise ; 
Lightning  and  storru,  at  his  command, 

Sweep  through  the  sounding  skies. 

4  All   power,    that   gods  or    kings  have 

Is  found  Avith  him  alone  ;   [claim'd, 
But  heathen  gods  should  ne-er  be  nam'd, 
Where  our  Jehovah's  known. 

5  Which  of  the  stocks  or  stones  they  trust 

Can  give  them  showers  of  rain? 
In   vaia   they    worship   glittering  dust. 
And  pray   to  gold  in    vain. 

6  [Their  gods  have  tongues  that  cannot 

Such  as  their  makers  gave:       [talk, 
Their  feet  were  ne'er  desigu'd  to  walk, 
Nor  hands  have  power  to  save. 

7  Blind  are  their  eyes,  their  ears  are  deaf, 

Nor  hear  when    mortals   pray  ; 

Mortals,  that   wait   for   their   relief, 

Are    blind   and    deaf   as   they,] 

8  Ye  saints,    adore   the   living   God, 

Serve  him  with  faith  and  fear  ; 

He    makes   the   churches   his    abode, 

And   claims  your  honours  there. 


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Psalm  115.    P.  M, 
Walworth,  >;ew  50th. 


% 


P(rj?ctions  of  God,  and  xamiy  of  idols 

1  "Vj  OT  toouk-  uaiiies,  iliou  only  jUst  and  true, 
-^^  Not  to  our  wurihiiss  iiHiius  IS  gioiY  due  ; 
Tby  power  and  grate,  tliy  tnitli  aiui  justice  ciaini 
liULioitiil  hoiiouis  toiJr/sovertigii  nana- ;  Labnde, 
Shine  tluough  llie  earili  IVom  luavt-n  tiiy  bitM 
Jior  let  lheheatJ»eiiSi.>,"Aud  w  here's  yum  Godf 

2  Heaven  is  U»y  higher  court;  there  stands  thy  throne 
And  through  tlie  Jouer  worlds  tJiy  will  is  done. 
Our  liod  fium'd  :tll    this  earth,  these    heavens 

he  spread, 
But  fools  adore  the  gods  their  hands  have  made: 
The  kneeling  crowd,  with  looks  devout,  behold 
Iheir  silver  saviours,  and  their  saints  of  gold. 

5  [Va.n  a'-e  those  artful  shapes  of  eyes  and  eai's  ; 
i'he  inoUeii  image  neither  sees  nor  hears: 
1  heir  hands  are  helpless,  nor  their  fett  can  iiiove  ; 
I'ht )  h:iYe  no  sptvcb,  uor  iho'.'ghtj  nor  po\vtr,i:cr 


Yet  sottish  mortals  make  their  long  complaints 
To  their  deaf  idols,  and  their  moveless  saints. 

4  The  rich  have  statues  well  adorn'd  with  gold  ; 
The  poor,  content  with  gods  of  coaraer  mould. 
With   tools  of  iron  carve  the  senseless  stock, 
Lojit  fVoui  a  tree,  or  broken  from  a  rock  : 
People  aiid  priests  drive  on  the  solemn  trade, 
And  trust  the  gods  that  saws  and  hammers  niade.J 

5  Ee  heaven  awd  earth  amaz'd  !    'Tis  hard  to  say 
Wliich  are  more  stupid,  or  their  gods  or  they. 
O   Isiael,  trust  the  Lord  !  he  hears  and  sets, 
He  knows  iLy  sorrows,  and  restores  thy  peace. 
His  worship  does  a  thousand  comfoits  yield: 
He  is  thy  help,  and  he  thin©  heavenly  shield. 

6  In  God  we  trust;  our  impious  foes  in  vain 
Atlt  inpt  our  ruin,  and  oppose  his  reign ; 

Had  they  prevaiTd,  darkness  had  clos'd  our  days, 
And  ilealli  and   silence  hatl  forbid  his    praise; 
But   we  are  sav'd,  and  live:    Let  songs  arise. 
And  Ziou  bless  the   God  that  built  the  skies. 


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Hymn  80.     B.  2.     S.  M.       m 
Sutton,   St.  Thoma^. 
t*owtr  of  (jod, 
!    THE   Almighty    LMl ! 
How  matchless  is  his  power ! 
Tremble,    O  earth,  beneath  his  word, 
And   all   the  heavens   adore. 

2  Let   proud  imperious   kings 
Bow   low    before    his    throne  I 

Crouch  to  his  feet,  ye  haughty  things, 
Or   he    shall   tread  you   down.     -^ 

3  Above  the    skies    he   reigns, 
And    with    araazing    blows, 

He  dea  s  unsufferablc  pains 
On    his   rebellious  foes. 

4  Yet,    everlasting  God, 

We  love  to  speak  thy  praise.; 
Thy  sceptre's   equal    to    thy   ro^j 
Tlie    sceptre   of  tiiy   grace, 

5  The   arms   of  mighty    love 
Defend    our   Zion   well; 

And    heavenly  mercy  walls  us  round 
From    Babylon    and    hell. 

6  Salvation    to   the   King 
\Mio   sits   enlhron'd    above: 

Thus   we    adore    the    God  of  might, 
And   bless   the   God   of  love. 

p-,^-^   Psalm  66.     1st  Part.     CM.     )S 
*^^  \  Cambridge,  Braintree. 

Potv^r  (uid  goodnt  fi,-i  of  God. 
lOlNG,  all  ye  nations,    to  the  Lord,. 
k3   Sing  with  a  joyful  noise  ; 
With    melody    of  sound   record 
His  honours,  and  your  joys. 

2  Say  to  the  Power  that  shakes  the  sky, 

"  How    terrible    art    thou  I 
"  Sinners   before    thy    presence  fly, 
"Or  at    thy    feet    they   bow.'*' 

3  [Come,  see  the  wonders  of  our  Go4^ 

How  glorious  are  his  t\'ajs  J 


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PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


55,  56 


In  Moses'   hand  he  put  his  rod, 
And   c  ave    the    frighted   ?eas. 

4  He   made    the   ebbing   channel   dry, 

While    Israel   passed    the    flood; 
There  did  the  church  begin  their  joy, 
And    triumph   in   their   God.] 

5  He   rules   by    iiis   resistless    might; 

Will    rebel    mortals   dare 
Provoke   th'    Eternal   to   the    fight, 
And  tempt  that  dreadful  war  ? 

6  O    bless   our  God,    and  never  cease  ; 

Ye    saints,  fulfil   his    praise ; 
He  keeps  our  life,  maintains  our  peace. 
And  guides  our  doubtful   ways. 

7Lord,thou  hast  prov'd  our  NufFering  souls, 
['o  make  our  graces  shine; 
So   silver  bears   the    burning   coals, 
The-   meta'     to   refine. 
8  Through  watery  deeps  and  fiery  ways 
We  march  at  thy  command  ; 
Led   to    possess    the   promised    place 
By   thine  unerring  hand. 

p-o)     Psalm  89.     2d  Part.     CM.    b 
^^S  Plymouth,  Dorset. 

Power  and  majesty  of  God. 

I^K^^TITH  reverence  let  the  saints  ap- 

T  T    And  bow  before  the  Lord  ;  [pear, 

His    high    commands    with    reverence 

And    tremble    at   his  word.       [hear, 

2  How  terrible    thy   glories    be  ! 

How   bright  thine    artnies    shine ! 
Where  is  the  power  that  vies  with  thee? 
Or  truth   compar'd    with   thine  ? 

3  The   northern  pole  and  southern  rest 

On   thy    supporting   hand ; 
Darkness  and  day  iiojx  east  to  west 
Move    round   at   thy  command 

4  Thy  words  the  raging  winds  control, 

And  rule   the   boisterous   deep  ; 
Thou  mak'st  the  sleeping  billows  roll, 
The  rolling  billows   sleep, 

5  Heaven,  earth,    and   air,  and  seas  are 

And  the  dark  world  of  hell  :    [thine, 
Hovv  did  thine  arm  in  vengeance  shine, 
When    Egypt    durst    rebel  ! 

6  Justice  and  judgment  are  thy  throne, 

Yet    wontiroxis   is    thy   grace ; 
While  truth  and  mercy,  ioin'd  in  one. 
Invite  us  near  thy   face. 

K/^\'         Psalm  8.      S.  M,  »' 

3  Hopkins,  St.  Thomas. 

Sovereignty  oj  God,  afid man'' a  dominion 
over  the  creucures* 

J|~|  LORD,  our  heavenly  King, 
\9  Tfiy  name  i;»  all  diviae! 


Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spreai 
And   o'er  the  heavens  they  shine, 

2  When  to  thy  w<Tks  on  high 
I  rdse  my   wond'ring  eyes, 

And  se  the  moon,  complete  in  light, 
Ado  n  the  darksome  skies  : 

3  When  I  survev   th;',   stars, 
And   all  their  shining  forms, 

Lord,  what  is  man,  that  worthies^  thing. 
Akin  to  dust  and  worms  ! 

4  Lord,  what  is   worthless   man, 
Thit  th.ju   shoaidst   love   him   so  ! 

Next  to  thine  angels  is   he  placed, 
And  lord  of    ah  below. 

)     Thine  honours  crown  his   h^-ad, 

While  beasts  like  slaves  obey, 
And  birds  thtt  cut  the  air  with  wings, 
And  tish  that  cleave  t'le  sea. 

6  Hovv   rich   thy  b ountiei  are  ! 
And  won 'rous    are  thy  ways: 

Of  dust  and  worms  ihv  power  can  frame 
A  monument  of  praise. 

7  [Oat   of  the   m  -uths   of  babes 
And  sucklifig.'.  thou   C;i:ist  draw 

Surprising   honours  to  thy    natiie  ! 
And  strike  the  world  with  awe. 

8  O   Lord,  o\ir  heivr^nlv  King, 
Thy   name   is  all  div  ne  ; 

Thy  glories  round  theeaj  th  are  spread. 
And  o'er  the  heavens  they  shm'-.] 
kk)  Psat.m  68.  1st  Part.  L.  M.  « 
^"^  \  Natrtvvich,    Islington. 

Fe^.fi;fa7ice  aud  comfiaftsiiov   of  God. 

1  "F    KT    God    arise  in    all    his    miglit, 
ii   And  put  the  troops  of  hell  to  flight, 

A?  smoke,  that  sought  to  cloud  the  skies, 
Before   the   rising   tempest  flies, 

2  [He  comes,  array'd  in  burning  flames  ; 
Justice  and  vengeance  are   his  names : 
Behold    his  fainting   foes   expire, 
Like   melting    wax   before    the   fire.] 

3  He  rides  and  thunders  through  the  sky  ; 
His  name,  Jehovah,  sounds  on  high  : 
Sing  to  his  name,  ye  sons  of  grace ; 
Ye   saints,    rejoice   before   his   face. 

4  The    widow   and   the   fatherless 
Fly    to    his    aid    in   sharp   distress ; 
In   him  the   poor   and  helpless    find 
A  judge    that's  just,    a    father   kind. 

5  He  breaks  the  captive's  heavy  chain, 
And   prisoners  see    the   light  again  ; 
But   rebels   that    dispute  his   will, 
Shall  dwell  in  chains  and  darkness  still. 

Pause. 

6  Kingdoms  and  thrones  to  God  belong  ; 
Crown  him,  ye  nations,  in  your  song: 


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CREATION  AND  PROVIDIINCE. 


63 


6The  swelling  billows  know  their  bounds, 

And  in  their  channels  walk  their  rounds; 

Yet  thence   convej'd  by  secret  veins, 

They   spring  on  hills,  and  drench  the 

plains. 

7  He  bids  the  crystal  fountains  flow, 
And    cheer   the  valleys  as   they   go  ; 
Tame  heifers  there    their   thirst  allay, 
And  for   the    stream   wild   asses  bray. 

8From  pleasunt  trees,  which  shade  the  brink. 
The  lark  and  linnet  lii;ht  to  drink ; 
Tkeir  songs  the  lark  and  linnet  raise, 
And  chide   our  silence   in   big   praise. 

Pausk  I. 

9  God,  from  his  cloudy  cistern,  pours 
On  the  parch'd  eart!)  enriching  showers; 
The  grove,  the  garden,  and  the  fiold, 
A   thousand  joyful    blessings  yield. 

10  He    makes    the  grassy  food  arise, 
And  gives   the  cattle    large    supplies; 
With  herbs  for  man,  of  various  power, 
To  nourish  nature,  .or  to  cure. 

11  What  noble  fruit  the  vines  produce .' 
The  olive  yields    a   shining  juice  ; 
Our  hv*arts  are  cheer'd  with  gcni'fous  wine, 
With   inward  joy  our  faces  shine. 

12  O  bless  his  name,  ye  nations,  fed 
With  nature's  chief  supporter,  bread  : 
While  bread  your  vital  strerigth  imparts, 
Serve  him  with  vigour  in  your  hearts. 

paijse  n. 

13  Behold  the    stately   cedar  stands, 
RaisVl   in  the   forest   by  his    hands; 
Birds  to    the    boughs   for   shelter  fly, 
And   build  their  nests    secure  on  high. 

14  To  cragafy    hills  ascend    the   goat ; 
And   at    the   airy  jiiountain"'s   foot 
The  feebler  creatures   make  their  cell  ; 
He  gives  them  Avisdom  where  to  dwell. 

15  He   sets   the  sun    his  circling  race, 
Appoints  the  moon  to  change  her  face  ; 
And  Avhen  (hick  diukness  veils  the  day, 
Calls  out  wild  beasts  to  hunt  their  prey. 

IC  Fierce  lions  lead  their  young  abroad, 
And  roaring,  ask  their  meat  from  God  ; 
But   when    the    morning  beams  arise, 
The   savage    beast  to    covert  flies. 

17  Then   man   to   daily    labour   goes ; 
The    night   was   made   for  his    repose : 
Sleep   is  thy   gift,    that  sweet   relief 
From    tiresotiie  toil   and    wasting  grief. 

18  How  strange  thy  works  I  how  great  th}' 
And  every  land  thy  riches  fill:  [skill  I 
Thy  wisdom  round  the  world  we  see, 
This  gpacious   earth  is  lull  of  thee. 


19  Nor  less  thy   glories   in   the   deep, 
Where  fish  in  millions  swim  and  creep, 
AVith  wondrous  motions,  swift  or  slow, 
Still   wanderinj;  in  the    peiths  below. 

20  There  ships  divide  their   watery  way, 
And  flocks   of  scaly   monsters   play  ; 
There   dwells   the    hu2;e    Leviathan, 
And  foams  and  sports  in  spite  of  man. 

Pause  III. 

2 1  Vast   are   thy  works,  Almighty  Lord, 
All    nature  rests    upon   thy  word, 
And  the  whole  race  of  creatures  stand, 
Waiting  their  portion  from   thy    hanci. 

22  While  each  receives  his  diflferent  food. 
His  cheerful  looks  pronounce  it  good  ; 
Eagles  and  bears,  and  whales  and  worms 
Rejoice  and  praise  in  dilferent   forms. 

23  But  when  thy  face  Is  hid,  they  mourn  ; 
And,    dying,   to  their  dust   return; 
Both  man  and  beast  their  souls  resign. 
Life,  breath  and  spirit,    all   are  thine. 

24  Yet  thou  canst  breathe  on  dust  again, 
And  fill  the  world  with  beasts  and  men  ; 
A    word  of   thy  creating  breath 
Repairs  the  wastes  of  time  and  death. 

25  His  works,  the  wonders  of  his  might, 
Are    honourM  with  his  own  delight : 
How   awful  are   his    glorious    ways ! 
The    Lord   is  dreadful    in   his  praise. 

26  The  earth  stands  rremb'ing  dt  ;hy  siroke, 
And  at  thy  touch  the  mountains  smoke; 
Yet  humble  souls  may  see  thy  face, 
And  tell  their  wants  to  sovereign  grace. 

27  In    thee  my    hopes  and  wishes  meet. 
And  make    my    meditations   sweet  ; 
Th}'"   praises   shall   my   breath   employ. 
Till  it  expire  in    endless  joy. 

28  While  haughty   sinners  die    accurst. 
Their  glory  buryM   with    their   dust, 
I,   to   my   God,   my   heavenly   King, 
Immortal  hallelujahs  sing. 


63  j 


PsAf.M  121.     L.  M. 
Truro.    Nantwich. 


SS 


Div  ne  fi'  otection. 

1  TTP   to    the   hills    I    lift  mine  eyes, 

U  Th'  eternal  hills  beyond  the  skies  ; 
Thence  all  her  help  my  soul  derives; 
There  my    Almighty   Refuge    lives. 

2  He  lives;  the  everlasting  God,  [flood, 
That  built  the  v/orld,  that  spread  the 
The  heavens  with  all  their  liosts  he  made, 
And    the   dark  regions  of  the    dead. 

3  He  guides  our  feet,  he  guards  our  way  ; 
His  morning  smiles  bless  all  the  day  ; 


64,63 


CRE.VriON  AND  PROVIDENCE. 


66,  67 


ITe  spreads  the  evening  vale,  and  keeps 
The   silent  hours   while   Israel    sleeps. 

4  Israel,    a   name    divinely   blest, 
May  rise   secure,  securely   rest ; 
Thy   holy   guardian's   wakeful    eyes 
Admit  no   slumber  nor    surprise. 

5  No  sun  shall  smite  thy  head  by   day, 
Nor  the   pale  moon  with   sickly   ray 
Shall   blast  thy  couch  ;   no  baleful  star 
Dart   his   malignant  fire    so   far. 

6  Should  earth  and  hell  with  malice  burn, 
Still   thou    shalt  go,   and    still   return 
Safe    in    the  Lord ;    his   heavenly  care 
Defends   thy   life    from  every    snare. 

7  On   thee    foul   spirits  have  no  power  ; 
And  in  thy  last   departing    hour. 
Angels,   that  trace   the    airy    road, 
Shall  bear  thee  homeward  to  thy  God. 


64} 


2  My  feet  shall   never  slide, 
N(>r  fall  in  iat;;l   snares, 

Since   God,  n^y   guard  and  guide. 
Defends   me  ivcm    mv  fears 
Thosowakffuleyes  j  Shall  Israel  keep, 
Wh  ch  nev,=!r  sleep,!  When  dangers  rise. 

3  No  burring  iieats  by  day, 
Nor  bia?-ts  of  evening  .'-ir, 
Shall  take   my  health  away. 
If  God  be  with  me  there  : 

Thou  art  n,y  sun,  l   To  guard  my  head, 
Andthoumysha.de!  By  night  or  noon, 

4  Hast  thou  not  given   thy  word, 
To   save  my  soul  from   dt^ath  ? 
And   I  can  trust   my   Lord 

To  keep  my  mortal  bre-Uh  : 
rii  go  and  come, I  Till  from  on  high 
Nor  feur  to  die,!  Thou  call  me  hoaie. 


Psalm  121     C.  M.  * 

Dundee,   Abri'.igc 
Pre.tervalion  by  day  and  night. 
J  f  |10  he.iven  I  lift  my  waidng  eyes 
JL      There  all  my   hopes     r^  laid ; 
The  Lord,  that  built  the  earth  and  skies. 
Is  my    perpdtual   aid. 

2  Tlieir  feet  shall  never  slide  nor  fall. 

Whom   he   designs  to   keep : 
His    ear   attends  the   softest  call ; 
His   eyes   Cin  never  sleep, 

3  He  will  sustain  our  weakest  powers 

With   his  almighty   arm, 
And  wp.tch  our  most  uogua.decl  hours 
Against  surprising   harm. 

4  Israel,   rejoice,  and   rest  secure, 

I'iiy  keeper  is   the   Lord  ;  ' 

His   wakeful  eyes  employ  hispowe?'! 

For    thine  eternal  guard.  ! 

5  Kor  scorching  sun,  nor  sickly    moon  I 

Shall   have    his   leave   to  smite ;      j 

He  shields  thy  head  from  burniig  noon,  ] 

From   blasti'g   dao^^s  at  night.      j 

6  He  guards  thy  soul,  he  keeps  thy  breath, '' 

Where   tb.ictiest  dangers  come  ;     j 
Go  and   retur.i.   secure  from  death,! 
Till  God  commands   thee  home. 


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^5 1 

i  TTPWARD  I   lift  mne  eyes, 


Psalm  131.    H.  M. 
Bethesda,  Portsmouth. 
God    our  /preserver. 


». 


}      Htmn  19.     B.  2.      CM.      « 

^  Abridge,    London. 

Ozc^  dodic-  frail  undGod  ou  ■  Jireserver. 

LET  otliers  boast  how  strong  they  be, 
Nor  death   nor  danger  fear  ; 
But    vve'*ll   confess,   O  Lord,    to  thee, 
What    feeble  things   we    are. 

2  Fresh  as   the  grass  our  bodies  stand, 

And    flourish  bright    and    gay  ; 
A  blasting  wind  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
And    fades  ihe  grass   away. 

3  Our  life  contains  a  thousand  springs, 

And    dies,    if  one   be    gone  : 
Strange  !  that  a  burp  of  tlioiisaad  strings 
Should    keep  in   tune  ro  Jong, 

4  But  His  our  God  supports  our  frame, 

The    God    who   built   us   first; 
Salvation    to    ti;'   Almighty    Name 
That    rear'd   us   fioiu    the    dust. 

5  [He  fpake — and  straight  or.r  hearts  and 

In    all    their    inotions   rose  ;    [brains 
**Let  blood,""  said  he,  "flow  round  the 
veins," 
And   roand    the    veins   it   flows. 

6Whilo  we  have  breath, or  use  our  tougues, 
Our   Maker  we'll   adore; 
His  Spirit    mnves   our   l)eaving  lungs, 
Or  they  would  breathe  no  more.] 


67 


From  God  is  all  my  aid  ; 
The  God  that  built  the  skies, 
And  earth  and  nature  maOe  : 
God  is  the  tower  j  His  grar.e  is  nigh 
To  which  I  fly ;    |  In  every  b,our. 


Hymn  83.     B.  1.     C.  M.         b 

Duriiam,    Windsor. 
Jijji' ctmifi  anddath  und</r  providence, 

1  fWr^T  from  the  dust  aflliction  grows, 
1^     Nor  tioubles  rise  by  chance; 

Yet  we  are  born  to  cares  and    woes  ; 
A    3ad    inheritance ! 

2  As  sparks  break  out  from  burning  coals, 

A  ad  still  are   upwards  borne  j 


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So   grief  is   roofed   in   our    souls, 
And  man   grows   up  to  mourn, 

3  Yet  with  my  God  I  leave  my  cause, 

And    trust   his    promis^'d    grace: 
He  rules  me  by  his  well-known   laws 
Of  lov«    and    righteousness. 

4  Not   all    the   pains   that    e'er   I    bore, 

Sliall  spoil  my   future    peace ; 
For   death   and  hell   can   do  no  more 
Than   what   my  Father   please. 

f^r^l     Hymn  13.     B.  2.     L.  M.         3» 

^^  3      Luton,  Nantwich,  Troro. 

The  creation,  and  dissolution   of  the  world. 
1  QING  to  the  Lord  who  built  the  skies, 
i^    The   Lord  who  rear'd  this  stately 

frame  ; 
Let  all   the    nations   sound  his  praise, 
And   lands  unknown  repeat  his  name. 

5  He  formM  the  seas,  and  formed  the  hills, 
Made  every    drop,    and   every   dust ; 
Nature    and  time  with  all  their  wheels. 
And    pushVl  them   into   motion  first. 

3  Now,    from   his  high  imperial  throne. 
He   looks  far  down  upon  the  spheres  ; 
He    bids  the   shining  orbs   roll   on, 
And  round  he   turns  the   hasty  years. 

4  Thus   shai]  this  moving  engine   last, 
Till    all    his    saints   are   gather'd   in: 
Then  for  the  trumpet's   dreadful  blast, 
To   shake   it    all  to    dust  again. 

6  Yet  when  the  sound  shall  tear  the  skies, 
And  lightning  barn  the  globe  below. 
Saints,  you  may  lift  your  joyHjl  eyes, 
There's  a  new  heaven  and  earth  for  you. 

Psalm  107.   4th  Part.    L.  M.     « 
Eaton,  Nantwich,  Blendon. 
7y/<?  .yeanmrfs  song. 
l^OULDyou  behold  the  works  of  God. 
His  wonders  in  the  world   abroad. 
Go    with    the   mariners,  and   trace 
The    unknown  regions  of  the    seas. 

2 They  leave  their  native  shores  behind, 
And   seize    the  favour  of  the   wind, 
1  ill  God  command,  and  tempests  rise, 
That   heave   the   ocean  to   the   ekies. 

3  Now  to  the  heavens  they  mount  amain  ; 
Now  sink  to   dreadful   deeps    again  ; 
What  strange  affright  young  sailors  feel, 
And   like   a  staggering  drunkard  reel ! 

4  When  land  is  far,  and  death  is  nigh, 
Lost  to  all  hope,  to  God  they  cry  : 
His  mercy  hears  their  loud  address, 
And   sends   salvation   in  distress. 

5  He  bids  the  winds  their  wrath  assuage  ; 
The  furious  waves  forget  their  rage : 


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'Tis   calm ;   and   sailors   smile    to  see 
The   haven  where   they  AvishM  to  be. 
6  O   may  the   sons  of  men   record 
1  he  wondrous  goodness   of  the  Lord  ! 
Let   them  their  private  offerings  bring, 
And   in   the   church  his   glory   sing. 


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Psalm  107.     C.  M.  « 

Cambridge,  Rochester,  Abridge. 
The  ?narinf-''>^  fisairi'. 
IIY  works  ot  giory,  n;igi»ty  Lord, 
Thy  w().:>ders  in    the  deeps, 
Tiie  so:/s  of  cour  ige  shad  record. 
Who  trade  in  fioHti;ig  ship?. 

2  At   thy   command   the    winds  arise, 

And  swei!  the   tow.  riiig  waves; 
The  men,  astonish 'd,  uv.  unt  the  skus. 
And  sink   in   g:^pii:g  graves. 

3  [Again  they  chmb  the  watery  hills. 

And    p-unge  in   det  ps  a;^ain : 
Each  like  a  t- tiering  t'.runkard  reels, 
And   linds'  liis  courage  vain. 

4Frigiited  t*  heir   the  tempest   roar, 
Thev  pant  wiih  flatteiing  breath; 
A.>d,   hopel^s   of  a  distant  shore. 
Expect  immediate  death.] 

5  rhe- .  to  th-^^  Lord  they  raise  their  cries; 
He  hears  (.heir  loud  t  equest, 
And  orders  siience  thi  ough  the  skies, 
And  lays   the  floods  to   test. 

6Stil(its  rejoice  to  love   their  fears, 
And  see  ihe  storm  allay'd  : 
N>;w  to  their  eyes  the  port  appears; 
There  let  their  vov>rs  be   i^aid. 

7  'TId  God  that  }>rings  diem  saf  to  land; 

Let  stupid    ino;  c;ds   know 
That  waves  are  un  ler  his  command. 
And   all  the  wiru's  that  blow. 

8  O  tiiat  the  s-.ns  of  meri  would  praise 

T'he   gotxhiess  of  the   Lard ! 
And  those  that  see  thy  wo?idous  ways, 
Tiiy   w'jud»'ous  love  record. 


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HYM^  109.     B.2.     L.  M.      « 
Buti),  Putney. 

The  (lark-n'Sfi  of  lirjiklence. 

1  y   OPwU,   we   adore  thy  vast  designs, 

i  i  Th'  obscure  abyss  of  providence  ! 
Too  deep  to  sound  with  mortal  lines, 
1  oo   dark  to    ^-iew   with   feeble  Si-nse. 

2  Now    thou    array'st   tliine   awful    face 
In   angry  frown?,    without    a   smile : 
We  through  the  cloud  believe  thy  grace, 
Secure    of  thy   compassion  still. 

3Through  seas  and  storms  of  deepdi'^tress 
We  sail  by  faith,  nud  not  by  sight; 


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Faith  guides  us   in  the  wilderness, 
Through  all  the  terrors  of  the  night. 

4  Dear  Father,    if  thy  lifted   rod 
Resolve  to  scourge  us   here   below  ; 
Still  Jet   us   lean   upon   our   God, 
Thine  arm  shall  bear  us  safely  through. 

72^        Psalm  73.    S.  M.  ^ 

3  Sutton,  Hopkins. 

IVie  miiHtcry  of  firovidence  unfolded. 

1  Q^'ii^  there's  a  righteous  God, 
1^    N.;r  is  religion   vain ; 

Thouf^h  men  of  vice  may  boast  aloud, 
And  men  of  grace  complahx. 

2  I  saw  the  wicked   rise, 
And  felt  my  heart  repine. 

While  haughty  fools,  with  scornful  eyes^ 
In   robes  of  honour  thine. 

3  [Pami)erVi  with  wanton  ease. 
Their  flesh  looks  full  and  fair; 

Tlieir  wealth  rolls  in  like  flowing  seas, 
And  grows  without  their  care. 

4  Free  from  the  plagues  and  pains 
That  pious  souls  endure. 

Through  all  their  life  oppression  reigns, 
And  racks  tiie  humble  poor. 

5  Their  impious  tongues  blaspheme 
The  evt-rlasting  God : 

Th«ir  malice  blasts  the  good  man's  name, 

And  spreads  their  lies  abroad, 
€    But  I,   with  flowing  tears, 
ladulg'd  jiw  doubts  to   rise  ; 
*'  Is  there  a  God  that  sees  or  hears 
*'The  things  below  the  skies?"] 

7  Tiie  tumults  of  my  thought 
Held  me  in  hard  suspense. 

Till  to  thy  house  my  feet  were  brought. 
To  learn  thy  justice  thence. 

8  Thy   word   with   light  and  power 
Did  my   mistakes  amend; 

I   view'd   the   sinners'  life  before, 
liut  here  I  learnt  their  end. 

9  On  vs'hat  a  slippery  steep 
The  thf'Ughtless  wretches  go: 

And   O,    that  dreadful  fiery  deep, 
That  Wciits  their  fall  below ! 

10  Lord,  at  thy  feet  I  bow, 
My  thoughts  no  more  repine ; 

I  call   my  God    my  porii  n  now, 
And  all  my  powers  are  thine. 

n'Q  J    Psalm  73.  1st  Pan.  CM.    a 

>  L<»udon,    Dundee. 

jifflicted  saints  hupfiy^  and  prosjier- 

ous  s'nint-s  curbed. 
I'KTOW  i'ni  convinced  the  Lord  is  kind 
^^    To  men  of  heart  sincere, 

F 


Yer  once  my  fonllsh  thoughts  repia'd. 
And  bordej'd  on  despair. 

3  I  griev*d  to  see  the  wicked  thrive. 

And  spoke  with  argry  breath, 
'•  How  pleasant  ixnd  profane  they  live ! 
**  How  peaceful  is  their  death  ! 

3  "With  well  fed  flesh  and  haughty  eyes 

*'  They  lay  their  fears  to  sleep ; 
*'  Against  the  heavens  their  slanders  rise. 
"  While  saints  in  ssience  v.'eep. 

4  •'  In  vain  I  hft  my  hands  to  pray, 

"  And  cleanse  my  heart  in  vaia, 
"For  I  am  chasten'd  all  the  day, 

**T'he  night  renews  my  pain." 
5Yet  while  my  tongue  indulg'd  complaints, 

I  felt   my   heart   reprove; 
"Sure  I  shall  thus  offend  thy  saintSj 

"And  grieve  the  men  I  love." 

6  But  still  I  found  my  doubts  too  hard, 

Tlie  conflict  too  severe. 
Till   I  retir*d  to  search  thy  word, 
And  learn  iliy  secrets  there. 

7  There,  as  in  some  prophetic  glass> 

I  saw  the  sinner's  feet 
High  mounted  on  a  slippery  place. 
Beside  a   fiery  pit* 

8  I  heard  the  wretch  profanely  boast, 

Till  at  thy  frown  he  fell; 
His  ho5iours  in  a  dream  were  lost, 
Afid  he  awoke  in  hell. 

9  Lord,  what  an  envious  fool  I  was  I 

How  like  a  thoughtless  beast! 
Thus  to  suspect  thy  promis'd  grace, 
And  think  the  wicked  blest. 

10  Yet  I  was  kept  from  full  despair, 
Upheld  by  power  unknown: 

That  blessed  hand  that  broke  the  snare 
Shall  guide   me  to  thy  throne. 


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Psalm  9.    2d  Part.    CM.    b 
Canterbury,  Plymouth. 
Th"  ivisdom  and  equity  of  Providence, 
IXI/'HEN  the  great  Judge,  supreme 
▼  T  and  just, 

Shall   once  enquire  for  blood. 
The  humble  souls,  who  mourn  in  dust, 
Shall  find  a  faithful  God. 

2  He  fiom  the  dreadful  gates  of  death 

Dnth  his  own  children  raise; 
In  Zion's  gates,  with  cheerful  breath, 
They  sing  their  Father's  praise. 

3  His  foes  shall  fall,  with  heedless  fegt, 

Into  the  pit  they   made ; 
And   sinners  perish  in  the  net 
Which  their  own  hands  have  spre?id 


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4  Thus  by  thy  judgments,  mighty  God, 

Are  thy  deep  counsels  known  : 
When  men  of  mischief  are  d(  stroy'd, 
The  snare  must  be  their  own. 
Pause. 

5  The  •wicked  shall  sink  down  to  hell ; 

Thy  wrath  devour  the  lands 
That  dare   forget  thee,  or  rebel 
Against  thy  known  commands. 

SThough  saints  to  sore  distress  arc  brought, 

And  wait  and   long   complain. 

Their  cries  shall  never  be  ftrgot, 

Nor  shall  their  hopes  be  vain. 

7  [Rise,  great  Redeemer,  from  thy  seat, 

To  judge  and  save  the  poor ; 
Let  nations  tremble   at   thy   feet, 
And   man  prevail  no  more. 

8  Thy  thunder  shill  affright  the  proud, 

And  put  their  hearts  to  pain, 
Make  them  confess  that  thou  art  God, 
And  they  but  feeble  men.] 

^k7  Psalm  36.     L.  M.  »f 

'"^5   Old  Hundred,  Eaton,  Blendon. 

The  perfections  and  providence  of  God  ;  or,  general 
providence  and  special  grace. 

ITTIGH  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God  1 
Xl  Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines  ; 
Thy  truth  shall  break  thro'  every  cloud 
That   veils  and   darkens   thy   designs. 

2  Forever   firm   thy  justice    stand?, 

As  mountains  their  foundations  keep  ; 
Wise  are  the  wonders  of  thy  hands ; 
Thy  judgments   are  a   mighty    deep. 

3  Thy  providence   is   kind   and    large  ; 
Both  man  and  beast  thy  bounty  shore  ; 
The    whole    creation   is   thy   charge, 
But  saints   are   thy   peculiar  care. 

4 My  God!  how   excellent  thy   grace. 
Whence  all  our  hope  and  comfort  springs, 
The  sons   of  Adam  in   distress 
Fly  to   the   shadow   of  thy  wings. 

5  From   the  provisions  of  thy   house 
We    shall  be  f(d  with   sweet  repast; 
There   mere}'    like   a  river  flows, 
And  brings   salvation  to  our   taste. 

5  Life,  like  a  fount<iin,  rich  and  free, 
Springs  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  ; 
And  in  thy  light  our  souls  shall  see 
The  glories   promised   in   thy   word. 

r.r.  I  P9ALM  147.  1st  Part.  L.  M.  » 
*^\         Dunstan,   Newcourt. 

Creation,  firovidince  and  grace. 

iX^RAl^Eye  the  Lord:  His  good  to  raise 

Jl    Our  hearts  and  voices  in  liis  praise  : 


CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE. 


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His 

Jo 


uaturc    and  his   works   invite 
iii«Ke  this   duty  our  delight. 


2  The  Lord  builds   up   Jerusalem, 
And   gathers    nations    to   his    name; 
His  mercy   melts   the   stubborn    soul,' 
And  makes   the   broken   spirit   whole. 

3  He  form'd  the  stais,those.  heavenly  flames; 
He    counts   their  numbers,  calls  their 

names  ; 
His  wisdoni's  vast,  and  knows  no  bound, 
A    deep,    where    all    our  thoughts    are 

drown'd. 

4  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  great  his  might ; 
And    all   his  glories  infinite: 

He  crowns  the   meek,  rewards  the  just, 
And   treads    the    wicked   to  the    dust. 
Pause. 

5  Sing   to    the   Lord,    exalt  him    high, 
Who  spreads  his  clouds  around  the  sky  ; 
There   he  prepares  the   fruitful  rain, 
Nor  lets   the  drops    descend  in  vain. 

6  He  makes  the  grass  the  hills  adorn, 
And  clothes  the  smiling  fields  with  corn : 
The  beasts  with  food  his  hands  supply, 
And  the  young  ravens  when  they  cry. 

7  What  is  the  creature's  skill  or  force  ? 
The   sprightly   man,  the  warlike  horse, 
The    nimble    wit,    the    active   limb  ? 
All  are  too  mean    delights  for   him. 

8  But  saints    are  lovely    in   his  sight: 
He  views    his    children    with   delight: 
He  sees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  fear. 
And   looks   and  loves  his  image  there. 

»Y7  I         Psalm  136.     L.  M.  M 

'  '  \  Luton,  Eaton,  Wells. 

Creatio77,  /irovidence  ami  g?-ace. 

1  ^"^  IVE    to   our  God  immortal  praine  ! 
IjT  Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways  ; 
Wonders  of  grace   to  God  belong. 
Repeat  his   mercies   in   your   song. 

2  Give  to   the   Lord    of  lords   renown, 
The  King  of  kings  with    glory    crown  ; 
His  mercies   ever   shall   endure, 
When  lords  and  isings  are  ka>-wn  no  more. 

3  He  built  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky, 
And    CxM   the   starry    lights   on    high : 
Wonders   of  grace    to    God    belong. 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  3  our   song. 

4  He  fills  the  sun  with  morning  light, 
He  bids  the  moon  direct  the  night: 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure,  [more. 
When  suns  and  moons  shall  shine  no 

5  The  Jews  he  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hand. 
And  brought  them  to  the  promised  land  : 
Wonders    of  grace   to   God   belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies   in  your   song. 


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6  He    saw   the    Gentiles    dead    in   sin, 
And   felt   his    j)itj   work   within; 
His   mercies    ever  shall    endure, 
When  death  and  sin  shall  rei^rn  no  more. 

7  He  sent   his   Son  with  power  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave  ; 
Wonders    of  grace    to    God   belong, 
Repeat  his   mercies   in   your    song. 

8  Thro"*  this  vain  world  he  guides  our  feet. 
And   leads   us    to   his   heavenly    seat: 
His   mercies    ever   shall   endure, 
W'hen  this  vain  world  shall  be  no  more. 


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Psalm  136.    C.  M.  » 

Br.intree,    Irish. 

God's  wonders  ofci-eation,  providench,  redemption 
of  Israel,  and  salvation  of  his  people. 

1  ^i  iVE  ihar.ks  to  God,  the  suvcr  igo 
\J^  His  niv  rci.'S  still  endure  ;  [Lord, 
And  be  the  Kir.g  of  ki'-gs  aciur^d, 

His   truth   is  ever  sure. 

2  What  woid-rs  hath  li  s  wisdom'  done, 

How    mighty   is  his  ha  ;d  ! 
Heaven,earlh  i\nl  sea  he  fram'd  alone 
flow   wide  is  his  coiummd  f 

3  The  sun  .supplies  the  diy  with  lij^ht 

How    bright    his  counsels  shine  ! 
The  moon  and  stars  adorn  the  night 
H?s   works   are  all  divine. 

4  [He  sti-uik  tiie  sons  of  Egypt  dead 

How  dreadful   is  his  rol ! 
A 'd  tiience  with  j^y  his   peode'Ied 
H)vv  gracious   is   our  God ! 

5  He    cleft  the  swelling  sea   in   two 

His  arm   is  gre  it   m   m"):::h:: 
An  i   gave  the  trib  s  a  pasag-  thro' 
His  power   anl  ^:\\.cft   unite. 

6  Bur  P'laraoh's  army  there  he  dr  !wnM 

H  >w   glori  lus   are   his   ways! 
A'Ki  •)rou;5ht  his  saints  through  desart 
E:ernal  be  h's  prdis'?.         [grouid  : 

7Great  moaarchs  fell  beneath  his  hand  ; 
Victorious  is  liis   swnrd  ; 
While  I  rael  took  the  pi-cmis'd  hind: 
And  fai'.hful   is   his   wor  1.] 

8  H:i   s.iw  the   nations   dead  in   sin; 

He   felt  his  pity  move  ; 
How  sad  the  state  the  world  was  in  \ 
How  bou;idless  was  his  love! 

9  He  seat   to  save  us  fi'ii"n  our  wo; 

His    g j  dness   never  nils  ; 
From  death,  and  he'l,  and  every  foe  ; 
And  still  his  grace  prevails. 

10  G  ve  ihafiks  to  God,  the  heavenly  King  ; 
Hi^   mercies  sti  1  endure; 

Let  the  whole  earth  his  praises  sing  ; 
His  truth  is  ever  sure. 


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Psalm  63.   3d  Part.    L.  M.     « 

Antigua,  Islhjgton. 

Praise  for    tcmfioral   dlessin^a ;    or, 
common  and  s/iecial  mercies 

1  W^E  bless  the  Lord,  the  just,  the  good, 

Who  fills  our  hearts  with  joy  an  i 
food  ; 
Who  pours  his  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  loads  our  days  with  rich  supplies. 

2  He   sends  the  sun  his  circuit  round, 
To  cheer  the  fruits,  to  warm  the  ground ; 
He  bids  the  clouds  with  plei-teous  rain, 
Refresh   the    thirsty  ground   again. 

3'Tis  to  his  care  we  owe  our  breath, 
And  all  ot^r  near  escapes  from  death  : 
Safety   and    health  to   God  belong  ; 
He  heals  the  weak,  and  guirds  the  strong. 

4  He  make?  the  saint  and  sinner  prove 
The   common    blessings    of    hrs   love ; 
But  the  wide   difference  that   remains 
Is    endless  joy,    or  endless   pains. 

5Thf  Lord,  rhat  liruis'd  ;he  serpent's  ht^ad. 
On  all  the  serpent's  seed  shall  tread : 
The   stubborn  sinner's  hope  confonnd»- 
And  smite  him  with  a  lasting  wound. 

6  But  his  riirht  hand  his  saints  shall  raise 
Fs-om  the  deep  earth,  or  deeper  seas  ; 
And    bring  them   to  his  courts  above, 
There  shall  they  taste  his  special  love. 


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Psal:m  57.     L.  M. 
^      Bath,    Green's  Hundredth, 

Prai'^c  for  firolection^  [frace.  and  truth. 

1  j\TY  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs 

Of  boundless  love  and  grace  un- 
known ; 
Hide  me  beneath  thy  spreading  wings. 
Till   the    dark  cloud   is  over-blown. 

2  Up  to  the  heavens  I  send  my  cry  ; 
The  Lord  will  my  desires  perform  ; 
He  sends  his  angels  from  the  sky, 
And  saves  me  !''rom  the  ihteatcning  storms 

3  Be  thou   exalted,    O   my    God^ 
Above  tlie  heavens,  where  angels  dwell: 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

4  I\Tj  heart  is  fixM  ;  ray  song  shall  raise 
Immortal   honours  to  thy  name  ; 
Awake,  my  tongue,  to  sound  his  praise, 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame.  ^ 

5  High  o'er  the  earth  his  mercy  reigns,. 
And  reaches   to  the  utmost  sky  ; 
His  truth  to  endless  years  remains, 
Wlien  lower  woilds  dissolve  and  die. 


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ITNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 


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6, Be   thou    exaKed,    O    my    CoH, 
Above  the  heavens,  where  angjel?  dwell; 
Thy  power  on  e;irt!i  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  teil. 

PsAr.M  65.    2d  Fart.    L.  M.    » 

Ninety -fovcnth  fpalm,  Shnci. 
r>lvine  prav'idvnre   in  nir,   earth,  and  sea;    or, 

the  God  of  nature  and  ^rare. 
'iTWK^W,  God  of  cur  salvation  hears 
_U_  The  groans  of  Zion  niix''d  uith  tears; 
Yet  when  he  comes  with  kind  designs, 
Through  all  the  way  his  terror  shines. 

*?  On  him  t':e  race  of  man  depends, 
Far  as  the  earth''s  rfinotest  ends, 
^Vhere  the  Creator's  name  i^  known, 
Hy    nature's    feeble  light   alone. 

f!  Sailors,  that  travel   o'er  the  fiood. 
Address  their .  frighted    souis    to    God, 
^Vhe^  tempests  rage,  and  biUows  roar 
At  dreadful  distance  from  tiie  shore. 

4  \\&   bidS'  the   noisy   tempests  cease  ; 
jfe  calms  the  raging  crowd  to  peace, 
"''■^'hrn    a   tumnitnons    nntioB    raves 
^^'ild  as  the  winds,  and  loud  as  waves. 

ri  Whole  kingdoms,  shaken  by  the  storm, 
/?e   settles   m    a    peaceful   form  ; 
Mountains   estabiif^h'd    by   his   hand. 
Firm  on   their  old   foundations   stand. 

r»  Behold  his  ensigns  sweep  the  sky  ; 
New  comets  blaze,  and  lightnings  fly : 
Tlie  heathen  linnds,  with  swift  surprise, 
I'rom  the  bright  horrors  turn  their  eyes. 

7  M  Iiis  command,  the  morning  ray 
Smiles  in  the  east,  and  leads  the  day ; 
lie  guides  the  sun's  declining  wheel.*, 
Over  the   tops    of  western   hills. 

£  Seasons  and  times  obey  his  voice  ; 
The    evening   and    the    morn   rejoice 
To  see  the  earth  made  soft  wit!)  showers. 
Laden  with  fruit,  and  dress'd  in  flowers. 

9  'Tis  from  his  watery  stores  on  high,. 
lie  gives  the  thirsty  ground  supply  ; 
He  walks  upon  the  clouds,  and  thence 
Doth  his  enriching  drops  dispense. 

10  The  "desert  grows   a  fruitful  field  ; 
Abundant   food  the    valleys   yield  ; 
The  valleys  shout  with  cheerful  voice. 
And  neigbouring  hills  repeal  tlieir  joys. 

1 1  The   pastures  smile  in  green  array  ; 
There  lambs  and  larger  cattle  play; 
The  larger   cattle   and   the  lamb. 
Each  in  his  language  speaks  thy  namO; 

32  Thy  works  pronounce  Uiy  power  divine; 
O'er  every  field  thy  glories  shine  ; 
Throueh  every  month  thy  gifts  appear; 
Great  God !  thy  goodnesi  crowns  the  year. 


g2  7    Psalm  TS.   1st  Part.   C.  M.    « 
'       i    VV.u-e'M'i.,  Irish,  P-ierbor.;ugh. 

ProviJeiXfes  of  God  recorded ;   or,  pious  education 
and  instruction   of  children. 

IT   E  Fcv  ikli-en  liearihe  nniJiMty  deeds 
ii    VViiicii  God  perform'd  of  old  ; 
VV-iudi  in  fur  }  ounger  years  we  saw, 
An:l   which   our  fathers    told. 

2  He  bids  us  make  his  glories  known. 

Mis   works  of   p',wer   and   grace  ; 
Anrl  we'll  convey  his  wonders  down, 
Through  every   rising   race. 

3  Our  lips  shall  tell  tliCm  ti  our  sons, 

And   they    again    to   their's; 
T;int   generations  yet  unborn 
May  teach  them   to  their  heirs. 

4  Thus  sliall   they  l^ain  in  God  alone 

Their  hope  securely  st-inds ; 
Thit  ihey  nny  ne'er  forget  kis  works, 
But  practise  his  commands. 


^/V^t/V^iWA 


83 1 


UNIVERSAL   PRAISE. 

PSAJ.M  100.    IstPart.    L.  M.     » 
Old  Hund.  Green's  liuud.  Italy. 
F'-o.ise   to    our   Crta'Or. 
l"^rE  nations  round  the  earth,  rejoice 
A  Pefore  theLord,yonr  sovereignKing, 
Serve  him  with  cheerful  heart  and  voice, 
With  all  your  tongues  his  glory  sing, 

2 The   Lord   is   God:  'tis  he   alone 
Doth    life    and    breath  and  being  give  ; 
We    are   his    work,   and  not  our  own  ; 
The    sheep   that  on   his  pastures   live. 

3  Enter   his  gates    with    songs    of  jo}', 
With   praises    to  his    courts   repair. 
And    make   it  your  divine   employ 
To  pay  your  thanks  and  honours  there. 

4  The  Lord  h  good  ;  the  Lord  is  kind  ; 
Great  is  his  grace,  his  mercy  sure; 
And  tiie  whole  race  of  man  shall  find 
His    truth   f'rom   age   to    age    endure. 


Psalm  100.    2d  Part.    L.  M. 
Blendon,    Castle-Street. 


i» 


84] 

1  O  ING  to  the  Lord  with  joyful  voice  ; 
kJ   Let  every  land   his   name   adore ; 
Let   earth,    with    one    united   voice. 
Resound  his  praise  from  shore  to  shore. 

2  Nations,    attend   before    his    throne, 
With   solemn   fear,  with    sacred  joy : 
Know   that  the   Lord    is   God   alone : 
He   can  create,   and   he   destroy. 

3  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  form'd  us  men  ; 
And  when  like  wandering  sheep  we 
lie  brougl^t  us  to  his  fold  again.  ||stray'd, 


UNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 


M 


4  We   are  his  people^    we   his   care, 
Our   souls   and   all    our  mortal  frame  : 
What   lasting  honours   shall    we   rear, 
Almighty   Maker,    to  thy   name  ? 

5We'ii  crowd  ihy  gates  with  thankful  songs, 
High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise  ; 
And  earth^with  her  ten  thousand  <ongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

6  Wide   as  the   %vorld  i?  thy  command  ; 
Vast    as   eternity  thy   love  ; 
Firm   as   a   rock   thy  truth  must  stand. 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

ge  ^         Psalm  148.     L.  M.  « 

5  Newcourt,   Eaton. 

Universal  firaise   to  God. 

IT   OUD   hallelujahs  to   the    Lord, 

JLiFrora  distant  worlds  where  creatures 

Let  heaven  b:  gin  the  solemn  word;  [ciwei!;! 

And  sound  it  dreadful  down  to  hell. 

[XOTE.  This  Psalm  mnj'  be  sung  to  a  different' 
metre,  by  adding  the  two  following  lints  to  every! 
stanza,  viz.  I 

Efic/i   of  his  rvorks  hh  nn^ne  displays,  ■       \ 
But  they   can  ne'er  J'uljil  his  praise.^ 

2  The  Lord  I   how  absolute  he   reigns  I 
Let  every   angel  bend    the   knee  ! 
Sing   of  his   love  in  heavenly  strains. 
And    speak   how  fierce   his  terrors  be. 

3  High   on    a  throne    his   glories  dwell, 
An    awful   throne    of  shining  bliss; 
Fly    through  the  world,  O  sun,  and  tell 
How   dark  thy  beams  compared  to  his. 

4  Awake,    ye    tempests,    and    his   fame 
In   sounds   of  dreadful  praise  declare  ; 
And    the    sweet   whisper  of  his  name 
Fill    every  gentler   breeze   of  air. 

5  Let  clouds,  and  winds,  and  waves  agree 
To  join  their  praise  with  blazing  fire  ; 
Let    the    firm   earth    and   rolhng  sea 
In    this   eternal    song   conspire. 

6  Ye    flowery    plain?,  proclaim  hia  skill ; 
Valleys,  lie    low    before    his    eye  ; 
And    let    his    praise    from   every   hill 
Rise   tuneful  to  the  neighbouring  sky. 

7  Ye  stubborn  oaks,  and  statelj^   pines. 
Bend   your  high  branches,  and  adore  ; 
Praise  him,  ye  beasts, in  different  strains  : 
The  lamb   must  bleat,   the  lion  roar. 

8  Birds,  ye   must   make  his  praise  your 

theme; 
Natute   demands   a   song   from  you : 
While  the  dumb  fish  that  cut  the  stream 
Leap    up,   and   mean   his  praises  too. 

9  Mortals,  can  you  refrain  your  tongue, 
"When  nature  all  aiQund  you  sings? 

F  ^        '    '   • 


0  for  a  shout  from   old   and   young. 
From  humble  swains,  and  lofty  kings  I 

10  Wide    as   his  vast  dominion   lies. 
Let  the   Creator's  name  be   known : 
Loud  as  his  thunder  shout   his   praise, 
And   sound  it  lofty   as   his   throne. 

IIJehovai!  His  a   glorious  word! 
O    may   it  dwell   on   every    tongue  I 
Butsaiats,who  best  have  known^heLort?, 
Are   bound  to  raise  the  noblest  song. 

12  Speak   of  the  wonders  of  that  love 
Which   Gabriel  plays  on  every  chord  ; 
From    all  below,   and    all   above, 
Loud   hallelujahs   to   the   Lord. 

op  I     Hymn  27.     B.  2.     L.  M.         m 
^^i       Castle- Street,  Antigua. 
I^ raise  ys  him,  all  his   arigels. 

1  l^s'  OD  !   the    eternal,    awful  name, 
Ijf  That  the  whole  heavenly  army  fears, 
That  shakes  the  wide  creation's  frame, 
And   Satan  trembles    when   he   hears. 

2  Like   flames    of  fire   his   servants  are, 
And  light  surrounds  his  dwelling-place; 
But,    O  ye  fiery  flames,   declare 
The  brighter  glories   of  his  face; 

3  'Tis  not  for  such  poor  worms  as  we, 
To    speak   so   infinite   a   thing; 

But   your  immortal   eyes    survey 
The    beautit;s   of  your  sovereign  King. 

4  Tell  hoAV  he  shows  his  smiling  face, 
And  clothes  all  heaven  in  bright  array  ; 
Triumph  and  joy  run  through  the  place, 
And  songs   eternal  as   the  day. 

5  Speak — for  you  feel  his  burning  love — 
What  zeal  it  spreads  through  all  your 
That  sacred  fire  dwells  all  above, [framel 
For   Ave   on  earth  have  lost  the  name, 

6  [Sing  of  his   power   and  justice   too, 
That   infinite   right  hand    of  his. 
That   vanquish'd   Satan  and  his  crew, 
When  thunder  drove  them  down  from 

bli,'^.]  . 

7  [What  mighty  storms  of  poison'd  darts 
Were  hurl'd  upon  the  rebels  there  ! 
What  deadly?  javelins  nail'd  their  hearts 
Fast   to   the   racks   of  long   despair  I] 

8  [Shout  to  your  King,  ye  heavenly  host; 
You  that   beheld   the   sinking  foe ; 
Firmly  ye  stood  when  they  were  lost ; 
Praise  the  rich  grace  that  kept  ypu  so. 

9  Proclaim  his  wonders  from  the  sk-ies  ; 
Let  every   distant  nation    hear  ; 
And   while   you  sound  his  lohy  praise. 
Let  liumble  jmort^h  bow  and   fear. 


a7,  88,  89 

07  I         Psalm  86.    C.  M 
^'  J  Mear,  Abridge. 

ji  general  song  of  prairie  to    God. 
3  A  MONG  the  princes,  earthly  godt-, 

J\.  There's  none  haih  power  divine; 

>Jor  IS  their  nature,  n«!gi.ty  Lord, 
Nor  are  their  works  iike   thine. 

2  The  nations  thou  hast  made,  shall  bring 

Their  offerings  round  thy  throne  ; 
For  thou  alone  dost  wondrous  things, 
For  thou  art  God  alone. 

3  Lord,  I  would  walk  with  holy  fett ; 

Teach  me  thine  heavenly  ways, 
And  my  poor  scatter'd  thoughts  unite 
In  God  my  Father's  praise. 

A  Great  is  t»liy  mercy,  and  my  tongue 
Shall  those  sweet   wonders    tell. 
How    by   thy  grace   my  sinking  soul 
Rose  "from  the  deeps  cf  hell. 

gQ>       Hymn  71.   C  2.    CM.        » 
^^  5      Camhridgf,  St.  Asar.h's. 
Fraise  to  God  from  all  crtaiiircs. 
IfflHE  glories  of  my  Maker,  God, 
X    My  joytai   voice  shall   sing, 
And  call    the  nations  to  :*'ore 
Their  Former  and  their   King 

2  'Twas  his  right  hand  that  shaped  our  clay, 

And  wrought  this  human  frame  ; 
But  from  his  own   immediate  brcatli 
Our   nobler  spirits  came. 

3  We  bring  our  mortal  powers  to  God, 

And  worship   with  our   togues: 
We  claim  snm  •  kindred  with  the  skies. 

And  join  th'  angelic   sotigs. 
4Let  grov'ling  beasts  of  every  shape. 

And  fowls  of  every  wing. 
And  1  ocks  and  trees  and  fires  and  seas. 

Their  various  tribute  bring. 
5  Ye  planets,  to  his  honour  shine ; 

>And  wheels  of  nature  roll; 
Praise  him  in  your  unwca?ied  course 

Around  the  steady   prle. 
6The  brightness  of  our  Majter's  name 
The  wide  creati;  n  fil  s. 
And  his  unbounded  grandtur  flies 
Beyond   the  heavenly   hills. 

CQ>         Psalm  148.    S.M.  * 

^'^  5        St.  Thomas,  Sutton. 
Universal  praise 

1  X  ET  every   creature  join 

X.A  To  praise   th'   eternal   God; 
Ye   heavenly  host,  the  song  begin, 
And  sound  his  name  abroad. 

2  Thou   sun  with  golden  bcanr.s, 
And  moon  with  paler  rays. 


UNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 
* 


89 


Ye  starry  lights,  ye  twinkling  flames, 
Shine  to  your-  Maker's   prai.se. 

3  He  built  tlunse  worlds  above, 
And  fix'd  their  wondrous  frame  ; 

By  his  command  they  stand  or  move, 
And  ever  speak  his  name. 

4  Ye  vapours,  when  ye  rise, 
Or  fall   in   showers,   or  snow. 

Ye  thunders, mnrmuringround  the  skies, 
His  power  and  glory  show. 

5  Wind,  hail,   and   flashing  fire. 
Agree  to  praise  the   Lord, 

When  >e  in  dreadful  storms  ccnspirc 
To  e^;ccute  hi?   word. 

6  By  all   his   works  above 
His  lion'^urs  be    exprest ; 

But  saints  that  taste  his  saving  love 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 

"   Pause  I. 

7  Let  earth   and  ocean  know 
They  owe  their  Maker  praise : 

Praise  him,  ye  watery  v/orlds  below, 
And   morstcrs   of  the   seas. 

8  From  mountains  near   the  sky 
Let    hi.H  high    praise   resound. 

From  humble  shrubs  and  cedars  high. 
And   vales  and  fields   around. 

9  Ye  lions  of  the    wood, 

And  tamer  beasts  that  graze. 
Ye  live  up'  n  his  daily  f  xd. 
And  he  expects   your  praise. 

10  Ye  birds    of  loftv   wing, 
On  high  his  pri.i^es  bear. 

Or  sit  on   flowery  boughs  and   sing 
Your  Maker's  glory  there. 

11  Ye  creeling  ants  and    worms, 
His  various    wisdom    shfiW ; 

And  flies,  in  all  vour  shining  swarms, 
Praise   l\im    that  drest   you   s,). 

12  By   all  the  earth-br  rn  race, 
His   houfiurs   be  exprest; 

But  saints, that  know  his  heavenly  grace, 
Should  kani  to  praise  him   best. 
Pause  II. 

13  Monarch s  of  wide  com m rind, 
Pi'aise  ye  th'  eternal   King ; 

Ju rlges,  adore  that  sovereign   hand, 
VV hence  all   your  honours  spring, 

14  Let   vigorous  youth   engage 
I'o  sound   his  piaises  high  ; 

"While  growing  bahes  and  withering  age 
Their  feebler   voices   try. 

\5  United  zeal  be  shown 

His  wondrous   fame  to  raise ; 
God   is  the  Lord  ;   his  name  aloile 
Discrves  our  endless  praise. 


90,91 


SCRIPTURE. 


92,93 


16  Let  nature  join  with  art, 
And   all  pronounce   him   bl^st ; 
But  saints,  tliat  dwell  so  near  liis  heart, 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 

QQ>    Psalm  103.   3d  Part.  S.  M.  # 

^  Hopkins,    Dover. 

GoiTi  universal  dumlnion;  or^ngelspraiitethe  Lord. 

1  nn  lE   L'.rd.   ihe  sovereign  Ki=!g. 

X    H-th  fix'd  his  throne  o;^  high  ; 
O'er  ail  the  heavenly  world  he  rules, 
And  all  beneath  ttie  sky. 

2  Ye  angels,  great  in  might, 
And   s.vift    to  do  his   will, 

Ble^s  ve  the  Lord,  whose  voice  ye  hear, 
Whose  p  easure  ye  fulfil.  " 

3  Let  the  bright  hosts   who   wait 
The   orders  of  thei*'   King, 

And  guard  his  churches  when  they  pray, 
Joui  in  the  pr.iise  they  sing. 

4  While  all  his  wondrous  wcr'-?8 
Tiirough   his  vast  kingdom    shew 

Their  Maker's  glo»"y,  ihoa,  my  soul, 
Shalt  sing   his  praises  t(X). 

Q^  7         Psalm  14S.    H.  M.  Sfe 

y       Portsmouth,   Bethesda. 
Prahe  to    God  from   all  creutures. 

1  XTK   :ribes  of  Ad  a -71,  join 

JL    With  heaven, and  earth,  and  seas, 
And  offer  notes  divide 
To  youi*  Cr-eator's  praise. 
Ye   h  'ly  throiig      Ii   worlds  of  light 
xOf  angels  bright.     Begin   the   song. 

2  Thou  sun,  with  dazzling   ravs. 
And  moon,   that  rules    the   night. 
Shine  to   vour  Maker's   praise, 
Willi  sturs   of  twii:k;ing  light. 

His  power  declare,  I  And  clouds  thatfly 
Ye  fliK.ds  on  high,  j  In  empty  air. 

3  The  shining  worlds  above 
In   glorious  order  stand. 
Or  in  swift  cotvses  move, 
By  his   supreme  command. 

He  spake  the  worti,  j  Froni  nothing; came 
And  all  their  frame  j  To  praise  the  Lord. 

4  He    mov'd   their  miglity   wheels 
In   unknown  ages  past  ; 

And  fach  his   word  fulfils 
Willie   time  and   nature   last. 
In  different  ways  j  His  wondrous  name, 
His  woks  proclaim  |  And  speak  his  praise 
Pause. 

5  Let  all   the  earth-born  race. 
And  monsters  of  the  deep, 
The  fish  thit  cleave  the  seas, 
Or  in  their  bosom  sleep, 

From  s^T  and  shore  j  And  still  display 
Their  tribute  pay,|TheirMaker*5  power. 


6  Ye  vapours,  hail,   and  snow. 
Praise  ve  th'  Almighty   Lord, 
And   stormy    winds  that   blow, 
I'o  execute  his  word. 

When  lightnings  shine,  I  Let  earth  adore 
Or  thunders  roar,         j  His  hand  divine, 

7  Ye   mountains  near  the  skies. 
With  lofty   cedars  there. 
And  trees  of  humbler  size, 
Th  .t  fruit  in  plenty  bear; 

Beasts,  wild  and  tame,  j  In  various  forms., 
Birds,flies,and  worms,  |  Exalt  his  name, 

8  Ye   kings,  and  judges,  f  ar 
The  Lord,  ihe  sov^^reign  Kng; 
And   whiie   you  rule  us  here. 
His  heaveuly  honours  sing  ; 


M  >ke  you  fo'-get 
His  power  supreme. 


Nor  let  the  dre  m 
Of  power  and  state 

9  Virgins,   and  youths,  engge 
To  sound   his  praise  divme, 
Wiiile  infarlcy   and  age 
Their  feebler  voices  join. 

Wide  as  he  reigcis  I  By  every  tongue 
His  name  be  sung   |  In  endless  strains. 

10  Let   all    the  nations  fear 
The  Go^l  that    rules  nbove; 
He   brings   his  peoDle   near, 
And  makes  them   taste   his  love. 

While  e^r;h  and  sity  j  His  saints  shall  raise 
Attempt  his  praise,  j  His  honours  high. 


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SCRIPTURE. 
HvMN  53.     B.  1.     L.  M.       » 

Blendon,  Portugal. 
The  holy  scrifitures. 
OD,  who  in  Tarious  methods  told 
His  mind  and  wiJ]  to  saints  of  old, 
Sent  his  own  Son,  with  truth  and  grace, 
To  teach   us   in    these   latter   days. 

2  Our   nation  read?   the   written   word, 
That  book  of  life,   that   sure  record: 
The    bright   inheritance  of  heaven 
Is    bj    the  sweet   conveyance   given. 

SGod's  kindest  thoHs  are  here  expressed, 
Able   to    make  us    wise    and    bless'd ; 
The   doctrines  are  divinely   true, 
Fit    for  reproof,   and   comfort  too. 

4  Ye    people   all,  who    read   his  love 
In   long    epistles    from   above, 
(He  hath  not  sent  his  sacred  word 
To    every   land)  Praise   je  the  Lord» 

Qo7      Hymx  151.    B.  2.     L.M.      « 
3  Eaton,  Gloucester. 

Profifuxy  and  insi/iirjtion, 
ITIIVVAS  by  an  order  from  the  Lord 
JL  The  ancient  prophets  spoke  his  word; 


94,95 


SCRIPTURE. 


96 


The    Spirit   did  their  tongues  inspire,  I {3  Sun,  moon  and  stars  convey  thy  praise 


And  warmM  their  hearts  with  heavenly 

fire. 
2  The   works  and  wonders  which  they 
wrought 

ConfirmM  the   messages  they  brought ; 

The  prophet's  pen  succeeds  his  breath, 

To  save  the  holy   words   from    death. 
3 Great  God!   mine  eyes  with  pleasure 

On  the  dear  volume  of  thy  book  ;  [look 

There    ni}'    Redeemer's   face    I    see, 

And  read  his  name  who  died  for  me. 
4  Let  the   false   raptures   of  the    mind 

Be   lost,   and    vanish   in   the    wind  ; 

Here    I   can    fix    my    hope  secure ; 

This   is    thy    word,  and    must   endure. 


QA  )   Hymn  119.  B,  ?.  C.  M.  a  orb 

^^]       Plymouth,  Abridge. 
lyit  holy  uriinnrfs. 
IT   ADEN  with  gnilt,ancl  full  of  fears, 
J_i    I   iiy    to  tlu  e,    my   Lf^'d ; 
Ar.d  not  a  glimpse  of  hopc^  appears 
But    in  tli'y   written  word. 

2  The  volume  of  my  Father's  grace 

Does  all   my   giief  ass.;age; 
Here   I   behold   my  SaAiour's  face 
Almost  in   every   page. 

3  [This  is  the  field  where  hidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknow^n ; 
That  mt-rchant  'is   divinely   wise. 
Who  makes   the   pearl   his  own.] 

4  [Here   consecrated    water  flows, 

To  quench    my   thirst  of  si,'' ; 
Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 
ISIo  daiger  dwells  therein.] 

5  This  is  the  judge  who  ends  the  strife 

Where   wit  and  reason  f^il ; 
Mv    guide  to  everlastir.g  life 
Through   all   this   gloomy  vale. 

6  O  may   thy  counsels,    mighty  God, 

My   roving   feet   command ; 
Nor   I   forsake  the   happy  road 
That   leads  to   thy   right  hand. 


95 1 


Psalm  19.     L.  M.  SK 

Castle-Street,  Portugal. 
Thebof>^s  of  nature  and  cf  srriptHre  compared;  or 

the  gl<ny  and  sttccess  ojtfie  go«pel' 
liT^IlE  heavens  declare  thy  glor3',Lord; 
-■-  In  every  star  thy  wisdom  shines  ; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word, 
We  read    thy   name  in   fairer  lines. 
2  The  rolling  sun,    the  changing    light, 
And  nights  and  days  thy  power  confess  : 
But  the   blest  volume    thou  hast  writ 
Reveals  thy  justice   and  thy   grace. 


Round  the  whole  earth, and  never  stand; 

50  when   thy   truth    began    its  race. 
It  touch'd  and  glanc'd  on  every  land. 

4  Nor  shall  thy  spreading  gospel  rest, 
Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  runj 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest, 
That  see  the  light,    or  feel    the  sun. 

5  Great  Sun  of  Righteousness,    arise, 
Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavenly  light: 
Th}-    gospel    makes   the  simple    wise  ; 
Thy  law?  are  pure,  thy  judgments  right. 

6 Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view, 
In  souls  renew'd,  :ind  sins  forgiven  :' 
Lord,  rleanse  my  sins,  my  soul  renew,. 
And  make  thy  word  my  guide  to  heaven. 

Q/-"^  Psalm  19.     P.M.  « 

^"3    St.  Hellens,  Forty-sixth  Psalm. 

T/ie  boohs  of  na'ure  and  of  ncrifiture. 

1  1^1  REAT   God,    the    heaven's   well 
\jr  order'd  frame 

Declares  the  glories   of  thy  name : 

There  thy  rich  worksof  wonder  shine; 
A  thousand    starry   beauties    there, 
A    thousand    radiant   marks   appear 
Of  boundless  power,  and  skill  divine, 

2  From  night  to  day,  from  day  to  night, 
The    dawTiing  and   the   dying   light 

Lectures  of  heavenly  wisdom  read  ; 
Witi)   silent  eloquence  they   raise 
Our   thoughts   to  our  Creator's  praise. 

And  neithersound  nor  language  need, 

3  Yet   their  divine    instructions  run 
Far    as    the  journeys   of  the    sun. 

And  every  nation  knows  their  voice. 
The  sun,  like  some  young  bridegroom 

dress'd, 
Breaks  from  the  chambers  of  the  east, 

Rolls  round.and  makes  the  earth  rejoice. 

4  Where'er  he  spreads  his  beams  abroad. 
He  smiles,  and  speaks  his  Maker,  God  ; 

All  nature  joins  to  show  thy  praise. 
Thus  God  in  every  creature  shines  ; 
Fair  is  the   book  of  nature's  lines. 

But  fairer   is   thy   book   oi'  grace. 

Pause, 

5 1  love  the   volumes    of  thy   word; 
What  light  and  joy  those  leaves  afford 

To  souls  benighted  and  distress'd ! 
Thy  precepts  guide  my  doubtful  way  ; 
Thy    fear   forbids   my    ^eei   \o  stray  ; 

1  hy  promise  leads  my  heart  to  rest. 

6  From    the    discoveries   of  thy   law 
The   perfect    rules   of  life   I   draw ; 
Tbese  are  wy  study  and  delight; 


«7,98 


SCRIPTURE. 


90 


Not  honey  po  invites  the  taste, 
Nor  gold,  that  has  the  furnace  pass'd, 
Appears  so  pleasin^:   to   the   sight. 

7  Thy  threatenings  wake  my  slumbering 

eyes, 
And  warn  me  where  my  danger  lies  ; 

But  'lis  thy  blessed  gospel,  Lord, 
That  makes  my  guilty  conscience  clean, 
Converts   my   soul,    subdues  my   sin, 

And  gives  a  free,  but  large  reward. 

8  Who  knows  the  errors  of  his  thoughts? 
My  God,   forgive    my  secret  faults. 

And  from  presumptuous  sins  restrain ; 
Accept   my   poor  attempts  of  praise. 
That    [    have   read    thy  book  of  grace, 

And    book   of  nature,  not   in    vain. 

Q>jl   Psalm  119.  rth  Part  CM.  « 
•  5       Percrhorou2;h.  Abridi^je. 

Imperfection  of  nature,  and  perfection  of  scripture. 

1  jjT   ET  ai  tlie  heathen   writers  j  ;in 
JLi    i'o  form  one  perfect  book, 
Great  God,  if  once  compared  with  tlilne. 

How  mean  their  writings  look  ! 

2  Not  the  nnost  perfect  rules  they  gave 

("oiikl  shew  one  sin  fosgiven, 
Nor  lead  a  stej)  beyond  the  grave; 
Bat  thine  conduct  to  heaven. 

3  I've  seen   an   end   of  what  we  cali 

Perfection  here  below ; 
How  short  the  powers  of  nature  fall, 
And  can   no  further  go  1 

4  Yet  men  would  fain  be  just  with  God, 

By  works  their  hands  have  wrought ; 
But  thy  commands,  eKceedmg  broad. 
Extend   to  every   thought. 

5  In  vain   we  boast  pe infection  here. 

While  sin  defiles  our  frame  ; 
And   sinks  our  virtues  down   so  far,. 
They  scarce  deserve  the  name. 

6  Our  faith  and  love,  and  every  grace, 

Fall  far  below  thy   word  ; 
But  perfect  iruih  and.  righteousness 
Dwell  only  wiih  the  Lord. 

00  7    Psalm  119.  4th  Part.  C.  M.  b 
^^y  Chelsea,   Bangor. 

Instruction  from  scri/iture. 

Verse  9. 

ITTOW  shall  tiie  young  secure  their 
UL        hearts. 

And  guard  their  lives  from  sin? 

Thy  word  the  choicest  rules  imparts, 

To  keep   the  conscience  clean. 

Verse  1?0. 

2  When  once  it  enters  to  the  mind, 

It   spreads  such  light  abroad. 
The   meanest  souls  -instruction  find, 
And  raise  their  thoughts  to  God. 


Verse  105. 
3  'Tis  like  the  sun,  a  heavenly  light, 
Fiiat  guides  us   all  the  day  ; 
And  Ihr.iagh  the  dang^irs  of  the  night, 
A   latnp  to   lead   our  way. 

Vei-se  99,  100. 

4The  men  that  keep  thy  law  with  care. 

And  msditate   th*'    word, 
Grow  wiser  than  their  teachers  are. 
And  better  know   the   Lord. 

Vei-sc  104,  111. 

5 Thy  precepts  mike  me  truly  wise; 
I  hate   the  sinner's  road : 
I  hate  my  own  vain  thoughts  that  rise, 
But  lo\'e  thy  law,  my  God. 

Verse  89,  90,  91. 

6  [The  stirry  heavens  thy  rule  obey, 

The  earth  maintains  her  place ; 
And  these  thy  servant'^  night  and  day. 
Thy  skill  and  power  express. 

7  But  still  thy  law  and  gospel.  Lord, 

Have  lessons  more  divine; 
Not  earth  stands  firmer  than  thy  word, 
Nor   stars   so   noMy  shine.] 

Verse  160,  140,  9,  116. 

8  Thy  word  is   everlasiing  truth, 

How   pure  is  every  page  I 
Th'U  holy  book  shall  gaide  cur  youth, 
And  well  support  our  age. 

qq")    Psalm  119.  5th  Part.  cm.   a 
^^3  Irish,  Bi'attle-Sireet. 

Delight  in  scripture  ;  or,  the  vord  of  God  drcelh 

ing    in    wj. 

Verse  97. 

1  f\   HOW  I  love   thy   hoY  la-w ! 
\y   'Tis  daily   my  delight: 

And  thence  my  medititions  draw 
Divine   advice  by   night. 

Vei-se  148. 

2  My   waking  eyes  prevent  the  day, 

'Po  meditate   thy   word  : 
Mv  soul   Avith   longing  melts  away 
To  hear  thy  gospel,    Lord. 

Verse '3,  13,  54. 

3  How  doth  thy  word  my  heart  engage! 

How  v/cll   employ  my  tongue  ! 
And,   in  my   tiresome  pilgrimage. 
Yields   me  a  h(':ivenly   song. 

Verse  19,  103. 

4  Am  I   a  stranger,   or  at   home, 

'Tis   my  perpetual  feast; 
Not  honey  dropping  from  the  comb 
So   much   Qllures  the  taste. 

Verse  72,  127. 

5  No  treasures  so  ennch  the  mind; 

Nor  shall  thy  word  be  sold 

For  loads  of  silver   well  refin'd. 

Nor  heaps  of  choicest  gold. 

Verse  28,  49,  175. 

6  When  nature  sinks,  and  spirits  droop, 

Thy   promises  of  grace 
Are  pillars  to  supoort  my  hope,. 
And  there  I  write  thy  praise. 


100,  101,  102 


CHRIST. 


103,  104 


'innl  Psalm  119.  6ih  Part   CM.  « 
^^^S        St.  D.ivid,  S.  James. 
Holiness  and  comfort  from  the  word. 

Verse  123. 

IX  ORD,  I  esteem  tfiy  judgments  right, 
JLi    And  all  thy  statutes  just ; 
Thence  I   niHiitain   a  constant  fight 
With  every  flut'ting  lust 

Verse  97,  9. 

2  Thy  precepts  often  I  survey  : 

I   krep   thy   law  in   wght, 
Through  all  the  business  of  the  day, 
To  form  my  actions  right. 

Verse  62. 

3  My  heart  in   niidnig!it  silence  cries, 

"How  sweet  thv  comforts  be!'' 
My  thoughts  in  holy  wonder   rise, 
And  bring  their  thanks  to  thee. 

Verse  162. 

4  And  when  my  spirit  drinks  h^r  fill 

At   some   good   word  of  thine, 
Not  mighty  men  that  share  the  spoil 
Have  joys  compar'd  to  mine. 


101 } 


joys  compj 

Psalm  119.  8th  Part.  CM. 
Barbv,  Swanwick. 


^ 


The  -word  of  God  is  the  saints  portion  ;  or,  the 

excellency  and  variety  of  sn-ipture. 

1  T  ORD,  1  have  made  thy  word  my 

JLA    My  lasting  heritage;     [choice, 

There  shall  my  noblest  powers  rejoice, 

My  warmest  thoughts  engage. 

SrU  read  the  histories   of  thy  love, 

And  keep  thy   laws  in  si.^ht. 
While  through  tlie  promises  I  rove, 
With   ever  freslj   delight. 
3*Tis  a  broad  land  of  wealth  unknown, 

Where  springs  of  life  arise; 
Seeds  of  inimortd   bliss   are   sov.'n, 
And  hidden   glory    lies. 

4  The  best  relief  that  mourners  have, 
It  makes   our   sorrows  blest ; 
Our  fairest  hcpe  be\ond  the  grave, 
And  our  eternal  rest. 


» 


CHRIST. 

^^.9)      HvMN  51.     B.  2.     L.M. 

^^"^S  Shoel,   Dunstan. 

God  the  Son  equul  ivith  the  Father. 

lT>RIGHTKingofGlory,dreaclfulGod! 
-*-^  Our  spirits  bow  before  thy  seat  : 
To   thee   we    lift   a    humble    thought, 
And   worship    at   thine  awful    ieci. 

2  [Thy  power  hath   form'd,  thy  wisdom 
sways 
All   nature   with  a  sovereign  word  ; 
And   the  bright    world   of  stars   obeys 
The   will  of  their  superior  Lord.] 


3  [Mercy   and  truth   unite   in   one, 
And    smiling,   sit  at  thy    right   hand  : 
Eternal  justice    guards   thy    throne, 
And  vengeance  waits  thy  dread  com- 
mand.] 

4  A  thousand  seraphs,  strong  and  bright, 
Stand    round    the  glorious   Deity ; 
But  who,    among  the  sons    of  ligiit, 
Pretends   comparison   with    thee  ? 

5  Yet  there  is  one  of  human  frame, 
Jepus,  arrayed  in  flesh  and  blood, 
Thinks    it   no    robbery   to    claim 

A   full  equality    M'ith   God, 

6  [Their  glory  shines  with  equal  beams  ; 
Their  essence  is  forever  one  :  [names. 
Though  they  are  known  by  different 
The  Fathf.r  Goi>,  and  God  the  Son. 

7  Then  let  the  name  of  Christ,  our  King, 
With    equal   honours   be   ador'd ; 

His   praise   let   every    angel   sing, 
And   ail  the  nations  own  their  Lord,} 

ACi^X        Hvmn2.     B.l.     L.M.       m 
^^'^  ]  Quercy,  All  Saints. 

7'///.'  diity  and  humanity  of  Christ. 
iXj^  RE  the  blue  heavens  were  stretch'd 
JCi  abroad. 

From   everlasting  was   the    Word  : 
With  God  he  was;  the  Word  was  God, 
And    must  divinely    be    adorM. 

2  By  his  own  power  were  all  things  made; 
By    him   supported,  all   tilings   stand ; 
He    is    the   whole    creation"'s    head, 
And   angels   fly   at    his   command. 

3  Ere    sin   was  born,    or    Satan    fell, 
He  led  the   host   of  morning   stars  ; 
(Thy  generation    who   can    tell, 

Or  count    the    number   of  vhy  years  ?) 

4  But  lo,  he  leaves  those  heavenly  forms  ; 
The  Word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay. 
That  he  may  hold  convefse  witii  worms, 
DressM    in   such    feeble   flesh  as  they. 

5  Mortals   with  joy   beheld    his   face, 
Th'   eternal   Father''s    only    Son ! 
How  Adl  of  truth  !    how  full  of  grace  1 
AV'Jien- through  his    flesh  the  Godhead 

shone. 

G  Archangels   leave   their  liigh    abode, 
To  learn  new  mysteries  here,  and  tell 
The    love    of  our  descending    God, 
The    glories   of  Immanucl. 

.pji)        Hymn  47.    B.  2.     L.M.     K 
lU-i^  Truro,  Newcourt. 

Clary  and  grace  in  the  parson  of  Christ. 
l"|^OVV  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song! 
-Ll  Awake,my  eoui ;  awake,my  tongue; 


105 


INCARNATION  OF  CHRIST. 


106,  107 


Hosanna   to  th'   Eternal   Name, 
And  all  his  boundless   love  proclaim. 

2  See,  where    it  shines   in   Jesus'*  face, 
The   brightest  image    of  his   grace*; 
God,    in    the    person    of   his   Son, 
Has  all  his  mightiest    works  outdone. 

3  The  spacious  earth  and  spreading  flood 
Proclam  the  wise,  the  powerful  God; 
And  thj  rich    glories    from   afar 
Sparkle  in  every    rolling  star. 

4  But  in   his  looks   a   glory    stands. 
The    noblest  labour  of  thine  bands  ; 
The   pleasing   lustre   of  his   eyes 
Outshines   the   wonders   of  the   skies. 

5  Gface  !  'tis  a  sweet,  a  charjiiing  theme  ; 
My  thoughts   rejoice    at  Jesus'*  name  ; 
Ye  angels,    dwell   upon   the   sound; 
Ye   heavens,  reflect  it  to  the  ground. 

6  O,  may    I  live  to  reach  the  place 
Where   he    unveils   his    lovely   face, 
Where    all    his    beautiefi    you   behold, 
And   sing  his  name  to  harps  of  gold  ! 

INCARNATION   OF  CHRIST. 

^n^vl      Hymns.    B.  1.    S.M.       » 
^yj*>^       Dover,  Silver-Street. 
The  nattvUy  of  Christ* 

1  "OEHOLD  the  grace  appears, 
J3   The   promise  is  fulfiU'd; 

M^ry,  the    woudrcus   virgin,  bears, 
And  Jesus  is  the  child. 

2  [The  L  j-d,   the  highest  God, 
Calls   him   his  only  Sor» ; 

He  bids  him  rule  the  lands  abroad, 
And  gives  him  David's  throne. 

3  O'er  Jacob  shall  he  reigri 
With  a  peculiar   sway  ; 

The   nations  shall  his  grace  obtain, 
His   kingdom   ne'er  decay.] 

4  To  bring  the  glorious  news, 
A   heavenly  foim  appears; 

He  tells  the  shepherds  of  their  joys, 
And  banishes   their  fears. 

5  •'  Go,  humble  swains,"  said  he, 
"  To  David's   city   fly  ; 

*'The  promis'd  infant,  born  to-day, 
*'  Doth  in   a   manger  He. 

6  "  With  looks  and  heart  serene,' 
**  Go,  visit  Christ  your  King;" 

And  straight  a  flaming  troop  was  seen  ; 
The  shepherds  heard  them  sing  : 

7  *'  Glory  to   God  on   high, 

"  Ai  d  heavenly  peace  on  earth  ; 
"  Good  will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 
"  At  the  Redeemer's  birth." 


8.    [In  worship  so  divine 

Ltt  sniiits  empioy   thtir   tongues; 
With  the  celeiitiai  hosts  we  join, 
And  loud   repeat  their  sorigs: 

9     '^  Glory  to  Gcxi  on  high, 
^  '*  And  heavenly  peace  on  earth  ; 
'*Good  will  to  men,  to   an^^els  joy, 
"At  our  Redeemer's  birth."] 

106?   Psalm  9r.  2<1  Part.  L.  M.    « 

S       Gloucester,  Rodiwell. 
Chrl^t^s  inramatio?!, 

1  rriHE  Lord  is  come,  the  heaven^ 

JL  ^      pn<claim 
His  birth ;  the  nations  learn  his  name  ; 
An  u!i known  star  directs  the  rmd 
Of  eastern  sages  to  their  God. 

2  AH  ye  bright  armies  of  the  skies. 
Go,  worship  where   the  Saviour  lies ! 
Angels  and  king:s  before  him  bovy, 
Those  gods  on  high  and  gods  below. 

3  Let  idols  totter  to  the  ground, 
And  their  own  worshippers  confound: 
Let  Judah  shwt,  let  Zion  sing. 
And  earth  confess  her  sovereign  King. 

107^    Hymn  60.     B.l.     L.  M.        8 

)      Gloucester,    Antigua. 
The  virgin  Mary^s  song- ;  or,  the  prom- 
ised Messiah  born. 
1  i~|UR  souls  shall  magnify  the  Lord  ; 
V^  In    God   the  Saviour  we  rejoice ; 
While    we    repeat  the    virgin's    song. 
May  the  same   Spirit  tune  our  voice. 

1  [The    Highest   saw    her   low    estate, 
And  mighty  things  his  hand  hath  done  ; 
His    overshadowing  power   and   grace 
Make   her   the  mother   of  his   Son. 

3  Let   every   nation  call  her   bless'd, 
And  endless  years    prolong  her  fame  ; 
But    God   alone   must    be    ador'd  ; 
Holy   and   reverend  is  his  name.] 

4  To  those  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lo^d, 
His  mercy  stands    forever  sure ; 
From   age   to   ag&'  his   promise   lives, 
And   the   performance  is  secure. 

5  He  spake   to   Abraham  and  his  seed, 
*'  In  thee  shall  all  the  earlh  be  bless'd ;" 
The  memory  of  that  ancient  word 
Lay   long  in  his  eternal  breast, 

6  But  now  no  more  shall    Israel   wait, 
No  more    the  Gentiles  lie  forlorn  ; 
Lo,  the    Desire   of  Nations  comes  ; 
Behold  the  promis'd  seed  is  born  ! 


117,118 


SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH  OF  CHRIST. 


119 


6  His  life  they  load  with  hateful  lies. 
And  charge  his  lips   with    blaephejnies  : 
They   nail  him   to   the  shameful  tree  ; 
There  hung  the  man  that  died  for  ine  ! 

7[Wretches,with  heartsiis  hnrd  as  stones, 
Insult   his   piety    and   groans ; 
Gall  was  the  food  they  gave  him  the  re, 
And   mock'd   his  thirst  with  vinegar.] 

8  But  God  beheld,  and  from  his  throne 
Marks  out  the  men  thai  hate  his  Son  : 
The  hand  that  raisM  him  from  the  dead 
Shall  pour  due  vengeance  on  their  head. 


117 


)    Psalm  69.    1st  Part.   L.  M.    b 


^        Limehouse,   Putney, 

C/irfsi\<^  fiassion  and  sinners''  salvation 

1  TTVEEP  in  our  hearts  let  us  record 
JLf    The  deeper  sorrows  of  onr  Lord  : 
Behold  the   rising  billows   roll, 
To   overwhelm    his  holy    soul  I 

5  In  long  complaints  he  spends  his  breath, 
■yVhile  hosts  of  hell  and  powers  of  death, 
And   all  the  sons   of  malice  join, 
To   execute   their  curs'd   design. 

t}  Yet,  gracious  God,  thy  power  and  love 
Have  made  the  curse  a  blessing  prove  ; 
Those  dreadful  sufferings  of  thy  Son 
Aton'd  for  sins  which  we  had  done. 

4  The   pangs  of  our   expiring   Lord 
The   honours   of  thy    law  restorM ; 
His  sorroM's  made  thy  justice  known, 
And    paid   for  follies  not   his  own. 

50!   for   his  sake   our  guilt  forgive. 
And  let   the    mourning   sinner   live ; 
The    Lord    will   hear   us   in  his  name, 
Nor  shall  our  hope  be  turned  to  shame. 

..Q>   Psalm  69.    1st  Part.    CM.    b 
*lo^         Abriclze^    Canterbury. 

The  sujerivqs  of  Christ  fur  our  mlvathn. 
1'^  CI  AVE  me, O  God;  the  swelling  Hoods 
J^     '*  Break    in    upon  my    soul : 
'■'- 1    sink,   and    sorrows   o'er  my  head 
"  Like  miglily  waters  roll. 
2 "  I    cry   till    all   my   voice    be  gone ; 
"  In  tears   I    waste  the   day  : 
"My    God,   behold   my   longing  eycfi, 
'^  And    shorten  thy   delay. 

3  '*They  hate  roj'  soul  without  a  cause, 

"  And   still  their   number  grows 
*'  More  than  the  hairs  around  my  hcttd, 
••  And  mighty   are  my   foes. 

4  n^Twas  then  I  paid  that  dreadful  debt, 

"That  men   could   never  pay, 
"  And  gave  those  honours  to  thy  law, 
'k  Which  sinners  took   away." 


5  Thus,    in   the  great   Messiah's   name, 
The    roj'al    propiiet   mourns ; 
Thus   he    awakes   our    hearts   to  grief, 
And   gives   us  joy   by   turns. 

G  *'  Now  shall  the  saints  rejoice,  and  find 
"  Salvation   in  my    name, 
"  For    I   have  borne  their  heavy  load 
"  Of  sorrow,   pain,    and  shame. 
7"Grief,like  a  garment,cloth'd  me  round, 
*'  And  sackcloth   was    my  dress, 
"  While  I   procured   for   naked    K)u1s 
"  A   robe   of  righteouswess. 

8  "  Among   my  brethren  and  the  Jews 

*'  I    like   a   stranger   stood, 
"  And  bore  their  vile  reproach,  to  bring 
"  The   Gentiles  near  to   G  od. 

9  "  I  came  in   sinful   mortals'   €tead 

"To   do  ray    Father's    will; 
"Yet,when  I  cleans'd  my  Father's  house, 
"They  scandaliz'd   my   zeal. 

10 "  My   fasting   and  my  holy  groans 

"  W^ere   made   the  drunkard's  song  : 
"  But  God,  from  his  celestial  throne, 
"  fleard    my    complaining    tongue. 

1 1  *'  He  sav'd  me  from  the  dreadful  deep, 

*'  Nor  let   my    soul    be    drown'd  ; 
"  He  rais'd  and  Cx'd  my  sinking  ^Q^i 
"  On   well  establish'd    ground. 

12"'Twas   in  a  most  accepted   hour, 

"  My    prayer    arose   on   high, 
"  And,  for  my  sake,  my  God  shall  bear 
"  The    dying    sinners   cry." 


119 


}  Psalm  69.  2d  Part.  CM.  b  or* 
^         Abridge,  Canterbury. 
The  fi'isfiion  and  exaUation  of  Christ. 

1  ^^OW   kt   our   lips    with   holy  fear, 
l^i      And   mournful  pleasure,    sing 

Tiie  sufferings  of  our  great  High-Priest, 
The   sorrows   of  our   King. 

2  He    sinks  in    floods    of  deep  distress ; 

Flow   high   the    waters   rise  I 
WHiile   to   his   lieavonly    Father's   tar 

He  sends   perpetual  cries. 
3".H|ear  me,  O  Lord,  and  save  thy  Son, 

"Nor  hide   thy   sinning    face; 
••Why  should  thr  favourite  look  like  one 

"  Forsaken   of  thy   grace  ? 

4  *'  With  rage  they  persecute  the  man 

"  That  groans  beneath  thy  wound, 
"  While    for  a  sacrifice    I   pour 
"  My  life  upon    the  ground. 

5  "  They  tread  my  honour  to  the  dust, 

"  And    laugh  when   I   complain  ; 
"Their  sharp  insulting  slanders  add 
"Fresh  anguish  to  my  parn. 


120 

6 


SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH  OF  CHRIST. 


All   my  reproach  is  knosvn  to  thee, 
^'The   scandal   aad   tlie   thurne; 
*■*  Reproaches  break  my  bleeding  heart, 
*'  And   lies  defile    my    name. 

7 "  I   look   for   pity,  bat  in    vain ; 
"My   kindred    are    ray  gri«f: 
'*  I  ask  my  friends  for  comfort  round, 
*»  But  meet    with  no   relief. 

8  "  With   vinegar  they  mock  my  thirst; 

"They    give   me   gall    for   food; 
"  And,  sporting  with  my  dying  groans, 
"They   triumph   in   my    blood. 

9  "  Shine   into  my  distressed  soul, 

'•  Let   thy   compaesion   save  ; 
**  And    though    ray   flesh  sink  down  to 
"  Redeem  it  from  the  grave,  [death, 

10 "  I   shall  arise  to  praise   thy  name. 
"  Shall    reign   in   worlds   unknown ; 
*'  And   thy   salvation,    O   ray    God, 
"Shall  seat  me  on  thy   throne," 

jori)    Psalm  22.    1st  Part.   CM.    b 

l^U  ^         Plymouth,   Bangor. 

The  .sufferings  and  death  of  Christ. 

1  "T17HY  h^th  my  God  my  soul  forsook, 

^^     "  Nor  will  a  smile  afford  ?" 
(Thus   David  once  in  anguish  spoke. 
And  thus  our  dying  Lord.) 

2  Though  His  thy  chief  delight  to  dwell 

Among  thy    praising   saints, 
Yet  thou   canst  heiir   a  groan  as  well, 
And  pity   our  complaints. 

3  Our  fathers  trusted    in  thy  name, 

And  great   deliverance    found  ; 
But   I'm   a  worm,   defpis'd  of  men, 
And   trodden   to  the  ground. 

4  Shaking   the  head,   they   pass  me  bv, 

And   laugh   my    soul   to  scorn  ; 
"  In  vain  he  trusts  in  God,"  they  cry, 
"  Neglected   and   forlorn.'' 

5  But  thou  art  he  who  form'd  my  flesh, 

By   thine    almighty  word : 
And  since   I    hung  upon  the  breast. 
My  hope   is  in  the  Lord. 

6  Why   will  my   Father  hide  his  face 

When   foes  stand  threatening  round, 
In  the  dark  hoiir  of  deep   distress, 
And   not  a  helper  found  I 
Pause. 

7  Behold   thy   darling  left   among 

The    cruel  and   the  proud. 
As  bulls  of  Bashan,  fierce  and  strong. 
As   lions   roaring  loud. 

8  From  earth  and  hell  my  sorrows  meet. 

To  multiply  the   smart  ; 
They  nail  my  hands,they  pierce  my  feet, 
And  try  to  vex  niy  heart. 


121,  1^ 

h)Q5e 


9  Yet   if  thy  sovereign  hand  let 

The  rage  of  earth   and   hell, 
Why   will   my  heavenly  Father  bruiis 
The   Son  he    lovea   so  well  ? 

10  My  God,   if  possible   it  be, 

Withhold  this  bitter  cup ; 
But    I   resign   my  will   to   thee, 
And  drink  the   sorrows   up. 

1 1  My  heart  dissolves  with  {-^ngs  unknown; 
In  groans  I  waste  my  breath  ; 

Thy  heavy  hand  iiath  brought  me  down 
Low   as    the   dust   of  death. 

12  Father,    I  give   my   spirit  up, 

And   trust  it  in    thy    hand : 
My    dying    flesh  shall   rest   in   hope, 
And  rise  at  thy  command. 


121 


Hymn  114.    B.  2,    CM.    ^ 

St.  Martins,  Mear. 

Chrisf^s  deaths  victory^  and  dominion. 
IT  Sing  my  Saviour's  wondrous  death j 
jL  He  conquer'd  when  he  fell : 
*  '*TisJinish''d^''  said  his  dying  breatli. 

And  shook  the  gates  of  hell. 
2**Tis^msh'*d^*  our  Immanuel  cries; 

*  The  drradjul  nvork  is  done :' 
Hence  shall  his  sovereign  throne  aviso; 
His  kingdom  is  began. 

3  His  cross  a  sure  foundation  1  lid 

For  g!<ry  und  renown, 
When, tlirough  the  regions  of  the  clea("!j. 
He  pass'd  to  reach  the  ciown. 

4Exilted  at   his   Father's  side 

Sits  oar  victorious  Lord  : 
To  heaven  and  hell  his  hands  divide 
TXvi  vengeance  or  reward. 

5  The  saints  from  his  propitious  eye 
Await  their  several  crowns. 
And  all  the   sons  of  darkness  fly 
The  terror  of  his  frowns. 


122} 


Psalm  16.  2d  Part.    L.  M.    8» 

Evening  Hymn,  Leeds. 
Christ*s  all-sufficiency, 

1  TTOW  fast  their  guilt  and  sorrows  rise 

Who  haste  to  seek  some  idol  godt 
I   will    not  taste   their  sacrifice. 
Their  offerings   of  forbidden  blood,. 

2  My   God   provides   a  richer  cup. 
And   nobler  food   to  live  upon ; 
He    for   my   life  has  offer'd  up 
Jesus,   his   best  beloved  Son, 

3  His    love  is   my  perpetual   feast ; 

By   day   his   counsels   guide  me  ligh^ 
And,  be  his   name  forever  blest, 
Who  gives  me  sweet  advice  by  nigh4 


]23,  124      RESUllRECa  ION  AND  ASCENSION  OF  CHRIST.     125, 126, 127 

6Bright  angels,strike  your  loudest  string?, 
Your  sweetest  Noices  raise  ; 
Let  heaven,  and  all  created  things, 
Sound  our  ImmanuePs  praise.] 


4  I   set  him   still  before   mine    eyes ; 
At  my  right  hand  he  stands  prepar'd 
To  keep   my  soul   from   all   surprise. 
And  be   my  everlasting  guard. 


123] 


RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 

Psalm  16.  2d  Part.  C.  M.    * 
Abridge,  Bedford. 
The  death  and  resurrection  qfChriat, 
1  "  T  SET  the  Lord  before  my  fc-ice, 

I    "  He  bears  my  courage  dp ; 
^'  My  heart  and  tongue  their  joys  express, 
"My  flesh  ahall  rest  in  hq^e. 

5  "My  spirit,  Lord,  thou  wilt  not  leave 
"  Where  souls  departed  are  ; 
**Nor  quit   my  body  to  the   grave, 
*'  To  see  corruption  there. 

p  **  Thcu  *wilt  reveal  the  p'ritli  of  life, 
**  And  raise  me  ta  thy  throne  : 
"Thy  courts  immoital  pleubnre  give  ; 
*'Thy  presence,  joys  unknown." 

^[Thus.in  tliename  of  Christ  the  Lord, 
The  holy  David  sung. 
And  Providence   fulfils  the  word 
Of  his   prophetic  tongue. 

5  Jesus,  whom  every  a..int  adores, 

Was  crucify *d  and  slaiu; 
Behold  the  tomb  its  prey  restores  ! 
Behold,  he  lives    again ! 

6  When  shall  my  feet  arise  and  stand 

On  heaven's  eternal  hills  ? 
There  sits  the  Son  at  God's  right  hand, 
And  there  the  Father  smiles.] 


124} 


Hymn  76.    B.  2.    CM.      ^ 
Devizes,  Rochester. 
Thi' resurrection  end  ascension  of  Christ. 
3XXOSANN  A  to  the  Prince  of  Light, 
Xl  Who  cloth'd  himself  in  clay  ; 
Enter'd  the   iron   gates  of  death. 
And  tore   the   bars  away. 

2  Death  is  no  more  the  king  of  dread. 

Since  our  Immanuel  rose ; 
He  took  the   tyrant's  sting  away, 

And  spoil'd  our  hellish  foes. 
1  See,  how  the  Conqueror  mounts  aloft. 

And  to  his  Father  fiies, 
With  scars  of  honour  in   his  flesh. 
And  triumph  in  his  eyes. 

4  There  our  exalted  Saviour  reigns. 

And  scatters  blessings  down ; 
Our  Jesus  fills  the  middle  scut 
Of  the   celestial  throne. 

5  [Raise  your  devotion,  mortal  tongues, 

To  reach  his  blest  abode  ; 
Sweet  be  the  accents  of  your  songs 
To  our  incarnate  Got!. 


X 


^ck\     Hymn  26.    B.  1.    CM. 
^^^S  York,  St.  Anns. 

Hope  of  Heaven  bg  the  resurrection  of  Chriaf. 

I ITI  LESS'D  be  the  everlasting  God, 
D    The  Father  of  our  Lord; 
Be  his  abounding   mercy  prais'd. 
His  majesty  adyr'd. 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  rais'd  his  Son, 
And  call'd  him   to  the  sky. 
He  gave  our  souls  a  lively   hope 
That  they  should  never   die, 

S  What  though  our  inbred  sins  require 
Our  flesh  to  see  the  dust, 
Yet  as  the  Loixi  our  Saviour  rc^e. 
So   all  his  followers  must. 

4  There's   an   inheritance   divine 

Reserv'd  agair.st  tl.at  day  j 
'Tis  unconupted,  undefii'd, 
And  cannot  wajste  away. 

5  Saints  by  the  pov/er  of  God  are  kept 

Till   the  salvation   come ; 
We  walk  by  failh,  as  strangers  hei^. 
Till  Christ  shall  call  us  home. 

•'•'^     \      Luton,  Leeds,  Dunstan. 

Miracles  in  the  life.,  death,  and  reeuV' 
rection  of  Christ. 

1"0  EHOLD  the  blind  theirsight  receivei 
JO  Behold  the  dead  awake  and  live  ! 
I'he  dumb  speak  won^lers  !  and  the  lame 
Leap  like  the  hart,  and  bless  his  name. 

2  Thus   doth   th'  eternal  Spirit  own, 
And   seal   the   mission    of  the   Son ; 
The  Father  vindicates  his    cause, 
While  he  hangs  bleeding  on  the  cross. 

3  HediesI  the  heavens  in  mourning  stood-; 
He  rises  I   and  appears   a  God : 
Behold    the    Lord   ascending    high. 
No   more    to   bleed,   no    more  to  die  I 

4  Hence  aHd   forever   from  mj   heart 

i    bfd   my    doubts   and    fears    depart ; 
And    to    those  hands   my  soul   resign, 
Which  bear   credentials  so    divine. 

ASCENSION  AND  EXALTATION  OF 
CHRIST. 

.  cyyy  )       Psalm  2.     L.  M.         b  or  « 
l-^'  \  Quercy,   Bath. 

Clirltt's  deqlhf  resurrection,  and  ascension. 

1  "%MriiY   did  the  Jews  proclaim  their 

▼  f    .  rage? 

The  Romans,  why  ^heir  swords  employ? 


128 


ASCEiNSION  AND  EXALTATION  OF  CHRIST. 


129,  130 


Against  the  Lord  their  powers  engage, 
His   dear  Anointed  to  destroy? 

2'Come,letus  break  his  bands,"  they  say, 
''  This  man  shall  never  give  us  laws:'' 
And  thus  they  cast  his  yoke  away, 
And  nail'd  their  Monarch  to  the  cross; 

3  But  God,  who  high  in  glory  reigns. 
Laughs  at  their  pride, their  rage  controls 
He'll  vex  their  hearts  with  inward  pains. 
And  speak  in  thunder  to  their  souls. 

4 "  I  will  maintain   the   King   I   made, 
'*  On  Zion's    everlasting    hill ; 
"  My  hand  shall  bring  him  from  the  dead, 
"And  he  shall  stand  your  Sovereign  still,'^ 

5  [His  wondrous  rising  from  the  earth 
Makes   his  eternal  Godhead  known  ; 
The  Lord  declares  his  heavenly  birth, 
"  This   day    have    I   begot    my    Son, 

6  "  Ascend,  my  Son,  to  my  right  hand  ; 
"  There  thou  shalt  ask,   and  I   bestow 
"  The  utmost  botinds  of  heathen  land  : 
'*  To  th.ee  the  northern  isles  f»hall  bow.''] 

7  But  nations    that  resist   his    grace 
Shall   fall  beneath   his   iron  stroke ; 
His    rod   shall  crush  his  foes  with  ease, 
As   potter^s    earthen   work  fs  broke. 

Pause. 

8  Now  ye   who  sit  on  earthly  thrones, 
.   Be  wise,  and  serve  the  Lord  the  Lamb  ; 

Now   at  his  feet  submit  your  crowns, 
Rejoice    and  tremble  at   his   name. 

9  With    humble   love  address    the    Son, 
Lest   he   grow    angry   and   ye  die ; 
His  wrath  will  burn  to  worlds  unknown. 
If  ye    provoke    his  jealousy. 

lOHis  storms  shall  drive  you  quick  to  hell; 
He  is  a  God,   and   ye    but  dust : 
Happy    the    souls  that  know  him  well. 
And  make   his  grace  their  only  trust. 

Psalm  24.     L.  M.  « 

Wells,    Nantwich. 
Saints  dwell  in  hcnvcn ;  or,  ChrisCa  aicenshn. 
irilHlS  spacious  earth  is  all  the  Lord's, 
JL    And  men,  and  worms,  and  beasts, 

and    birds ; 
He  rais'd    the    building  on  the  seas, 
And  gave  it  for  their   dwelling-place. 

2  But  there's  a  brighter  world  on  high. 
Thy   palace,   Lord,  above  the    sky : 
WIk)   shall   ascend    that  blest  abode, 

•  And  dwell   so  near  his  Maker,   God. 

3  He  that   abhors  and   fears   to  sin. 
Whose  heart  is  pure,  whose  hands  are 

clean ; 
Him  shall  the  Lord  the   Saviour  bless. 
And  clothe  his  soul  with  righteousness. 


128 1 


4  These  are   the    men,  the  pious  race, 
That  seek   the    God  of  Jacob's  face  ; 
These   shall   enjoy   the   blissful   sight, 
And   dwell  in   everlasting  light. 

Pause. 

5  Rejoice,    ye   shining  worlds  on   high, 
Behold   the    King   of  Glory  nigh ! 
Who  can   this  King  of  Glory  be? 
The   mighty   Lord,   the   Saviour's  he, 

6  Ye  heavenly  gates,  your  leaves  display, 
To  make  the  Lord  the  Saviour  way : 
Laden  with  spoils  from  earth  and  hell, 
TheConqueror  comes  withGod  to  dwell, 

7  Rais'd  from  the  dead,  he  goes  before, 
He   opens  heaven's    eternal   door. 
To  give  his  saints   a  blest  abode, 
Near  their  Redeemer  and  their  God* 

£2^  J         Psalm  47.    C.  M.  « 

^^  \       Devizes,   Rochester. 
C/i'toi  ascendififf  and  reigning, 

1  ^r\   FOR  a  shout  of  sacred  joy 
\J  'I'o  God,  the  sovereign  King! 

Let  CA  ery  laud  their  tongues  employ, 
And  hymns  of  triumph  sing. 

2  Jesus  our   God  ascends  on  high! 

His  heavenly  guards,  around, 
Attend  him   rising  through  the  sky^ 
With   trumpets'  joyful  sound. 

3  While  angels  shout  and  praise  theirKing, 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains: 
Let  all  the  earth  his  honours  suig: 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 

4  Rehearse  his  praise  with  awe  profound ; 

Ltt  knowledge  lead  the  song; 
Nor  mock  him  with  a  solemn  sound 
Upoi  a  thoughtless  tongue. 

5  In   Israel  stood  his  ancient  throne. 

He  lov'd  that  chosen  race; 
But  now  he  calls  the  world  his  own, 
And  heathens  taste  his  grace. 

6  The  Gentile  nations  are  the  Lord's, 

Tliere  Abraham's  God  is  known. 
While  powers  and  princes,  shields  and 
Submit  before  his  throne,     [swords 


130 1 


Psalm  68.   2d  Part.    L.  M.     « 
Bleudon,    Dunstan.     . 
Christ's  asccnsian,  and  the  f,'ij}  of  the  Spirit. 
iT   ()RD,when  thou  didstascend  on  high 
Ten  thousand  angeh  fill'd  the  sky  ; 
Those  heavenly  guards  around  thee  wait. 
Like  chariots,  that  attend  thy  state. 
2  Not   Sinai's   mountain   could  appear 
More  glorious  when  the  Lord  was  there  ; 
While  he  pronounc'd  his  dreadful  law, 
And  struck  the  chogen  tribes  with  anc 


131,  132  ASCEr!JSION  AND  EXALTATION  OF  CHRIST.  133.  134 

3  How  bright  the  triumph  none  can  tell, 

When    the    rebellious    powers   of  hell, 

That  thousand  souls  had  captive  made, 

Were  all  in  chains  like   captives   led. 
4Rais'd    by   IHs  Father  to   the  throne, 

He   sent  the   promit'd    Spirit   down, 

With  gifts   and  grace    for  rebel   men, 

That  God  raii^ht  dwell  on  earth  again. 


^o^  )    Hymn  I4i.   B.  1.  S.  M.       b 
\  Sutton,  Little  Marlborous'i. 

T/ie  humiliation  and  exaltation  of  C/irist. 

1  "^IITHO  iuis  bel.cvird  tiiy  word, 

▼  f     Or  thy  salvation  k.  ig'.vni  ? 
Reveal   tlniiie   arin,  a'mighty  Lord, 
And  glorify  thy  Son. 

2  The  Jews  CbteeniM  liinri  here 
Too  mean  for  tlieir  belief; 

Sorrows  his  chief  acquuintance  were, 
And  his  conipauiun,  g^ricf.  >. 

3  They  turn'd  their  eyes  away. 
And  treated  him   with  scorn ; 

But  *twas  their  griefs  upon  hini  lay, 
Their  sorrows  he  has  boiiie. 

4  'Twas  for  the  stubborn  Jews,' 
And  Gentiles  then   unknown, 

The  God  of  justice  pieas'd  to  bruise 
His  best  beloved  JSon. 

5  **But  I'll  prolong  his  days, 

**  And  make  his  kini^dom  stand ; 
"  My  pleasure,"  saith  the  God  of  grace, 

*'  Shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 
€    ["His  joyful  soul  shall  see 

"  The  purchrtse  ( f  liis   p?-in, 
"And  by  his  knowledge  jusiify 

"The  ,'^uilty  sons  of  men,] 
7    ['*  Fen  thousand  capiive  slave?, 

'•  Releas'd  fron\  deatii  and  sin, 
**  Shall  quit  their   prisons  and  their 

"And  own  his  power  divine.]  [graves, 

9    ["  Heaven  shall  advance  my  Son 

"To  joys  that  earth  deny'd  ; 
**Who  saw  the  folhes  m-n  had  done, 
*^  And  bore  their  sins,  and  die,!.*' 

.gc>7  Hymn  142.    B.  1.    S.  M.      b 
XoZ^         Aylesbury,  Usiic. 

T/iC  same. 
1    X  IKE  sheep    we  went   astmy, 

XJ  And  broke  tlie  f  Id  of  God ; 
Jiach  wandv  rint^  in  a  (.liffcrem  way; 
But  all  the  downward   road. 
How  dreadful  was  the  hour,  . 
When  God  (.ur  wanderings  laid, 
Avxl  did  at  once  his  vengeance  pour 
Upon  the  Shepherd's  head! 
How  glorious  was  the  gi'ace 
When  Christ  sustain'd  the  stroke ; 


His  life  and  blood  the  Shepherd  paye 
A  ransom  for  the   ft  ck. 
4    His  honimr  and  his  breath 
Were  taken  bolh  away ; 

Join'd  with  the  wicked  in  his  death, 
And  made  as   vi  e  as  they. 

i.5     But  God  shall  raise  his  htad 
O'er  all  the   sons  of  men. 
And  make  him  see  a  numerous  seed,- 
To  recompense   his  pain. 

'    "I'll  give  hio),'*  saith  the  Lord, 
"  A   portion    with  the  strong; 

"He  shad  pos^ss   a  lu-ge  reward, 
"  And   hold   ids   honours  long." 


133? 


» 


Hymn  43.    B.  2.    L.  M. 
)  Nantwich,  Dunstan. 

(/tri.f.\f   sufferiyjgs   and  glory. 

1  "IVT  OVV  for  a  tune  of  lofty  praise 
J.^  To  great  Jehovah's  eqii.d  Son ! 
Awake,  inj  voice,  in  heavenly  lays, 
Tell  loud   the   wonders  he  hath  done. 

2  Sing  how  he  left  the  worlds  of  light. 
And  the  briglit  robes  he  wore  aSove ; 
How  swift  and  joyful  was  his  flight 
On  wings  of    everlasting   love  I 

3  [Down  to   this  base,  this  sinful  earth, 
He   came   to  raise   our  nature  high  ; 
He    came   t'  atone   almighty   wrath — 
Jesus,  the   God,   was   born    to  die.] 

4  [Hell   and    its   lions  roar'd    around  ; 
His  firecious  blood  the  irousters  spilt  j 
While  wei^'hty  sorrows  prtfcs'd  hi;"»^  down. 
Large  as  the   losds  of   all  our  guilt  } 

5  Deep    in    the   shades  of  gloomy  death, 
Th'   AJmitjhtj    Captive    pris''ner  lay ; 
Th'    Almighty   Captive  left   the  earth, 
And   rose    to  everlasting   day. 

6  Lift  up   your  eyes,  ye   sons  of  lights 
Up    to    his    tiirone   of  shining  grace  ; 
See   what  ini mortal  glories   sit 
Round   tlie  sweet  beauties  of  his  face  T 

7  Amongst  a  thousand  harps  and  songs, 
Jesus,    the   God,  exalted   reigns, 

His  sacred  name  fills  all   their  tongue?, 
And  echoes  through  the  heavenly  plains!" 

A  oj  >         Psalm  8.    C.  M.  « 

^"^^^   Pembroke,  Kxeter.  Abrir'ini. 

Christ''^  condescension  and  glorification  ;    or,  Cod- 
made  man, 

1  g^  LORD,  our  Lord,  how  woiidrous 
\f  Is  thuie  exalted  name!  [gieat 
I'he  glories   of  thy  heavenly  state 

L^t  men  and  babes  proclaim. 

2  When  I  behold  thy  works  on  higb;, 

Tlui  aioon  that  rulea  the  night* 


135 


ASCENSION  AND  EXALTATION  OF  CHRIST. 


136,  1^ 


And  stars,  that  well  adorn  the  sky, 
Those  movifig  worlds  of  lij;ht, 

3  Lord,  what  is  man,  or  all  his  race, 

Who  dwells  so  far   below, 
That  tbou  shouldst  visit  him  with  grace, 
And  love   his  n  .tare  so? 

4  That  thli^e  eternal  Son  should  bear 

To  ta:-:e   a  mo.tai  ionn. 
Made   lower   tliaa   his  angels  are, 

To  save  a  dying   wdnn  ! 
5[Yet  while  he  liv'd  on  earth  uiiknown, 

And    men    would   uo,   ..do-e. 
The  obedieiit  seas  ai,d   fisiies   own 

His  Oodheud  and   his  power. 
6  The  waves  lay  spread  beneath  his  feet, 

And   fish,   at   ids  coiiinui  d, 
Brioi;  then*  large  shoa.ls  to  Peter's  net, 

Bring    tribute  to  his  hand. 

7 1'ht^se  lesser  glories  of  the  Sm 
Shone  througrj  the  fleshly  cloud ; 
Now  we  behold  him  oa  nis  ihrone, 
And  men  confess  hiiu  God] 
6  Let  him  l)e  crown'd  with  majesty, 

Who  bow'd  his  head  to  death  ; 
And  be   his  honours  sounded   high, 

By  all  things  that  have  breath. 
9  Jesus,  cur  Lord,  liow  wondrous  great 

Is  thine  exalted  name  ; 
The  glories  of  tiiy   heavenly  state 
Let  the  whole  earth  [jroclaim. 


135  J 


Hymn  83     B.2.    CM.       » 
)         Irish,   Cambridge. 

The  fiansion  cuid  exaltation  ofChrpit, 

irilHUS  saith  the  Ruler  of  the  skies, 
JL    "  Awake,  my  drfe-adful  sw  ird  ; 
♦'Awake,  my  wrath,  and  smite  the  man, 
"  My  feUow,"  saith  the  Lord. 

SVeng^ance  received  the  dread  command, 

A.iid,  armed,  down  she  flies ; 

Jesus  submits  t*  his   Father's  hand, 

And  bows  ids  head  and  dies. 

3  But,  O  \  the  wisdom,  and  the  grace. 

That  join   wiih  vengeance  now  ! 
He  dies  to  save  our  guilty  race^ 
And  yet  he   rises  too. 

4  A  person   so  divine  was  hf , 

VVho  yielded  to  be  slain. 
That  he  could  give  his  soul  away, 
And  take  his   life  again. 

5  Live,  glorious  Lord,and  reign  on  high, 

Let  tvery   nation    sing. 
And  angels  sound,  .widi  e>dless  joy, 
The  Saviour,  and  the  Kiig. 


I'^fii      Hymn  84     B.  2.    S.  M.      « 
5   Froome,  Watchman,  Dover. 

The  same. 

1  i^OME,  all  harmonious  tongues^ 
\j   Vour  noblest   music  bni^g; 

'Tij*  Christ,  the  t^verlasiiug  Go-.i, 
And  Christ,   tiie   man,    we  si;ig. 

2  Teil  how   he  took  our  flesh, 
'i'o  Lake  awuy  our  ^^uilt ; 

Sing  ihe  dear  drops  of  sacreJ   blood*, 
riiat   heiiish    mi.i.sters   spilt. 

3  [AlJh!    the  cruel  sp,  ar 
Weut  de'  p    uito   his  sile; 

And   the  rich    ij'.cd   cf   i^  urpe  gore 
Their  murderous    weapons  dy'd.] 

4  [Ttie   waves  of  svvellifig  grief 
Did  o'er  lus  b  /som   rJl ; 

A.nd   ir.o>nitains  of  ulmighty'  wrath 
Lay  heavy  on  hi'i  soui.J 

5  D<)wn  to  the  shades  of  death 
He  bow'd  his  avvful  ht-ad  ; 

Y  t  he  arose  to  live  a, id   reiga 
When  death  itse;f  is  dead. 

6  No  more   the  bloody  spear. 
Tile  cross  an<l  nails  no  m  ire ; 

For  hell  itself  sh  ikes  at  h's  name^ 
And  all  the  heavens  adire. 

7  There  the  Redeemer  s  ts 
High  on   the  Father's  throne ; 

Tne  Father  lays  his  vengeance  bVy 
And  smiies  upon  his  Son. 

8  There  his  fall   glories   shine    . 
Wi'h  uncreated  rays, 

And  bless  his  saints'  and  angels'  eyes, 
To  everlasting  days. 

137  i         PsAr.M21.     L  M.  « 

y  Eaton,   Dunstan. 

Christ  exalted  to  the  kingdom. 
l"r\AVID  rcjoic'd  in  God  his  strength, 
-■-^RaisM  to  the  throne  by  special  grace; 
But  Christ,  the  Son,  appears  at  lengthy 
Fulfils   the  triumph  ancj  the  praise. 

2  How  great  is  the    Mespiah'8  joy 
In  the  salvation  of  thy  hand  ! 
Lord,  thou  hast  rai?M  his  kingdom  high, 
And  giv'n  the   world  to  his  command. 

3  Thy  goodness  grants  whatever  he  will, 
Nor  doth  the  least  request  withhold  ; 
Blessings   of  love   prevent   him  still. 
And    crowns  of  glory,  not    of  gold, 

4  Honoui*   and    majesty   divine 
Around    his  sacred  temples    shine; 
Blest    with    the    favour   of  thy   fucej 
And  length  of  everlasting  days- 


13S,  139 


ASCENSION  AND  EXALTATION  OF  CHRIST. 


140,  141 


5  Thine  hand  shall  find  out  all  his  foes  ; 
And  as  a  fiery  oven  glows 
With   raging  heat   and  living  coals, 
So  shall  thy  wrath   devour  their  souls. 


188 1 


Psalm  22.    2d  Part.    C.  M.   b 
Bangor,  Wantage. 

Christen  sitfferings  and  kiJigdom, 

1  "XTOW  from  the  iwai  ing  lion's  r-ge, 

-'-^   **0  Lord,  protect  thy   S.m; 
**  Nor  leave  thy  darling  to  engage 
*'The  powers  of  hell  alone." 

2  Thus  did  our  suff .ring  Saviour  pray, 

With   mighty  cries  and  tears: 
God  heard  him  in  that  dreadful  day, 
And  chas"'d  away  his  fears. 

3  Great  was  the  victory  of  his  death, 

His  throne  exalted  high; 
And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  earth 
Shall   worship,   or  shall  die. 

4  A  numerous  offspring  must  arise 

From  his  expiring  groans; 
They  shall  be  reckon'd  in  his  eyes 
For  daughters  and  for  sons, 

5  The  meek  and  humhe  son's  shall  see 

His  table  richly  spread; 
And  all  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  be 
With  J03S  im mortal  fed. 

6  The  isles  shall  know  the  rigliteousness 

Of  our  incarnate  God  ; 
And  nations  yet   unborn,  profess 
Salvation  in   his  blood. 


139  J 


grave, 
save. 


Psalm  22.     L.  M.  b 

^  Putney,  Armley. 

Christ's  sufferings  and  exaltition. 
1  "]Vr^^^  ^^^  '^ur  mournful  songs  record 
JL^    The  dying  sorrows  of  our  Lord  ; 
When  he  complain'd  in  tears  and  blood, 
As  one   forsaken  of  his    God. 

2The  Jews  beheld  him  thus  forlorn ,  [scorn ; 
And  shook  their  heads,  and  laugh'd  in 
*^  He   rescuM  others    from  the 

.  '*  Now  let  him  try    himself  to 

3 "This  is  the   man   did   once  pretend 
"  God  was    his    father  and  his  friend  ; 
*'•  If  God    the   blessed    lov'd   him   so, 
"  Why  doth  he  fail  to  help  him  now  ?" 

4  Barbarous  people  !    cruel  priests  ! 
How   they   stood    round    like    savage 
Like  lions  gaping  to  devour,    [beasts, 
When  God  had  left  him  in  their  power. 

SThey  wound  his  head,his  hand8,his  ieci^ 
'V\\\  streams  of  blood  each  other  meet; 
By  lot  his  garments  they  divide, 
And  mock  the  pangs  in  which  he  died. 


6  But  God   his  Father   heard   his    cry ; 
Rais'd  from  the  dead,  he  reigtis  on  high; 
The    nations  learn  his  righteousness. 
And  humble  sinners  taste  his   grace. 

140  (    Psalm  89.    4th  Part.  CM.   « 

)  Christmas,  Swanwick. 

Christ*8  medialorial  kingdom  ;    or,  his 

divine  and  human  nature, 

ITTEAR  wh.'itthc  Lor  J  in  virion  said, 

JtJ.  And  made  his  meicy  known : 

'•:!)i!i!iers,  behold  your  help  is  laid, 

"On   my  Almighty   Son. 

2  "  Behold  the  man  my  v/isdom  cliose 

"  Among  your  mortal  race ; 
*'  His  head  my   holy  oil  o*erflows, 
"  The  Spirit  of  my  grace. 

3"High  shall  he  reign  on  David's  throne, 
"  My  people's  better  King  ; 
"  M/  arm  shall  beat  his  rivas  down,. 
•*  And  still  new  subjects   bring. 

4  "My  truth  shall  guard  him  in  his  way, 

"  With' mercy  by  his  side,      [sea, 
"W^hilein  my  name, through  earth  and 
"  He  shall  in  triumph  ride. 

5  "  Me.  for  his  Father  and   his  God 

"  He  shall  forever  own, 
"  Gail  me  his  rock,   his  high  abode  ; 
'*  And  I'll  support  my  Son. 

6  *'  My  first-born  Son,  ari-ay'd  in  grace, 

*'  At  my  right  hand  shall   sit ; 
"Beneath  him  angels  know  their  place, 
"■And  monarchs.  at   his  feet. 

7  "  My  covenant  stands  forever  fast; 

'*  My  promises  arc  strong;     [lii-t, 
"  Firm  as  the  heavens  his  throne  shall 
"His  seed  endure  as  long." 

\Ai\      Psalm  99.  1st  Part.    S.  M.  « 
■*-^^  \  Sutton,    Hopkins. 

Chri'^f*.'}  kingdom  and  maje:iti/. 

1  nnHE    God  Jehovah   reigns, 

.1.    Let  all  the  nations  fear; 

Let  sinners  tremble  at  his   throne, 

And   saints  be   humble  there. 

2  Jesus,  the  Saviour,   reigns  ! 
Let  eartli   adore  its  Lord  ; 

Bright  cherubs  his  nttendants   stanc^. 
Swift  to  fulfil  his  word. 

3  In  Zion   is  his  throne, 

His  honours  are  divine :      [known, 
His  church  shall  make  his  wonders 
For  there  his  glories  shine. 

4  How  holy  is  his  name ! 
How  terrible  his  praise  ! 

Justice,  and  truth,  and  judgment  join 
In  all  his  works  of  grace. 


142,  143 


INTERCESSION  OF  CHRIST. 


144,  145 


INTERCESSION  OF  CHRIST. 
^49)      Hymn  36.     B.  2.     B,M.      * 
^^"^  S       Thacher,  St.  Thomas. 
Christ^ s  intercessi07i. 

1  YE^ELL,   the  Redeemer's  gone 

▼  T    T*  appear  before  our  God, 
To  sprinkle  o'er  the  flaming  throse 
With  his  ato  ing  blood. 

2  No  fiery   vengeance  now, 

Nor   burning  wrath  comes  down; 
If  justice  call  for  sinners*  blood, 
The  Saviour  shows  his  own. 

3  Befci-e  his  Father's  eye 
Our   humble   suit   he   moves ; 

The  Father  lays  his  thunder  by, 
Aad  looks,  and  smiles,  and  loves. 

4  Now  may  our  joyful  tongues 
Oar  Maker's  honour  sing ; 

Jesus,  the  Priest,  receives  our  songs. 
And  bears   them  to  the  King. 

5  [We  bow   before  his  face. 
And  sound  his  glories  high  : 

"  Hosanna  to  the  God  of  grace, 
"Who  lays  thunder  by,] 

6  "  On  earth  thy  mercy  reigns, 
*'  And  triumphs  all  above  ;** 

But,Lord,liow  weak  are  mortal  strains, 
To  speak  immortal  love : 

7  [How  jarring  and  how   low 
Are  all  the  notes  we   sing ! 

Sweet  Saviour,  tune  our  songs  anew, 
And  they  shall  please  the  King.] 

^4d'>      Hymw  37.     B.  2.     CM.      » 

1^0^  York,  Braintree. 

The  name. 
IT  IFT  up  your  eyes  to  the  heav^enly 
JLi  Where  your  Redeemer  stays:  [seat, 
Kind  Intercessor,  there  he  sits. 

And  loves,  and  pleads,  and  prays. 
2 ' Twas  well,  my  soui,  he  died  for  thee. 
And  shed  his  vital  bkod ; 
Appeas'd   stern  justice  on  the  tree. 
And  then  arose   to  (iod. 

3  Petitions  now,  and  praise  may  rise, 

And  ssinis  their  offerings  bring; 
The  Priest,   with  his  owji  sHCrifice, 
Presents   ihem  to  the  King, 

4  [Let  Papists  trust  what  names  they 

please, 
Their  saints  and  angels  boast; 
We've  no  such  advccaies  as  these, 
Nor  pruy  to  ih'  heavenly  iiost.] 

5  Jesus  alone  shall  bear  my  cries 

Up   to  h:s   Father's  throne; 
He,  de.irest  Lord,  peifumes  my  sighs, 
And  sweetens  every  groan. 


6  [Ten  thousand  praises  to  the  King ; 
Hosanna  in  the  highest ; 
Tin  thousand  dianks  our  spirits  bring 
To  God,  and  to  his  Christ.] 

AAA}    Hymn  145.    B.  1.     CM.      ^ 

\       Christmas,  Rochester. 
Christ  and  Aaron, 

1  XESUS,  in  thee    our  eyes  behold 
«P     A  thousand  glories  more 
Than  the  rich  gems  and  polish'd  gold 

The   sons  of  Aaron  wore, 

2  They  first  their  own  burnt  offerings 

brought, 
To  purge  themselves  from  sin; 
Thy  life  was  pure  without  a   spot. 
And  all  thy  nature  clean. 

3  [Fresh  blood,  as  constant  as  the  day. 

Was  on  their  altar  spilt ; 
But  thy  one  offering  takes  away. 
Forever,  all  oar  guilt.] 

4  [Their  priesthood  ran  through  several 

For  mortal  was  their  race ;   [hands, 
Thy  never-changing  office   stands 
Eternal  as  thy  days.] 

5  [Once,   in  the  circuit  of  a  year, 

With  blood,  but  not  his  own, 
Aaron  within  the  veil  appears 
Before  the  golden  throne. 

6  But  Christ  by  his  own  powerful  blood. 

Ascends  abnve  the  skies. 
And  in  the  presence  of  oar  God 
Siiews  his  own  sacrifice,] 

7  Jesus,  the  King  of  glory,   re'gns 

On   Zion's  heavenly   hill, 
Looks  like  a  Lrimb  that  has  been  slain. 
And  wears  his  priesthood  btill. 

8  He   ever  lives  to  intercede 

Before  his  Father's  face: 
Give  I'.im,  njy  sou^  thy  cause  to  plead, 
N(jr  doubt  the  Father's  grace. 

.4^}    Hymn  12.    B.2.    CM.       X 

^"^^{  Abridge,   Barby. 

Christ  i;  t/ie  substance  of  the  Levitical  priesthood, 

Ifj'^HE   tvue  Messiaii  now  appears, 

I     Ibe  types  are  ail  withdrawn : 
So   fiy  the  shadows  and  the  stars. 
Before  the   rising  dawn. 

2  No  smoking  sweets,  nor  bleeding  lambs. 

Nor  kid,  nor  ballock  slain; 
Incense  and  spice,  of  costly  names. 
Would  ail  be  burnt  in  vain. 

3  Aaron  must   lay    his  robes  away, 

His  mitre   and   his  vest, 
When  God  himself  comes  down  to  be 
The  offering  and  the  priest. 


146,  147 


CHARACTERS  AND  OFFICES  OF  CHRIST. 


148,  149 


4  He  took  our  mortal  flesh,    to  show 

The  wonders  of  his  love  > 
For  us  he  paid   his  life  below, 
And  prays  for  us  above. 

5  "  Father/'  he  cries,    "  forgive  their 

**  For  I  myself  have  died ;       [sins, 
And  then  he  shows  his  open'd  veins. 
And  pleads  his  wounded  side, 

AAal        Psalm  2.    S.  M.  » 

^^^  S     Silver-Street,  Dover. 

Cfiritt  (tying,   risings   interceding^  and  reigning, 

1     [IV/f^AKEK  and  sovereign  Lord 

irl.  Of  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas^ 
Thy  pro\idence  confirms  thy  word, 

And  answers  thy  decrees, 
3    The  things  so  long  foretold 
By  David,  are  fuihllM, 
When  Jews  and  Gentiiesjoin  to  slay 
Jesus,   thine  holy  chiid  ] 

3  Why  did  the  '^rcnliles  ra^je, 
And  Jews,  with  one  accord, 

Bend  all  their  counsels  to  destroy 
Th*  Anointed  of  the  Lord  ? 

4  Rulers  and  kings  agree 
To  form  a  vain   d<»sign ; 

Against  the  Lord  their  powers  unite, 
Against  his  Christ  they  join. 

5  The  L,ord  derides  their  rage, 
And  will  support  his  throne ; 

He  who  hath  rais'd  him  from  the  dead 
Hath  own'd  him  for   his  Sou. 
Pause. 

6  Now  he's  ascended  high, 
And  asks  to  rule  the  eart-i ; 

The  merit  of  his  biood  he  pie;  ds. 
And  pleads  his  heavenly   birth. 

7  He  asks,  and  God  besiows 
A   large  inheritance : 

Far  as  tlie  world's  lemotest  ends 
His  kingdom  shall  advance. 

8  The  nation-3  that  rebel 
Must  feel  his  iron  rod ; 

He'll  vindicate  those  hon  urs  well 
Which  he  received  from  God, 

9  [Be   wise,  ye  rulers,  now, 
Aud   wo: ship  at   his  throne; 

With  trembling  joy,  ye  people,  bow 
To  God's  exalted  Sm. 

10  If  Dice   his  wraih   arise, 
Ye  perish  on  the  place; 

Then   blessed  is   the   soul  that  flies 
For  refuge  to  his  giace.J 

4dn\      Psalm  2.    CM.        « or  b 
*^'3         Dundee,  Bith. 

The  name. 

1  \Mr^'^Y  did  the  nations  join  to  slay 

Tf    The  Lord'ie  anointed  Son? 


Why  did  they  cast  his  laws  away. 
And  tread  his  gospel  down  ^ 

2  The  Lord,  who  sits  above  the  skies, 

Derides  their   rage  below. 
He  speaks  with  vengeance  in  his  eyes, 
And  strikes  their  spirits  through. 

3  "  I  call  him  my  eternal  Son, 

"And  raise  him   from  the  dead; 
**I  make  my  holy  hill   his  throne, 
"  And  wide  his   kingdom   spread. 

4  •*  Ask  me,  my  Son,  and  then  enjoy 

"The  utmost  heathen  lands: 
"  'I'hy  rod  of  iron  shall  destroy 
"  The  rebel  who  withstands." 

5  Be   wise,  ye  rulers  of  the  eartli, 

Obey  th    anointed  Lord, 
Adore  the  King  of  heavenly  birth, 
And   tremble  at  his   word. 

6  With  humble  love  address  his  throne  ; 

For  if  he  frown,  ye  die  ; 
Those  are  secure,  and  those  alone. 
Who  on  his  grace  rely. 

CHARACTERS    AND   OFFICES    Olf 
CHRIST. 

AAQ.}      Hymn  13.     B.  1.    L.  M.      « 

1'4:0  ^    Gloucester^  Leeds,  China. 

The   Son  of  God  incarnate  ;  o^,  the 
titles  and  the  kingdom  of  Christ. 

1  rilFIE  lands  that  lon^  in  darkness  lay 

JL  Now  have  beheld  a  heavenly  light ; 
Nations  that  sat  in  death's  cold  shade 
Are  blest  with  beams   divinely  bright. 

2  The   virgin's    promis-d   Son    is   born  \ 
Behold    th'    expected    Child   appear! 
What   shall   his   names    or   titles  be  ? 
*^The  WoNDERFULjthe  Couksellor  !" 

3  [This  infant   is   the    Mighty  God, 
Come  to   be   suckled   and    ador'd; 
Th'    Eternal   Father,  Prince  of  Peace^ 
The   Son  of  David,   and   his    Lord.] 

4  The   government  of  earth   and    sea» 
Upon   his   shoulders   shall    be   laid ; 
His   wide    douiinion    still   increase. 
And   honours    to  his    name   be  paid, 

5  Jesus,    the   holy    Child,    shall    sit 
High    on   his   father    David's    throne ; 
Shall  crush   his   foes    beneath  his  feet, 
And   reign   to  ages  yet   unknown. 

149?      Hymn  132.     B.  2.     CM.    m 
\        Cambridge,   St.  James. 
The  offices  of  Christ, 
^Wf^  bless  the  Propht  tof  the  Lord, 
f  T       That  cornes  with  truth  and 
Jesus,  thy  Spirit  and  thy  word  [grace  ; 
Shall  lead  us  in  thy  ways. 


150 


CHARACTERS  AND  OFFICES  OF  CHRIST. 


151 


2  We  reverence  our  High-Priest  above. 

Who  offer'd  up  his  b*ood ; 

And  lives  to  carry  on  his  love. 

By  pUading  with  our  God. 

3  We  honour  our  exalted  King ; 

How   sweet  are  his  commands ! 
He  guards  our  souls  from  hell  and  sin, 
By  his  Almighty  hands. 

4Hosanna  to  his  glorious  name, 
Who  saves  by  different  ways; 
His  mercies  lay  a  soveieiga  claim 
To  our  immortal  praise. 

A  Kfl^    Hymn  146.    B.  1.     L.  M.     « 
lOU^  Wells,   Antigua. 

Characters  of  Chrht^  borroived  from 

inanimate  tldngfi, 
1[#^0,    worship   at  ImmanuePs   feet, 
\y^  See  in  his  face  what  wonders  meet! 
Earth  is  too  narrow  to   express 
His  worth,   his  glory,  or  his  grace.] 

2  [The    whole   creation   can   afford 
But  some  faint  shadows  of  my  Lord ; 
Nature,  to  make  his  beauties  known, 
Must  mingle  colours   not  her   owji.] 

3  [Is  he  compared  to  wine  or  bread  ? 
Dear  Lord,  our  souls  would  thus  be  fed  : 
That  flesh,  that  dying  blood  of  thine, 
Is   bread    of  life,    is  heavenly   wine.] 

4  [Is   he  a  tree  I    The  world   receives 
Salvation   from   his  healing  leaves : 
That    righteous  branch,    that  fruitful 

bough 
Is  David's  root  and  offspring  too.] 

5  [is  he    a  rose  ?   Not  Sharon   yields 
Such   fragrancy  in    all  her  fields : 
Or  if   the    lily  he    assume, 

The  valleys   bless  the  rich   perfume.] 

6  [Is   he   a   vine  f    His  heavenly  root 
Supplies  the  boughs  ^\Tth  life  and  fruit: 
O  let   a  lasting   union  join 

My   soul    to  Christ,  the   living  vine !] 

7  [Is  he  the  head  ?  Each  member  lives, 
And  owns  the  vital  powers  he  give*  ; 
The  saints  below,  and  saints  above. 
Joined   by  his  Spirit  and   his   love.]    I 

-fj  [Is   he  a   fountain  ?   There   I    bathe. 
And   heal  the  plague  of  sin  and  death  ; 
These   waters   all   my  soul  renew. 
And  cleanse  my  spotted  garments  too.] 

9  [Is  he  a  fire  ?  HeMl  purge  my  dross  ; 
But  the  true  gold  sustains  no  loss ; 
Like    a  refiner  shall   he  sit, 

And   tread   the  refuse  with  bis  ^^^.i^^ 

10  [Is  he  a  rock?  How  firm  he  proves ! 
The  Rook  of  Ages  never  moves; 


Yet  the  sweet  streams  that  from  him  flow 
Attend   us   all    the   desert   through.] 

11  [Is  he  a  way?  He  leads  to  God; 
The  path  is  drawn  in  lines  of  blood'; 
There  would  I  walk,  with  hope  and  zeal' 
Till   I  arrive   at  Zion's  hill.]  ' 

12  [Is  he   a   door?   Pll    enter  in: 
Behold    the   pastures  large  and  green  ; 
A   paradise — divinely    fair; 

None  but  the  sheep  have  freedom  there.] 

13  [Is    he   designed    a  corner-stone 
For   men    to  build  their  heaven  upon  ? 
I'll   make   him   my   fouudution   too, 
Nor   fear   the  plots   of  hell   below.j 

14  [Is   he   a   temple  ?   1    adore 

Th'   indwelling  majesty   and   power; 
And   still    to   this   most  holy    place. 
Whene'er   I    pray,   I   turn    my   face.^ 

15  [Is  he  a  star?  He  breaks  the  night, 
Piercing  the  shades  with  dawning  light; 
I    know   his   glories   from    afar, 

I  know  the  bright,  the  morning-star.] 

16  [Is   he  a  sun?    His  beams  are  grace, 
His   course   is  joy,  and  righteousness ; 
Nations   rejoice,    when  he    appears 
To  chase  their  clouds,  and  dry  their  tears.] 

17  [O  let  me  climb  those  higher  skies, 
Where  storms  and  darkness  never  rise  : 
There  he  displays  his  power  abroad. 
And  shines  aijd  reigns  th' Incarnate  God.] 

18  [Nor  earth,  nor  seas,  nor  sun,nor  stars^ 
Nor  heaven  his  full  resemblance  bears; 
His    beauties    we    can   never   trace, 
Till  we   behold   him   face   to  face.J 


151    \ 

st  Part.  ( 


Ail 


Hymn  149.  B.  1.   L.  M.  « 
Green's  Hundredth,  Bath. 

The   offices  of  Christ. 
Ol  N  all  the  names  of  love  and  power. 
That    ever    men   or  angels  bore  ^ 
are   too  mean  to  ppeak  his  worth- 
Or   set  Imn^anuel's   glory   forth. 

2  But   0  1    what    condescending   way« 
He  takes  to  teach  his  heavenly  grace ! 
My   eyes    with  joy   and   wonder  see 
What  forms   of  love  he  bears  for  me» 

3  [The  "  Angol  of  the  covenant"  stands 
With  his  commission   in   his    hands. 
Sent  from  his   Father's   milder  throne. 
To  make  the  great  salvation  known.] 

4  [Great  Prophet'  let  me  bless  thy  name ; 
By  thee   the  joyful    tidings   came 

Of  wrath  appeas'd,  of  sins   forgiven. 
Of  hell  «ubdu*d,  and  peace  with  Hcavcni^ 


151 


CHARACTERS  AND  OFFICES  OF  CHRIST. 


152,  153 


Ti  [My  bright  Example,  and  iny  Guide, 
I    would    be  Avalkiug   near   lliy  side ; 

0  let   me   never   run    astray, 
Nor  follow  the  forbidden   way  !] 

6  [1  love  my  Shepherd — he  shall  keep 
My  wandering  soul  among  his  sheep  : 
He  feeds  his  flock,  he  calls  their  names. 
And    in  his   bosom  bears   the   lambs."] 

7  [My   Surety   undertakes   my  cause, 
AnswVing   his  Father's   broken   laws ; 
Behold    my  soul  at   freedom   set, 
My    Surety  paid   the    dreadful   debt.] 

,?>  [Jesus,  my  great  High  PrieFt,has  died — 
J    seek   no   sacrifice   beside ; 
His   blood   did   once    for   all   atone, 
And  now  he  pleads  before  the  throne.] 

0  [My    Advocate   appears   on  high — 
Tiie    Father  lays  his  thunder  by  ; 
Not  all  that  earth   or  hell  can  say 
Shall   turn   my   FatLer's  heart  away.] 

10[My  Lord, my  Conqueror,and  myKing, 

1  liy    sceptre    and   thy   sword   1   sing : 
Thine    is   the    Tictory,    and    I    sit 

A  Joyful    subject  at   thy  feet.] 

11  [Aspire,    my  soul,  to  glorious  deeds  ; 
Tlie    Captain    of  Salvation   leads ; 
March    on,   nor   fear  to  win  the  day, 
Though  death  and  hellobstruct  tlie  way.] 

12  [Should  death,  and  hell,  and  powers 

unknovvn 
Put   all    their   forms   of  mischief  on, 
I   shall    be    safe ;    for  Christ   displays 
Salvation  in   more   sovereign   ways.] 

151     I    Hymn  147.  B.  1.  L.M.     » 
2d  Part.  V  Truro,  Nev/court. 

y/r    iiamcf<  a^ul  litks  of  Chris f. 

1  ["•'TTIIS  from  the  treasures  of  his  word 

■     I    borrow   titles   for    my  Lord : 
Nov  art   nor  nature    can  supply 
Suflicient   forms    of  mnjesiy. 

S  Bright   image    of  the    Father'.s   face^ 
Shining    with   undiminifh'd  rays  ; 
Th"*    eternal   God's    eternal    Son, 
The  heir  and  partner  of  his    throne.] 

3  The  King  of  Kings,  the  Lord  mo=t  high 
Writes  his  own  name  upon  his  thigh  ; 
He  wears  a  garment  dipp'd  in  blood, 
And  breaks  the  nations  with  his  rod. 

4 Where  grace  can  neithermelt  nor  move, 
The    Lamb   resents   his    injur'd    love; 
Awakes  his   wrath  without  delay, 
And   Judah's   Lion   tears    the  prey. 

5  But  when  for  works  of  peace  he  comes, 
What  winning  titles  he  assumes; 


I   "  Light  of  the  world,  and  Life  of  men  ;'' 
Nor  bears  those  cljaracters  in  vain. 

6  With   tender  pity    in  liis   heart, 
He    acts   the   5lediator's    part; 

A    friend   and   brother  he   appears, 
And   well   fulfils   the  names  he  wears. 

7  At  length  the  Judge  his  throne  a.«cends, 
Divides    the  rebels   from  his   friends, 
And   saints   in   full  fruition   prove 
His  rich   variety  of  love. 

ajz.jI      HY3rx61.   B.  1.    L,  M.         » 

LO^J      97th  Psalm,   NewcSanrt. 

Christ  cur  High  Priest  and  Ktvg  ;  and 
Christ  coming  to  judgment. 

1  l^fOW   to  the   Lord,  that  makes  tis 
±%  know 

The  wonders  of  his  dying  love, 
Be  humble  honours  paid  below, 
And   strains    of  nobler   praise   above. 

2'Twas  he  that  cleans'd  our  foulest  sins, 
And  wash'd  us  in  his  richest  blood  ; 
'Tis  he  that  makes  us  priests  and  kings. 
And  brings  us  rebels   near  to  God. 

3  To  Jesus,   our  atoning  Priest, 
To   Jesus,   our   superior  King, 
Be  eveijastiug   power  confess'd. 
And   every   tongue   hh   glory   sing, 

4  Behold  on  flying  clouds  he   comes, 
And   every    eye   shall   see  him  move ; 
Though  with  our  sins  we  pierc'd  him 

once, 
Then   he  displays  liis  pardoning  love. 

5  The   unbelieving  world   fhall   wail. 
While   we   rejoice   to    see    the   day: 
Come,  Lord  ;    nor  \ei  thj  promise  fail, 
Nor   let    thy    chariots   long   delay. 

153    /    Hymn  148.  B.  1.  H.  M.    « 
1st  Part.  \  Portsmouth. 

71ic  nci7nrs  and  titles  of  Christ. 

1  ["l^^ITH  chceiful   voice  I  sing, 

?  T     Th3  titles  rf  my  Lord, 
And   borrow   all  the  names 
Of  honour  from   liis   word. 
Nature  and  art    !  Sntncient  forms 
Can  ne'er  supply  j  Of  majesty. 

2  In  Jesus   we  behold 

ilis  Father's   glorious  face, 
Shining  forever   bright 
With  miid  and   lovely  rays. 
Th'  etcrn;il  God'sj  Liheri'fs  and 
Eternal  Son  [Partakes  the  throne.} 

>    The   sovereign   King  of  Kings, 
The  Lord  of  Lords   most  hi[;h, 
Writes  his  own  name  upon 
His  garment  and  his  thigh. 


153 


ADDRESSES  TO  CHRIST. 


154 


He  rules  the  earth 
With  iron  rod. 


His  name  is  cr»ll'd 
'The  Word  ofGod/ 

4  Where   premises  and   grace 
Can   neither   nit-lt  nor  move, 
'I'he  angry  L^tmb  resents 
The  injuries  of  liis  love  ; 

Awakes  his  wrath  i  As  lions  roar 
Without  delay  ,      |  And  tear  the  prey 

5  But  when  for  works  of  peace 
'I'he    great  RedecTier  comes, 
What  gentle  characters, 
Whit  titles   he  assumes: 


"Light ojitne  world|Nor  will  he  bear 
"And  Life  ofmen;"jThose  names  in  va 


|Th( 

6    Immense   compassion  reigns 
In   our  ImmanuT's  heart. 
When  he   descends  to  act 
A   Mediator's   p;n  t : 


vain. 


He  is  a  friend. 
And  brother  too; 


Divinely  kind. 
Divinely  true. 

At  length  the  Lord,  the  Judge, 
His  awful  throne  ascends. 
And  drives  the  rebels  far 
From   favourites  and  friends : 


Then  shall  thesair.t) 
Completely  prove 


The  heights  &  depths 
Of  all  his  love. 


153    /    Hymn  150.  B.  1.    H.  M.  m 
2d  Part.  \  Portsmouth. 

T/ie  offices  of  Cfirht. 

1  XOIN   all  the  glorious  names 
•f  Of  wisdom,  love,  and  power, 
T'hat   ever   mortals  knew, 

That  angels  ever  bore : 
All  are  too  mean  j  Too  mean  to  set 
To  speak  his  worth. j  My  Saviour  forth. 

2  But,  O   what  gentle  terms. 
What  condescendifig  way:i 
Doth  fur  Redeemer  use 

To  teach   his  heavenly  grace ! 
Mine  eyes  with  joy  I  What  forms  of  love 
And  wonder  see  I  He  bears  for  nie. 

3  [/Vrray'd    in   mortal  flesh. 
He,   like    aa    angel,  stands 
And   holds  the  promises 
And  pardons  in  his   hands : 

C'  mmission'd  from  j  To  make  his  grace 
His  Father's  throne,  j  To  moiials  known.] 

4  [Great   I'rophet  of  my  God, 
My  tongue  would  bless  thy  name ; 
By   thee  the  joyful  news 

Of  our  salvation  came  ; 
The  joyful  news!  (^f  hell  subdu*d. 
Of  sins  forgiven,!  AndpeacewithHeav*n] 

5  [Be  thou  my  Counsellor, 
My    Pattern  and  my  Guide; 

H 


And  through  this  desert  land 
Still  keep   me   near   thy  side. 
O  let  niy  feet     j  Nor  rove,  ncr  seek 
Ne'er  run  astray  |  The  crooked  way.} 

6  [I  love    my  Shepherd's  voice; 
H's  watcitful  eyes  shall  keep 
My  wanderii.g   soul   among 
Tlic  thousands  of  his  sheep: 

He  fredshisflockl  His  bosom  bears 
He  cailsthcirnarnesjl  The  tender  lambs.l 

7  [1^1  this  dear  Surety's   hand 
Will  I    c!)mn"»it  my   cnuse ; 
He  answers  and  fulfils 

His   r\.ther's  broken   laws. 
Behold  my  soul    i  My  Surttv  paid. 
At  freedom   set !  j  The  dreadful  debt.] 

8  [lesus,   my   great  High   Priest, 
Oft' r'd   his  blood,  and   diedt 
My  guilty  conscience  seeks 
No  sacrifice  beside. 


His  powerful  blood 
Did  once  atone ; 


And  now  it  pleads 
Before  the  throne] 

9  [My  Advocate)  appears 
For  my  defence  on  high ; 
The  Father  bows  his  ear. 
And  lays  his  thunder  by. 

Not  all  that  hell  ]  Shall  turn  his  heart, 
Or  sin  can  say      1  His  love  away.] 

10  [My  dear   almighty  Lord, 
My  conqueror  and  my  Ki'g, 
Thy   scepfe,  and   thy  sword, 
Thy  reigning  grace,   I  sing. 

Thine  is  the  power;!  In  willing  bonds 
Behold  1  sit  I  Before  thy  feet.} 

11  [Now  let  my  soul  arise. 

And  tread  the  tempter  down; 
My   Captain  leads  me  forth 
To  conquest  and   a  crown. 
A  feeble  saint      I  Tho' death  and  hell 
Shall  win  the  day,|  Obstruct  the  way.] 

12  Sh  uld  all  the  hosts  of  death. 
And  powers  of  hell  unknown. 
Put  their  most  dreadful  forma 
Of  rage   and   mischief  on, 

I  shall  be  safe  ;     I  Superior  power 
For  Christ  displays!  And  guardian  grace. 

ADDRESSES   TO  CHRIST. 
\KaI     Hymn  62.    B.  1.    CM.      » 
Ad-t  ^         Exeter,  Swan  wick. 
Chrint  Jesufi,  the  Lamb  o/God^  wor- 

shifified  by  all  the  creation, 
1  i^  OME,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 
\J  With  angels  round  the  throne  ; 
Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues. 

But  all  tiieir  joys  are  one. 
2**Worthj  the  Lamb  that  died,"they  cry* 
♦♦To  be  exalted  thus;"  ^'' 


J55 


ADDRESSES  TO  CHRIST. 


156,  157 


*'  Worthy  the  Lamb,"  our  lips  rcp'y, 
"  For  he  w;is  slain   for  u>i.'* 
3 Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honour  and  power  divine  ;  j 

And  blessings,  moie  than  we  can  give, 
Be,   Lord,   forever  thine. 

4  Let  all   that  dwell  above   the   sky, 

And  air,  and  earth,   and  seis. 
Conspire  to  hft  thy  glories  high, 
And  speak  thine   endless  praise. 

5  The  whole  creation  join  in   one, 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  him,  that  sits  upon    the    thrrne, 
And   to  adore   the   Limb. 


155    i    HymnI.    B.  1.    CM.       » 

1st  Part  i  Parma,  Devizes. 

A  new  song  to  the  Lamb  t/iaf  ivns  ilnin, 

1T>EHC)LD  the  glories  »  f  the  Lamb, 
•*^  Amidst  his  Father's   throne  : 
Prepare  new  honours  f<T  his  name, 
And  songs  before  unknown. 

2  Let  elders  worship   at  his  feet, 

The  church  adore   aroutul. 
With  vials  full   of  odours  sweet. 
And  harps  of  sweeter  sound, 
o  Those  are  the  pr.iyers  of  all  the  saints. 
And  these  the   hymns   they  raise  : 
Jesus  is   kind   to   our  complaints. 
He  loves  to  hear  our  praise. 

4  [Eternal  Father,  wlio  shall  look 

Into  thy  secret  wil  > 
.  Who  but  the  Son  shall  t.kti  that  book, 
And  open   every  sea)  ? 

5  He  shall  fulfil   thy  great  decrees, 

The   Son  deserves  it  well ; 
Lo,  in  his  hand  the   sovereign   keys 
Of  heaven,  and   death,   and  heil ! 

6  Now  to  the  L^irnb,  that  once  was  slain, 

Be  endless  bles.sings  paid  ; 
Salvation,   glory,  joy   ren)ain 

Forever  on  thy  head. 
7Thou  hast  redeem^  our  souls  with  blood, 

Hast  set  the  prisoners  i'rae ; 
Hast  made  us  k  ings  and  priests  to  Ciod, 

And,  we  shall   reign   with  thee. 

S  The  worlds  of  nature  and   of  grace 

Are  put  beneath  thy  power; 
Then  shorten  these  delaying  days, 
And  biing  the  promised  liour. 

155    I    1ITMN148.    B.  2,  C.  M.  * 
2d  Part.  \  St.  Anns,  Baiby. 

God  reconciled  in  Christ^ 
1  "TkEAKEST  of  all  the  names  above, 
.1"  My  Jesus,  and  my  God! 


Who  can   resist   thy  heavrnly  love, 
Or  tr.fle   with  thy   blood  ? 

2  'Tis   by   the   merits  of  thy  death 

'Ihe  Father  smiles  again ; 
*Tis  by  thine   interceding   breath 
The  Spirit  dwells  with   men. 

3  Till  God   in  human  flesh  I  see, 
i       My   thouj^hts  no  comfort  find ; 

.  The  holy,  just,  and  sacred  Three 
Are  terrors  to  my  miid. 

4  But  if  Immanuers  face   appear, 

My  hope,   my  joy   begins ; 
His  name  forbids  my   slavish  fear. 
His  grace  removes  my  sins. 

5  While  Jews  on  theif"  own  law  rely, 

And   Greeks  of  wisdom   boast, 
I  love  th'  incarnate  mystery. 
And  there  I  fix  mv  trust. 


156? 


Hymn  49.    B.  1.    C.  IVT.       X 
Abridge,  Slade. 
I  Thf  worJcH  of  Aioses  and  the  I^mb. 
j  ITTOW  strong  thine  arm  is,  mighty  God, 

1  -"-*-  Who  would  not  fear  thy  name  ? 
Jesu?!,  how  sweet  thy  graces  are  ! 

Who  would   not  love  the    Lamb  ? 

2  He  has  done  mote  than  M-.ses  did, 

Our  Prophet  and  our    King ; 
From  bonds  of  hell  he  freed  cur  souls, 
And  taught   (ur   lips  to  sing. 

3  In   the  Red  Sea,   by   Moses*  hand, 

The  Egyptian  host  Avas  drown'd  ; 
But  his  own  blood  hides  a  1  our  sins. 
And  guilt   no  more  is  found. 

4  When  through  the  desfj  t  Israel  went, 

With  manna   they  were  fed  ; 

Our   Lord  invites   us  to  his  licsh, 

And   calls  it   living  bread. 
I 

5  Moses  beheld  the  promis'd  land, 

i       Yet   never  reach'd   thf  place  ; 
But  Christ  shall  bring  lii<  followers  home 
To  see   his  Father's  face. 

6  Then  shall  our  love  and  joy  be  full, 

And   f  el  a  warmer  flame, 
And  sweeter  vt)ices  tune  the  song 
Of  Moses  and  the   Lamb. 

157^     HvMN  79.     B.  2.     CM.      « 

J        Stade,  Irish,  Swan  wick. 

Praine  to  the  Redtfnner. 

l"pLUNG'D  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair, 

.1     We  wretchtd  sinners  lay, 

Without  one  cheerful  beam  of  hope, 

Or  spark  cf  glimmering  day. 

2  With  pitying  eyes,the  Prince  of  Grace, 

Beheld  our  he'pless  grief; 
He  saw— and  (O  amazing  love.') 
He  ran  to  our  relief* 


158.   159 


ADDRESSES  TO  CHRI3T. 


159 


3  D  )vv!i  from  the  shining  seus  above 
Willi  joyt'itl  basic  lie   fi:;d, 
Eater'd  me   i^rave,  iii   monal  fl  sh, 
And  dwelt"  aaioiig  the   dead. 
4He  spoil'd  the  powers  •>  f  darkness  thus, 
And  brake   v.mv  inn  chains; 
Jesus  hus  freed  our  capdve  souls 
Fro.u    everlistlo'^    pains. 

5  [In  vain  the   baffled  priixe  of  hell 

His   curs  d   projects   tries ; 
We  that  were  doom'd  his  endless  slaves, 
Are   rai>'d  above   the   skies.] 

6  O  !   for  this  love,  let  rocks  and  hills 

Their  lasting  silence   break, 
And  all   harmonious  hnman  tongues 
The  S.iviour's  praises  speak. 

7  [Yes,  we  will  praise  thee,  dearest  Lord, 

Our   souls  are  all   on  flame  : 
Hos  ima,  ruund  the  spaci-jus  e.a'th. 
To   thine  adortd  iiiimc! 

8  Angels,  assist  our   mighiy  jo)  s  ; 

Strike   all   your  harps  ot   gold ; 
B-it  when  you  raise  you;  h'ghest  notes, 
His   love  can  ne'er  be   told  ] 

akqI   Byms  63.     B.  1.     L.  M.        » 
^*^^3      Old  Hundred,  Dunstan. 
Ch^'i-f,'}  humiliation  and  exaliation. 
IXTtyTH  ATequal  honours  shall  we  bring, 
f  T  Torhcc.O  L-rd    urGod.the  Lt-i.rbJ 
When   a]]  the   notes    ll)ut  anj;fc]s  sing, 
Are    far   inferior  to    thj   name? 

2  Worthy   is    he   that   once  was   slain, 
The  Prince  of  life, that  groau"'u  and  died; 
Worthy    to    rise,    and    live    and    reign 
At   his    a]riiight3'    f'ather's   side. 

3  Power  and    dominion   are   his    duf, 
Who  stood  condemn''d  at  Pilate's  bar ; 
Wisdom    belongs   to    Jesus   too, 
Tho'  he  was  charg'd  with  madness  here. 

4  All   riches   are  his  native   right, 
Yet   he    sustain'd    amazing   loss : 
To   him    ascribe    eternal   might, 
Who   left  his  weakness  on  the  cross. 

5  Honour   immortal    must    be   paid, 
Instead    of  scandal    atid    of  scorn; 
While    glory   shines    around    his  head, 
And    a    bright  crown  without  a  thorn. 

6  Blessings    forever   on    the    Lamb, 
VVho  bore  the  curse  for  wretched  men  ; 
Let   angels   sound    his    sacred   name, 
And    every  creature  say,    Amen. 

159    }    HYMX25.   B.  1.   L.  M.     « 
1st  Part.  S  Eaton,    China. 

A  viaion  of  the  Lamb.  ! 


Behold   amidst   th'    eternal    throne 
A  vision    of   the    Lamb   appears. 
1  [Glory    Ids   fleecy   robe   adorns, 
Mnrk'd  with  the  bloody  death  he  bore  ; 
Seven  are  his  eyes,  and  seven  his  horns, 
To   speak   his  wisdom  and  his  power. 

3  Lo,   he   receives  a   sealed  book 
From  him  that  sits  upon  the  throne ; 
Jesus,    my   Lord,   prevails  to  look 
On  dark  decrees,  and  things  unknown.] 

4  All    the    assembling   saints    around 
Fall    worshipping   before    tlie   Lamb, 
And   in   new   songs   of  gospel   sound 
Address   their   honours   to   his'  name. 

5  [The  joy,    the   shout,   the   harmony 
Flies   o^ex   the    everlasting   hills  ; 

"  Worthy   art   thou  alone,"  they  cry, 
"  To  read  the  book,  to  loose  the  seals.''] 

6  Our  voices  join  the  heavenly  strain. 
And  with  transporting  pleasure  sing, 
'*  Wortiiy  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain, 
"  To  be  our  Teacher  and   our  King  !" 

7  His   words   of  prophecy   reveal 
Eternal   counsels,   deep   designs; 

His   grace    and    vengeance  shall   fnlHI 
The   peaceful  and  the  dreadful  line  . 

8  Thou  hast  redeem'd  our  souls  from  ivJA 
With   thine   invalnab'e    blood  ; 

And    wrctciios,    that  did   once   rebel, 
Are  now  made  favourites  of  their  God. 
QWorthy    forever  is    the    Lord, 
That  died   for   treasons   not    lii?  own. 
By   every   tongue   to  be    adoiM, 
And  dwell  upon  his   Father's    throne  ^ 


HvMJv  21.   B,  2.    L.  M. 
Nautwich,  Dunstan. 


1  4  LL  mortal  vanities,  be  gone,  [ears, 
jljL     Nor  tempt  my  eyes,  nor  tire  my 


159 

2d  Part. 

A  song  offiraUe  to  God  the  Redeemer. 

1  ~W  ET  the  old  heathens  tune  their  song 
_i-J  Of  great  Diana,  and  of  Jove, 
Bu  -.he  sweet  theme  that  moves  my  tongue 
Is   my  Redeemer  and   his  love. 

2 Behold!  a  God  descends  and  die.s, 
To  save  my  soul  from  gaping  hell ! 
Hov,'  the  black  gulf,  where  Satan  lies, 
Yawn'd    to   receive  me   when    I  fell  I 

3  H>w  justice  frown'd,ind  vengeance  stood. 
To  drive  me  down  to  endless  pain  I 
But  the  great  Son  propos'd  his  blood, 
And  heavenly  wrath  grew  mild   again. 

4  Infinite  lover  I   gracious    Lord  ! - 

To    thee   be   endless    honours   given ; 
Thy   wondrous  name   shall   be  ador'd, 
Round  the  wide  earth,and  wider  heaven. 


ioO,  16i 


SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES, 


161,  162 


.pr^l    Hymn  5.     B.  2.     L.  M.        « 
^^^^      Gloucester,   Portogal. 

Longfnj!^  CO  fi  raise   Chriat  brtfer. 
1  IT  ORD,  when  my  thoughts  with  won- 
JSLi  der  roll 

O'er   the   sharp  sorrows   of  thy   soul, 
And   read    my  Maker\s   broken    laws, 
RepaJrM  and   honourM  by  thy  cross ; 

?  When  T    behold  death,  hell,  and  sin, 
Vanquish'd  by  that  dear  blood  ofthine. 
And  see  the  man,  that  groaned  and  dy\l, ; 
Sit   glorious  by    his    Father^s   side ; 

?■  My   passions    rise   and   soar   above ; 
Pm  wingM  with  faith, and  fii'd  with  Jove; 
Fain    would    1    reach   eternal   things, 
And  learn  the  notes  that  Gabriel  sings. 

4  But  my  heart  fails, my  tongue  complains 
i'or  want  of  their  immortal  strains; 
And  in  such  humble  lioles  as  these 
Falls  far  below  thy  victories. 
Well,  the  kind  minute  must  appear, 
When  we  shall  leave  these  bodies  here. 
These  clogs  of  clay — and  mount  on  high, 
'J'o  join   the   songs   above   the   sky. 


(V^'X'V'V/l  WA 


DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL, 

ALPHABETICALLV  ARKANUEI). 
ADOPTION. 

161    \     Hymn  64  B.  1.  S  M.    « 
],st  Part.  V   Froome,  Germany,  Dover. 

1  "OEHOLD  what  wondrous  grace 
J3    ITie  Father  hath  bestow 'd 

On   sinners  of  a  mortal  race, 
To  call  tliem  sons  of  God ! 

2  'Tis  no  surprising  thing, 
T.'hdt  we  should  b»  unknown  ; 

The  Jewish  world  k(iew  nut  their  King, 
God's  everlasting  Son. 

3  Nor  doth   it  yet  appear 

How  great  we  must  be  ma('e  ; 
But  when  we  see  cur  Saviour  here, 
We  shall  be  like  our  Htad. 

4  A  hope   so  much  divine 
Mav  trials  well  eJidure, 

May  purge  our  souls  from  sense  and  sin, 
As  Christ  the  Lord  is  pure. 

5  If  in  my   Father's   love 
1  share  a  hli-1   patt, 

Send   down  thy    Spirit   live  a  dove, 
To  rest  upon  my  heait. 

6  We  would  no  lopiger   lie, 

Like  slaves,  benea-h  the  throne; 
Our  taitli   shall    Abba,    Ft  her,  cry, 
And  thou  the  kindied  own. 


161    f    HtMNl43.    B.  1.    CM.  a 

2(1  Part.  \        Canterbury,  Dundee. 

Characters  of  the  children  of  God,  from 

several  icri/Uures. 

IAS  new  born  b-ibes  desire  the  breast 

JV.  To  feed,  and  grow,  and  thrive; 

So  saints  with  joy   the   gospel  taste, 

And  by  the   gospel  live. 
2[With  inward  gust  tlieir  heart  approves 

All  that  the    world  relates ; 
They  love  tlie  men  their  Father  loves. 
And   hate  the  works   he  hates.] 

3  [Not  all  the  flattering  baits  on  earth 

Can   make  them  slaves    to  lust  ; 
Toey  can't  forget  ihcir  hea\  enly  birth. 
Nor  grovel  in  the  <lust. 

4  Not   all   the  chains  that  tyrants  use 

Shall  bind  tlieir   souls  to  vice : 
Faith,  like  a  conqueror,  can  produce 
A  thousnnd  victories] 

5  [Grace,   like  an   uncorrupted  seed, 

Abides   and   reigns   witiun  ; 
Immortal  principlc-«  forbid 
The   sons   of  God  to  sin  ] 

6  [Nit  by   the  tenors  of  a   slave 

Do  tiiey  perform  his   will, 
But  with  the  noblest  powers  ihey  have 
His  sweet  commands  fulfil.] 

7  They   find  access  at  every  hour, 

To   God  within  t:ie  veil ; 
Henee  they  derive  a  quickening  power, 
And  joys  that  never  fail. 

8  O  happy  souls !   O  glorious  state 

Of  overflowing  grace! 
To  dwell  so  near  their  Father's  seat, 
And   see   his  lovely  face, 

9  Lord,  I  address  thy  heavenly  throne ; 

Call   me   a  child  of  thine, 
Send  down   the    Spirit   of  thy  Son 
To  form   my   heart  divine. 

lOThereshed  thy  choicest  loves  abroad. 

And  make  mv  comforts  strong: 
Then  shall  1 1  >y,'  **My  Father,  God," 
With    an   unwavering  tongue. 

ATONEMENT. 

i  f?9  >      Psalm  40.   2d  Part.    C  M.  * 
^^^  S  St.  Davids,  Mear. 

The  incarnation  and  dacrifce  of  Chriat, 
in^HUS  saith  the  Lord,  *'  Your  work 
•*■  is   vain, 

"  Give  your  burnt  <  fferings    o'er  ; 
"  In   dying  goats   and  bullocks  slain, 

"My  soul  delightb  no  mote." 
2Then  spake  the  Saviour,  **Lo,  I'm  here, 

**Aly  God,  to  do  thy  will; 


163 


COMMUNION  WITH  GOD. 


164,  105 


*'  Whale'er  thy  sacred  bonks  declare, 
"Thy  servant  shall  fulfil. 

3 "  Thy  law  is  ever  in  my  sight, 

**I   keep  it  near  my   henrt ; 
**  Mine  ears   are  open   with  delight 
**To  what  thy   lips  impart.'' 

4  And  see,  the  blest  Redeemer  comes ! 

The  eternal   Son  appears ! 
And  at  the  appointed  time  assumes 
The  body  God  prepares. 

5  Much  he  revcal'd  his  Father's  grace, 

And  much  his  truth  he  show'd, 
And  preach'd  the  way  of  righteousness, 
Where  great   assemblies  stood. 

6His  Father's  honour  touch'd  his  heart, 
He  pitied  sinnners'   ciies. 
And,  to  fulfil  a  Saviour's  part, 
Was  made  a  sacrifice. 
Pausk. 

7  No  blood  of  beasts,  on  altars  shed, 

Could   wash  the  conscience  clean  ; 
But  the  rich  sacrifice  he   paid 
Atones  for  all  our  sin. 

8  Then  was  the  great  salvati  ^n  spread, 

And  Satan's   kingdom   shook  ; 
Tnusby  the  woman's  promis'd  Seed 
The  ss.rpeiit's  liead   was  broke. 

4R^l         Psalm  40.     L.  M.  « 

^^'^\        ^      Bath,    Italy. 

Christ  our  pucrijice. 

If liFIE  wonders,    Lord,  thy   love  has 

JL  wrought. 

Exceed  our  praise, surmount  our  thought; 

Should   I   attempt    the   long  detail, 

My  speech  would  faint,  my  numbers  fail. 

2  No   blood   of  beasts   on   altars  spilt, 
Can  cleanse  the  soul?  of  men  from  guilt ; 
But  thou  hast  set   before   our  eyes 
An  all-sufficient   sacrifice. 

3  Lo  !  thine    eternal  Son   appears ; 
To    thy   designs   he   bows   his   ears ; 
Assumes   a  body  well   preparM, 
And  well    performs   a  work   so  hard. 

4''  Behold,  I  come,"  (the  Saviour  cries 
With   love   and    duty   in   his    eyes,) 
**  I  come    to  bear   the  heavy    load 
"Of  sins,  and  do  thy   will,  ray  God. 

5 '''  'Tis   written  in    thy  great  decree, 
^'  'Tis    in   thy   book   foretold    of  me, 
**  I    must  fulfil    the  Saviour's   part ; 
*'  And,  lo  I  thy  law   is   in  my   heart. 

fe'^-rU    magnify   thy   holy  law, 
*'  And    rebels   to   obedience  draw, 
**  When  on   my   cross  I'm  lifted  high, 

^'  Or  to  my .  crown  above  the  sky. 

H2 


7  "  The  Spirit  shall  descend,  and  show 
"  What  thou  hast  done,  and  what  I  do; 
"  The   wondering  world  shall  learn  thy 

grace, 
'*  Thy  wisdom  and  thy  righteousness.'* 


164 

1st  Part. 


Hymn  155. 
Durham, 


B.  2.   C  M. 
St.  Anns. 


'V'r 


Christ  our  passover. 
the   destroying  angel  flies 
o  Pharaoh's  stubborn  land ! 
The  pride  and  flower  of  Egypt  dies 

By  his  vindictive  hand. 

2  He  pass'd  the  tents  of  Jacob  o'er, 

Nor  pour'd  the  wrath  divine : 

Pie  snw   the  blood  on  every  door. 

And   bless'd  the  peaceful  sign. 

3Thus  the  appointed  Lamb  must  bleed. 

To  breik   the  Egyptian  yoke: 
Tims  Israel  is  fiom  bondage  freed. 
And  'scapes  the  angel's   stroke. 

4  Lord,  if  my  heart  were  sprinkled  too, 

With   blood  so  rich  as  thine. 
Justice  no   longer  would  pursue 
Thi»  guilty  soul  of  mine. 

5  Jesus  our  passover  was  slain, 

And   has  at  once  procur'd 
Freedom  from  Satan's  heavy  chaii^ 
And  God's  avenging  sword. 

164    )   Hymn  118.   B.  2.    L.  M.  SK 
2d  Part.  \       Newcourt,  Antigua. 

The  priesthood  of  Christ. 

1  O  LOOD  has  a  voice  to  pierce  the  skies; 
-^  Revenge  !  the  blood  of  Abel  cries  ; 
But   the  dear  stream,  when  Christ  was 

slain, 
Speaks  peace  as  loud  from  every  vein. 

2  Pardon  and  peace  from  God  on  high, 
Behold    he  lajs   his  vengeance  by  j 
And   rebels,  that  deserve   his  sword. 
Become   the  favourites   of  the   Lord. 

3  To   Jesus    let  our   praises  rise, 
Who   gave    his  life   a   sacrifice : 
Now   he    appears    before   his  God, 
And   for  our  pardon  pleads  his  blood, 

COMMUNION  WITH  GOD. 

ac*k\         Psalm  23.     L.  M.  « 

^^^  5  Newcourt,    Italy. 

God  our  shepherd     . 
1  Ik/jfY   shepherd   is  the  living  Lord ; 
i^  J.  Now  shall  my  wants  be  well  snp- 
His  providence  and  holy  word    [ply'd  ; 
Become  my  safety  and  my  guide. 


166 


SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 


2  In   pastures  where  salvation    grows 
He   makes  nie  i'eed^  he  makes  me  rest ; 
There   living   water  c;enl!y    flows, 
And   all   the    food   divinely   blest. 

3  My    Avaiidering  feet  hi«  ways  mistake, 
•  But  he    restores    my   soul   to   peace; 

And  leads   me,    for  his   n.ercy's   sake, 
In   the   fair  paths   of  righteousness. 

4  Though  I  walk  through  the  gloomy  vale, 
Where  death  and  all  its  terrors  Bre, 
My  heart  and  hope  sliall  never  fail, 
For  God  my  shepherd"'s  with  me  there. 

5  Amid  the    darkness    and   the    deeps, 
Thou   art  my  comfort,  thou  my  stay ; 
Thy   staff  supports   my    feeble    steps, 
Thy   rod    directs   my    doubtful  way. 

t>  The   sons   of  earth   and   sons    of  hell 
Gaze    at   thy    goodness,    and    repine 
To    see   my   table    spread   so    well. 
With  living  bread   and  cheerful    wine. 

7  [How   I    rejoice,   wlltn    on  my    head 
Thy    Spirit   condescends    to  rest  I 
"'TIS  a   divine    anointing,   shed 
Like   oil    of  gladness    at   a   feast. 

^  Surely  the   niercies  of  the*  Lord 
Attend  his   household   all    their  days ; 
There  will  I  dwell   to    hear   his   word, 
To  seek  his  face,  and  sing  his  praise.] 


166 1 


PsAi.JM  23.     C   M.  «f 

Braintree,  Mear. 
The  same. 

1  "V/fY  shepherd  will  supply  my  need, 
jJ/m.    Jehovah   is  his  name ; 

In  pastures  fresh  he  makes  me  feed, 
Beside  the  living  stream. 

2  He  brings  my  wandering  spirit  back, 

Whefl   I   forsake  his  ways  ; 
And  leads  m'^,  for  h's  mercy's  sake. 

In   paths  (if  truth  and  grace. 
aWhen  I  walk  ih'ongh  the  shades  of  death, 

Thv   presence  is  my   stay  ; 
A   word    of  thy  supporti!  g  breath 

Drives  all  my  fjars  away. 
iThy  hand,  in   sight  of  all  my  foes, 

Doth  still    mv  table  spread; 
My  cup  V'ith  blessings  overflows. 

Thine  oil  anoints  my   head. 

5  The  sure  provisions  of  my  God 

Attend  me   all  my   days; 
O  m<>y   thine  house  be  mine   abode, 
And   all   my  wnjk  be   praise. 

6  There  would  I   find   a  settled  i-est, 

(V\'hile  others   go  and  come) 
Ko  more  a  stranger,  nor  a  guest, 
But  like  a  cliiid  at  home. 


167  ( 


167,  168 

b 


Psalm  23.    S.  M. 
Shi;  land,   Froome. 
•  77?e  same. 

1  fTlHE  Lord  mv   shepherd   is, 

i    I   shall  be  well  supply'd: 
Siiiie  he   is  mine,   and  I   am   his, 
What  Can  I  want  beside? 

2  He  leads  me  to  the  place 
Where   heavenly  pasture  grows, 

Where  living  waters  gently  pass, 
And  full  salvation  flows. 

3  If  e'er  I   go  astray. 

He  d'th   my  soul  recl.iim, 
And  guidt^s  me  in  his  own  right  way. 
For   his  most  holy  name. 

4  While  he  afF<jrds  his   aid, 
I   cannot  yield  to  ff-;ar; 

Thougli  I  should  walk  through  deatli's 
dark  shade. 
My  sheplurd's  with  me  there. 

5  In  sight  of  all  my   foes 
Thou   dost   my  table    spread ; 

My  cup   with   blessings  overflows, 
And  joy  exalts   my    head. 

6  The    bounties   of  tl.y   love 

Shall  crown    my  f-limving  days; 
Nor  from  thy  house  will  1  retnove. 
Nor  cease  to  speak  thy  praise. 


168] 


Psalm  7:i,  2d  Part.  C.  M.   b 
Rochester,  Arundel. 

God  onr  portion  lure  and  hvrcafnr, 

1  /~^()D,  my  supporter  and  my  hope, 
vX  My  ht  Ip  forever  near, 

Thine  arm   f)f  mercy  held   me  up. 
When   sinking   ia   despair. 

2  Thy  counsels.  Lord,  shall  guide  my  feet 

Thr«>ugh    this  dark  wiUierness; 
Thii-e  h  ind  conduct  me  ne  ir  ihy  seat, 
T'o  dwell  before  thy   ftce. 

3  Were  I  in   heaven   without  my  Ciod, 

'Twould  be   lo  joy   to   me  ; 
And   while    this  earth   is  my   abode, 
I   long  f.r  none   but  thie. 

4  \V  hat  if  the  sprii>gs  <  f  ife  were  broke. 

And  41i'sh  and  heart  shf^uld  faint  ; 
God    is   my   soul's  eternal   rock, 
The   strength  of  every   saint. 

5  Behold   the  sinni .  ^   that    remove 

Far  from    thy   presence,   die ; 
Not  all  the  idol    gods   they   love 
Can  save  them   when   they   cry. 

6  But  to  draw  near  to  thee,   my   God, 

Shall  be   mv  sweet  emplov ; 
My  tongue  shall  sound  thy  works  abroad, 
And  tell  Uie  world  my  joy. 


169,  iro 


COMMUNION  WITH  GOU. 


i7i,,n2 


a 


AaQl  Hymn  94.    B.  2     CM. 
•"•^^J       St.  Ams,    Abridge. 
God  my  only  /iu/i/iin.:ss, 

1  '\/^y  God,  my  portion,  and  my  love, 

ItI.    My   everlistiiig  all! 
I've   oone   but  thee  in  heaven  above, 
Or  on   this  earthiy  ball. 

2  [What  empty  things  are  all  the  skies, 

An-1  this   inferior  clod ! 
There's  nothing  here  deserves  my  joys  ; 
Tlie?e's  notliing    like   my  Gud.j 

3  [la  vain  the  bright,  the  burning  sun 

Scatters  his  feeble  light ; 
'1  is  thy  sweet  beams  create  my  noon ; 
If  thou  withdraw,  'tis  night. 

■4  And   while  upon   my   restless  bed 
Among   the  shades  I  roll, 
If  my   Redeemer  shows   his  head, 
*Tis   morning  with   my   soul.] 

5  To  thee  1  owe  my  wealth,  and  friends, 

And    health,   and    safe  .il)tKle : 
Thanks  to  thy  name  for  meaner  things, 
But   they  aie   not   my   God. 

6  How  vain  a  toy  is  glittering  wealth, 

If  once   compar'd   to   thee ! 
Or  what's  my   safety,  or  my  health, 
Or  all  my  friends,  to  me? 

7  Were   I   possessor  of  the  earth, 

And  cali'd  tlie   stirs   mine   own, 
Without  thy   graces,  and   thyself, 
I   were  a    wretch   undone. 

8  Let  others  stretch  their  tirms  like  seas. 
And  grasp  in  all  the  shore  ; 

me  the  visits  of  thy  face, 
I  desire   no  more. 


Grant 
And 


170^ 


Hymn  93.    B.  2.    S.  M.       » 
Dover,    Pel  ham. 
G  )d  all^  and  in  all. 

1  ^I'Y   Go:^,   my  life,   my  love, 
-LtA  To  thee,  lo  thee  I   call ; 

I  canu' t  iive  Iff  thou  remove, 
For  thou  art  all  in  all. 

2  [Thy  shi.ing  grice   can  cheer 
This  dungeon  where  I  dwell: 

'Tis  paradise  when  thou    -rt  ftei*e; 
If  thou  depart,  'tis  hell.] 

3  [The  sni!iings  of  thy  f  ice, 
How   amiable    they  are! 

'Tis  heaven  to  rest  in  thine  embrace, 
A':d  no  where  else  but   tlitre.] 

4  [To  thee,  :;nd  thee  alone. 
The  angels  owe  their  biiss ; 

I'hey  sit  around  thy  gracious  throne. 
And  dwell  where  Jesus  is.] 

5  [Not  all  the  harps  above 
Caa  make  a  heavenly  place, 


If  Gid  his  residence  remove, 
Or   but  co!iceal   his  ftce  ] 

6  Nor  earth,  nor  all  the  sky 
Can  one   d 'light   afford  ; 

No.  not  a  drop  of  red  jny, 
Without  thy  presence,   Lord. 

7  Thou  ait  t!ie  sei  of  love, 
Where   all  my   pleasur  s  roll ; 

The  circle  where  my  p  issions  move,. 
And  centre   of  my  soul. 

8  [To  thee   my   spi  its  fly. 
With   infinite  desire  ; 

And  yet   hnv  far  from  thee  I   lie  f 
Dear  Jv^sus,   raise   me   higher,] 


Hymn  15.     B   2.     L.  M.     » 

Eaton,  97th  Psalm. 
The  enjorjment  of  Chriit ;  or,  delight  imuorsUi/f. 


ill] 

The  enjoi 

1  BilAR  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world, 
Ml  be  2:one ; 

Let   my    nligious    hours  alone : 

Fain  would  Ji»y  eyes  my  Saviour  see  ; 

I   wait    a   visit,   Lord,  from   thee  '. 

2  My  heart  grows  warm  with  holy  fire, 
And    kindles    with    a   pure  dt.sire  : 
Come,   my    dear   Jesus,  from  above, 
And  feed  my  soul  with  heavenly  love. 

3  [The  trees  of  life  immortal  stand 

In  blooming  rows  at  thy  right  hand  ; 
And,  in  sweet  murmurs  by  their  side, 
Rivers    of  bliss    perpetual  glide. 

4  Haste   thpn,  but  with  a  .'smiling  face, 
And  spread  the  table   of  thy  t^race  ; 
Bring  down  a  taste  of  truth 'divine, 
And  cheer  my  heart  with  sacred  wine  ] 

5  Bless'd  Jesus,  what  delicious  fare ! 
How   sweet  thy   entertainments    are  I 
Never  did   angels   taste    above 
Redeeming  grace,   and  dying  love. 

6  Hail  !  great   Immanuel,,   all  divine  I 
In   thee    thy    Father's   glories   shine-: 
Thou  brightest,  sweetest,  fairest  One, 
That  eyes  have  seen,  or  angels  known  I 

^ij2  I      IIymn  16.     B.  2.     L.  M. 

I 


Portugal, Dunstan,  Castle-Street. 


LORD, what  a  heaven  of  saving  grace 
Shines  through  the  beauties  of  thy 
face, 
And   lights  our  passions   to   a  flam* ; 
Lord,  how  we  love  thy  charming  name, 

2  When  I    can  say,    my    God  is  mine, 
When   I   can   feel   thy   glories  shine, 

I   tread    the   world    beneath   roy  feat^ 
And  all  that  earth  call»  good  or  great. 

3  While   such  a  scene    of   sacred  joys 
Our  yapturM  eyes  and  soul  enaploys, 


173,  174 

Here  we  could  sit,   and   gaze 
A  long,  an  everlasting    day. 

4  Well,  we  shall  quickly  pass  the  night, 
To   the    fair    coasts   of  perfect  light ; 
Then  shall   our  joyful  senses   rove 
O'er  the  dear  object  of  our  love. 

5  [There  shall  we  drink  full  draughts  of 

bliss. 
And  pluck  new  life  from  heavenly  trees; 
Yet  now  and  then,  dear  Lord,  bestow 
A  drop   of  heaven   on   worms  below. 

6Send  comforts  down  from  thy  right  hand. 
While  we  pass  through  this  barren  land; 
And  in   thy   temple   let  us    see 
A  glimpse  of  love,  a  glimpse  of  thee.] 

COVENANT  OF  GRACE. 
Afjo\    Psalm  89.    1st.  Part.    L.  M.  b 
*  *  ^  S  All  Saints,  Carthage. 

7'A«  covrnnnt  made  -with  Christ ;  or,  the  true  David. 

1  ¥^OREVER  shall  my  song  record 
X?    The  truth  and  mercy  of  the  Lord  : 
Mercy    and    truth    forever    stand, 
Like  heaven,  establish'd  by  his  hand, 

2  Thus  to  the  Son  he  sware,  and  said, 

"  With  thee  my  covenant  first  is  made  ; 
*'  In  thee  shall  dying  sinners  live ; 
'*  Glory  and  grace   are  thine  to  give. 

3  "  Be  thou  my  Prophet,  thou  my  Priest; 
"  Thy  children  shall  be  ever  blest ; 

*^  Thou  art  my  chosen  King  ;  thy  throne 
"  Shall  stand  eternal,  like  my  own. 

4  *'  There's  none  of  all  my  sons  above 
*'  So  much  my  image,  or  my  love  ; 
*'  Celestial  powers  thy  subjects  are, 

**  Then  what  can  earth  to  thee  compare? 

6  "  David,  my  servant,  whom  I  chose, 

*'  To  guard  my  flock,  to  crush  my  foes, 
"  And  rais'd  him  to  the  Jewish  throne, 
*'  Was  but  a  shadow  of  my  Son." 

6  Now  let  the  church  rejoice,  and  sing 
Jesus,  her  Saviour  and  her  King; 
Angels  his  heavenly  wonders  show, 
And  saints   declare  his  works  below. 

^nr4?    Psalm  89.    5th Part.    CM.   b 

>  Dorset,  Arundel. 

The  covenant  of  grace  unchangeable  ; 
or,  afflictioru  without  rejection, 

1  ^'YET(saith  the  Lord)  if  David's  race, 

■■-    "  The  children  of  my   Son, 
"Should  break  my  law8,abuse  my  grace, 
•*And  tempt  mine  anger   down; 

2  "  Their  sins  I'll  visit   with  the  rod, 

*'  And  make  their  folly  smart ; 
♦'But  I'll  not  cease  to  be  their  God, 
*'Nor  from   my  truth  depart. 


SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 

away 


175,  176 

3r**  Mv  covenant  1  will  ne'er  revoke, 
♦'  But  keep  my  grace  in   mind ; 
'*  And  what  eternal  love  hath  spoke, 
"Eternal  truth  shall  bind. 

4  "Once  have  I  sworn,  (I  need  no  more) 

•'.\nd  pledg'd  my   holiuess, 
"  To  se^l  the  sacred  promise  sure 
**  To  David  and   his  race. 

5  *'  The  Run  shall  see  his  offspring  rise, 

'*  And  spread  from  sea  to  sea, 
*•  Long  as  he  travels  round  the  skies, 
"To   give  the  nations  day. 

6  "Sure  as  the  moon  that  rules  the  night, 

"  His  kingdom   shiU  endure, 
"Till  the  fix'd  laws  of  shade  and  light, 
"Shall  be  observ'd  no  more." 


175} 


HmN40.    B.  2.     CM.    S 

^  St.  James,  St.  Martins. 

Our  comfort  in  the  covenant  mark  with  Christ. 

IfXUR  God, how  firm  his  promise  stands, 

^^  E'en   when  he  hides  his  face : 

He  trusts  in  our  Redeemer's  hands 

His  glory  and  his  grace. 

2Then  why , my  soul, these  sad  complaints, 
Sini:e  Christ  and   we  are   one  i 
Thy  God   is  faithful  to  his  saints. 
Is  faithful  to  his  Son. 

3  Beneath  his  sm'des  my  heart  has  liv'd. 

And  part  of  heaven  possess'd ; 
I  praise  his  name  for  grace  receiv'd, 
And  trust  him   for  the  rest. 


176 1 


Hymn  139.   B.  2.   L.  M.      » 
Bath,  Italy. 

Ho/ie  in  the  covenant ;  or,  GQiVapromr 
vse  and  truth  unchangeable. 

ITMTOW  oft  have  sin  and  Satan  strove 
Jn  To  rend  my  souFfrom  thfe,my  God, 
But   everlasting   is  thy   love, 
And  Jesus   seals   it  v.'ith  his   blood. 

2  The  oath  and  promise  of  the  Lord 
Join  to  confirm  the  wondrous   grace  ; 
Eternal  power  performs  the  word, 
And  fills  all  heaven  with  endless  praise. 

3  Amidst  temptations  sharp  and  long, 
My  soul  to  this  dear  refnge  flies  ; 
Hope  is  my  anchor,  firm  and  strong. 
While  tempests  blow,  and  billows  rise. 

4  The   gospel  bears  my   spirit  up ; 
A    faithful   and   unchanging  God 
Lays  the    foundation   for  my  hope, 
In   oaths,  and  promises,  and  blood. 


177,  178 

DEPRAVITY  AND  FALL  OF  MAN. 

4>y>yl    HYMNSr.     B.  1.     CM.         b 
•^  '  *  ^  Dundee,  Wantaeje,  Plymouth 

'  Original  sin ;  or,  the  Jirst  and  second  Adam. 

1  O  ACK.WARD  with  humble  shame 
XJ  On  our  original;  [we  look 
How  is  our  tuituie  dash'd  and  broke. 

In  our  fii*st  father's  fall! 

2  To  all  that*s  good,  averse  and  blind, 

But  prone  to   all  that's  ill; 
What  dreadful  darkness  veils  our  mind  I 

How   obstinate  our  will ! 
SConceiv'd  in  sin  (O  wretched  state) 

Before  we  draw   oar  breath, 
The  firet  young  pulse  begi.is  to  beat 

Iniquity  and  death. 

4  How  strong  \\\  our  degenerate  blood 

The  old  coirupLion   reigns, 
And,  minijliiig  with  ihe  crooked  flood, 
Wanders  ihrougli   all  our  veins ! 

5  [Wild  and  unwholesome  as  the  root 

Will  all  tile  branches  be ; 
How   can   we  hope  for  living  fruit 
From   such  a   deadly  tree? 

6  What    mortal    power,    from   things 

unclean, 
Can  pure  productions  bring? 
Who  can  command  a  vital  stream 
From  an  infected  spring  ?] 

7  Yet,  mighty  God,  tliy  wondrous  love 

Can  make  our  nature  clean, 
While  Christ  and  gi'ace  prevail  above 
The  tempter,  death,  and  sin. 

8  The  second  Adam  shall  restore 

The   ruins  of  the  first; 
Hosanna  to  that  sovereign  Power 
That  new-creates  our  dust. 


DEPRAVITY  AND  FALL  OF  MAN. 


178  ( 


Htmn  124.     B.  1.     L.  M. 
Quercy,  German. 

The  first  and  second  Adam. 


1T\EEP  in  the  dust,  before  thy  throne, 

JLf  Our  guilt  and  our  disgrace  we  own: 

Great  God  !  we  own  th'  unhappy  name 

Whence   sprang    our  nature    and   our 

shatne. 

2  Adam,  the  sinner :   at  his  fall, 
Death,  like  a  conqueror,  seizM  us  all ; 
A  thousand  new-born  babes  are  dead, 
By  fatal  union  to  their  head. 

3  But  while  our  spirits,  fill'd  with  awe. 
Behold   the   terrors  of  thy    law. 

We    ?ing   the   honours   of  thy  grace, 
That  serit  to  save  our   ruinM   race. 

4  We   sing  thine   everlasting   Son, 
Who  join'd  our  nature  to  his  own-, 


179,  180 
dust 


Adam    the   second,   from   the 
Raises   tlie  ruins   of  the   first. 

5  [By   the   rebellion   of  one    man, 
Through  all  his  seed  the  mischief  ran  ; 
And    by  one   raan"'s  obedience   now. 
Are   all   his  seed  made  righteous  too.] 

6  Where  sin  did  reign  and  death  abound, 
There  have  the  sous  of  Adam  found 
Abounding  life  ; — there  glorious  grace 
Reigns  through  the  Lord,our  righieousncss. 

.^q)    Psalm  51.   2d  Part.   L.  M.     b 
■*-'^^  Putney,    Armley. 

Original  and  actual  sin  confessed. 

1  X  'ORD,  I  am  vile,  conceivM  in  sin  ; 
JLi  And  born  unholy  and  unclean ; 
Sprung  from  the  man,  whose  guilty  fall 
Corrupts  his  race,    and   taints   us   all. 

2  Soon    as  we   draw  our  infant  breath, 
The   seeds   of  sin  grow  up  for  death : 
Thy  law   demands   a  perfect   heart ; 
But   we're   defil'd  in  every   part. 

3  [Great  God,   create   my  heart  anew, 
And   form   my  spirit  pure   and   true ; 
O  make   me  wise   betimes,   to   see 
My   danger  and   my    remedy.] 

4  Behold,    I  fall   before    thy   face ; 
My  only  refuge   is   thy   grace: 

No  outward  forms  can  make  me  clean  ; 
The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 

5  No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beast, 
Nor  hyssop  branch, nor  sprinkling  priest, 
Nor  running  brook,  nor  flood,  nor  sea, 
Can  wash   the   dismal  stain   away, 

6  Jesus,  my   God,   thy  blood  alone 
Hath   power  sufficient   to   atone ; 
Thy  blood  can  make  me  white  as  snow, 
No   Jewish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

7  While  guilt   disturbs   and  breaks  my 

peace. 
Nor  flesh  nor  soul   hath  rest  or  ease ; 
Lord,  let  me  hear  thy  pardoning  voice, 
And  make   my  broken  bones  rejoice. 

AQCil   Psalm  51.    1st  Part.   CM.  b 
^^^\         Bedford.  St.  Anns. 

Original  and  actual  sin   confessed  and  pardoned. 

I T    ORD.  I  would  spread  my  sore  distress 

Xj     And  guilt  oefo.v^  ihine  eyes; 

Against  thy  laws,  against  thy  grace. 

How   high   my   crimes    arise ! 

2  Shouldst  thou  condemn  my  soul  to  hell, 

And  crush  my  flesh  to  dust,    [well, 

Heaven  would  approve  thy  veng.^ance 

c\nd  earth  must  own  it  jusi. 
3 1  from  the  stock  of  Adam  came, 
Unholy  and  unclean ; 


181, 182 


SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 


183,  184 


AH   my   original  is  shame; 
And  all   my  niture   siu. 

4Bfrn   in   a  world  of  guilt,  I  drew 
Contagion  with   my  breath ; 
And,  as  my  d^iys  advanc'd,  I  grew 
A  j Lister    prey  for  deaih. 

5  Cleanse  me,0  Lord,  and  cheer  my  soul 

V\  itli  thy  forgiving  love  ; 
O   make  my  b;ok.en  spirit   whole, 
And   bid  my  pains   remove. 

6  Let  not  thy  Spirit  quite  depart. 

Nor  drive  me  from   thy   face ; 
Create  anew   my  vicious  heart, 
And  fill  it  with   thy  grace. 

/Then  will  I  make  thy  mercy  known, 

Before  the  sons  of  men ; 
Backsliders  shall  address  tiiy  throne, 
And  turn  to  God  again. 

4  Oil  Hymn  128.    B.  2.    C  M.      b 
■^^■*-5         Plymouth,   York. 

Corrupt  na/urtf  from  Adam. 
ITlLEST  widi  the  joys  of  innocence, 
J3     Adam,   cur  father,   stood, 
Till   he  debas'd   his  soul   to  sense. 
And  ate  th'  unlawful  food. 

2  Now  we  are  born  a  sensual  race, 

To  sinful   jo\s  inciinM; 
Reason   has  lost  its  native  place, 
And   flesh  enslaves  the   mind. 

3  Whiie  flesh,  and  sense,  and  passion 

Sin  is  ths  sweetest  good  ,'      [reigns. 
We   fancy   music  ia  our  chains, 
And  so  fjrget  the  load. 

4  Great  God  !  renew  our  ruin'd  frame. 

Our  broken   pov;ers  restort  : 
Inspire    us  with    a  heaveiily  fltme, 
And  flesh   shall  reign    no   more  ! 

5  Eternal    Spirit,  write  thy  law 

Upon  our  inward   par^s, 
A)id  let  the   second  Ad:im  draw 
His  image  on  lur  hearts. 

^Q.,>   Psalm  14.   1st  Part-   CM.  b 
*^^$  Canterbury,   Birby. 

By  iiarure     LI  men   are  sinncrft: 
1 1  T^OOLS  in  their  hearts  believe  and  say, 
JL       "That   ?.]!  religion's  vai;i  : 
*' There  is  no  God  that  reigns  en  hii;h, 
*'  Or  m  nds   th'   affairs  of  men." 

2  From  thoughts  so  dreadful  and  profane 

Conupt  discourse  proceeds; 
And  in  thtir  impous  hands  are  found 
Abominable   deeds. 

3  The  Lord,  from  his  celestial  throne, 

L'X)ks  down   on   things  below, 
To  fl'.d  the  mar.  that  sought  his  grace. 
Or  did  his  justice  kuow» 


4  By  nature  all  are  gone  a?tray  ; 

Their  practice  allthes\me3;  [hand, 

There's  none  that  fears  his  Maker's 

There's  none  that  loves  his  name. 

5  Their  tongues  are  us'd  to  speak  deceit; 

Their  slanders   never  cease  ; 
How  swift  to  mischief  ai  e  their  feet ! 
N.)r  know   the   piths  of  peace. 

6  Such  seeds  of  sin  (that  bitter  root) 

In  every  heirt  are  found  ; 
Nor  can  they  bear  diviner   fruit. 
Till  grace  refine  the  ground. 

Ac^cyX   Hymn  160.    B.  2.    L.  M.         b 

■*-^'^5        Magdalen,  Putney. 
Custom  in  sin, 

IX  ET  the  wild  leopards  of  the  wood 
jLA  Put  off  the  .epots  that  nature  gives  I 
Then  maj-  the  wicked  turn  to  God, 
And  change  their  tempers  and  their  lives. 

2  As  well   Kiight  Ethiopian    slaves 
Wash  out  the  darkness  of  their  .«kin  ; 
The  dead  as  well  may  leave  th  eir  graves, 
As   old  transgressors   cease    to    sin. 

3  Where   vice   has  held  its  empire  long, 
'Twill    not  endure  the  least  control  ; 
None    but   a   power  divinely    strong 
Can   tarn   the   current   of  the  soul. 

4  Great  God  I  I  own  thy  power  divine. 
That  works  to  change  tiiis  heart  of  mine; 
I    would  be   formM    anew,    and   bless 
The  wonders   of  creating  grace. 

.  Q  .  )    Hymn  24.    B.   2.     L.  M.       ^ 

l^^S      Gloucester,  97lh  Psalm. 

The  evil  of  sin  visible  in  the  fall  vf  angels  and  men. 

\\%TllE'^  the  great  Builder  archM  the 
f  T  skies, 

And  formed  all  nature  with  a  word  ; 
The  joyful  cherubs  tun'd  his  praise. 
And  every   bending  throne   ador'd. 

2  High  in   the  midst  of  all  the  throng, 
Satan,    a   tall    arch-angel,    sat ! 
Among    the    morning    stars   he  sung. 
Till  sin    destroyed  his    heavenly   state. 

3  ['Twas  sin  that  hnrPd  him  from  his 
Gro'v'ling  in  fire,  the  rebel  lies;  [throne, 
H 01V  art  thou  sunk  i7t  darkiiest)  doivn. 
Son  of  the  morning,  from  the  skie  l'\ 

4  And    thus   our  two  first  parents  stood. 
Till    sin  defilVl  the  happy    place  ; 
They  lost  their  garden  and  their  God, 
And    ruinM   all   their   unborn  race. 

5  [So  sprung   the   plague  from   Adam's 

bower. 
And    spread   destruction    all   abroad  ; 
Sin,   the  curs'd  name,  that  in  one  hour 
SpoiPd  six   days   labour  of  a  God*] 


185,  11 


DEPRAVITY  AND  FALL  OF  MAN. 


6  Tremble,  my  soul,  and  mourn  for  grief, 
That  such  a  foe  should  seize  thy  breast ; 
Fly   to   thy    Lord    for   quick  relief: 
O  I  may  he  sla}"^  this  treacherous  guest. 

7  Then  to   thy  throne,  victorious  King, 
Then  to  thy  throne  our  shouts  shall  rise  ; 

[  Thine   everlasting   arm   we  sing, 
For  sin,  the  monster,  bleeds  and  dies. 


185} 


Hymn  150.    B.  2.    C.  M.      b 
WantHge,  Chelsea. 

T/ie  decdtfulness  of  sin. 
1  O  IN  liHS  a  thousrind  treacherous  arts 
^     To  practise  on  the  mind  ; 
With  flattering  looks  she  tempts  our 
But  leaves  a  sting  behind     [hearts, 

3  With  names  of  virtue  she  deceives 

I'he  aged>  and  the  young  ; 
And,  while  the  heedless  wretch  believes. 
She   makes  his  fetters  strong. 

0  She  pleads  for  all  the  joys  she  brings, 

And  gives   a  fair  pretence ; 
But  cheats  the  soul  ofhea\enly  things, 
And  chains  it  down  to  sense. 

4  So  on  a  tree  divinely  fair 

Grew  the  firbidden  food; 
Our  mother  took  the  poison  there, 
And   tainted   all   her  blood. 

Iftfi?  Hymn  153.     B.  2.     CM.     b 
loD^         Bangor,  Carolina. 

The  dwtcmfier,  folly , and  madness  of  sin. 

1  CI  IN,   like  a  venomous  disease, 
^     Infects  our  vital  b!ood ; 

The   only   balm    is  sovereign   grace, 
And  the   ph)sician,   God. 

2  Our  beauty  and  cur  strength  are  fled, 

And    we  draw  near  to   death. 
But  Christ  the  Lord  recals  the  dead 
With  his  Almighty  breath. 

3  Mildness,   by  nature,  reigns  within, 

The  passions  burn  and   rage, 
Till  (icd's  own  Son,  with  skill  divine. 
The   inward  fire   assuiige. 

4  [We  lick  the  dust,  we  grasp  the  wind, 
f       And  solid  good  d-  sp'fse : ' 

Such    is  the   folly   of  the  mind. 
Till  Jesus  m?:kes  us   wise.] 

5  [We  give  our  souls  the  wounds  they  feel, 

We   drink  the  poisonous  gtll, 
And  rush   with  fury  down  tn  hell ; 
But  heaven  prevents  the  fail.] 

6  [The  man  possessed  among  the  tombs, 

Cuts  his  own  flesh   and  cries: 
He  foams  and  raves,  till  Jesus  comes, 
And  the  foul   spirit  flies.] 


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bor« 


^o^)  Hymn  156.  B.  2.   CM. 
*"'  >      Abridge,  Swanwick. 

Preswtifjtion  and  deipair;     er,   Sataii's   variona 
tcvi/JtatiotiS' 

IT  HATEthetempterandhischarms; 
J_    I  hiite  his  flattering  breath ; 
I'lie  serpent  ttkes  a  thousand  forms 
To  cheat  our  souls  to  death. 

2  He  feeds  our  hopes  with  airy  dreams, 

Or  kills   with   slavish  fear; 
And  holds  us  still  in  wide  extremes, 
Presumption  or  despair. 

3  Now   he  persuades,  *'  how  easy  *tis 

"To  walk  the  road   to  heaven;" 
Anon   he  swells  our  sins,  andciies, 
**They  cannot  be   forgiven." 

4  [He  bids  young  sinners  '*yet  forbear 

"  To  think   of  God,  or  death ; 
"For  prayer  and  devotion  are 
•'  But  melancholy   breath." 

5  He  tells  the  aged,  "  they  7nust  die, 

**  And  'tis  too  late  to  pray ; 
"  In  V  tin  for   mercy  now   they  cry. 
"  For  they  have  lost-  their  day."] 

6  Thus  he  supports  liis  cruel  throne 

By  mischief  and  di.ceit, 
And'  drags  the  sons  of  Adam  down 
Fo  darkness  and   the  pit. 

7  Almighty  God,  cut  short  his  power; 

Let  him    in  darkness  dwell ; 
And,  that  he  vex  the  earth  no  more, 
""^        him   down   to  hell. 

B.  2.    CM.      b 

,^  Windsor. 


Confine 

188 1 


Hymn  157. 
Carolina, 
T/ie 
OW 


so  mc. 
Satan  comes  With  dreadful 
rnar. 

And  threatens  to  destroy; 
He  worries   whom  he  can't  devour. 
With  a  malicious  joy. 

2  Ye  sons  of  Ciod,  oppose  his   rage, 

Resist,  and   he'll  be   gone  ; 
Thus  did  rur  dearest  Lord  engage 
And   vanquish   him  alone. 

3  Now  he    appears   almost  divine. 

Like  innocence  arid  love  ; 
But   the  o'd  serpent  lurks  within. 
When  he  assumes  the   dove. 

4Fiyfrom  the  false  deceiver's  tongue. 
Ye  sons  of  Adam,   fly; 
Our  parents  found  the  snare  too  strong. 
Nor    should  ^he  children  try. 

Hymn  158.     B.  2.     L.  M.      b 
Liniehoti.«e,  Armley. 
Few  saved;  oj\  the  almost  Christian,  the  Hypocrite, 
and  Apostate. 


189 1 


T>  ROAD  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 
^  And  thousands  walk  together  there ; 


190,  191 


SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 


193 


190  ( 


But  wisdom    shows    a  narrower  path, 
V^'ith   here   and   there   a   traveller. 

2  "  Deny  thyself,  and  take   thy  cross,'' 
Is   the   Redeenjer's   great   command  ; 
Nature   must  count  her  gold  but  dross, 
If  she  would  gain  this   iieavenly   land. 

3  The  fearful  soul,  that  tires  and    faints. 
And  walks  the  ways  of  God  no  more, 
Is  but  esteem'd   almcst  a  saint, 
And  makes  his  ©wn   destruction  sure. 

4  Lord,  let   not   all  my  hopes  be  vain  ; 
Create    my   heart   entirely   new ; 
Which  hypocrites  could  ne'er  attain. 
Which   false   apostates  never  knew. 

Psalm  8.  2d  Part.  L.  M.  bor» 

Quercy,  Leeds,  Wells, 

Adam  and  Christ,  lords  of  the  old  and  new  ci-eation. 

jT   ORD,  what  was  man  when  made  at 

■*^  Adam,the  offspring  of  the  dnst!  [first! 

That  thou  shouldst  set  him  and  his  race 

But  just  below  an   angel's  place? 

2  That  thou  shouldst  raise  his  nature  so. 
And    make   him   lord   of  all  below  ; 
Make   efery   beast   and    bird  submit, 
And  lay   the   fishes   at  his  feet? 

.3  But   O I   what   brighter  glories   wait 
To   crown  the  second   Adam's    state  I 
What   honours   shall   thy   Son   adorn, 
Who  condescended  to   be  born. 

4  See    him  below  his    angels   made ! 
See   him    in    dust   among  the    dead, 
To   save    a   ruin'd   world   from   sin ; 
But  he  shall  reign  with  power  divine  I 

6  The  world  to  come,  redeem'd  from  all 
The    miseries   that    attend    the    fall, 
New  made,  and    glorious,  shall  submit 
At  our   exalted   Sa.viour's  feet. 

ELECTION. 

Hymn  54     B.  1.     L  M.         » 

Caslle-Street,    Shoel. 
Electing  grace;  or,  saints  beloved  in  Christ. 

1  TESUB,  we  bless  thy  Father's  name  ; 
^  Thy  God  and  our's  are  both  the  same; 
Whatijeavenly  blessings  from  his  throne 
Flow  down  to  sinners  through, his  Son  ! 

2  "  Christ  be  my  first  elect,"  he  said  ; 
Then  chose  oui*  souls  in  Christ  our  head. 
Before  he  gave  the  mountains  birth, 
Or  laid   foundations  for   the  earth 

3  Thus   did  eternal  love  begin 

To  raise   us  up    from   death  and  sin  ; 
Our   characters   were    then    decreed, 
"  Blameless  in    love,    a  holy  seed," 

4  Predestinated  to   be   sons. 

Born  by  degrees,  but  chose  at  once : 


191] 


A   new  regenerated   race. 

To   praise  the   glory   of  his   grace. 

5  With  Christ,our  Lord,  we  share  our  part 
In    the   affections    of  his  heart; 
Nor  shall  our  souls  be  thence  remov'd, 
I'ill  he   forgets  his   tirst  helov'd, 

AQcy)    Hymn  117.     B.  1.     L.  M.      b 
^^■^S  Putney,   Armley. 

Election  sovreia;-?!  and  f^ee. 
l["r|EHOLD  the  potter  and  the  clay  ! 
Jl9   He  forms  his  vessels  as  he  please  ; 
Such  is    our   God,    and   such    are  we, 
The    subjects    of  his  just    decrees. 

2  Doth  not  the  workman's  power  extend 
O'er  all  the  mass,  which  part  to  choose, 
And   mould   it   for   a   nobler  end, 
And  which  to  leave   for    viler  use?] 

3  May  not  the  sovereign  Lord  on  high 
Dispense    his   favours   as    he   will ; 
Choose   some  to  life,  while  others  die, 
And   yet   be  just   and  gracious    still? 

4  [What  if,  to  make  his  terror  known, 
He   lets  his   patience    long  endure, 
Suffering   vile   rtbels   to    go   on. 

And   seal    their  own  destruction  sure  ? 

5  What  if  he  means  to  show  his  grace, 
And    his  electing  love   employs 

T'o    mark    out  some   of  mortal   race. 
And    form  them  fit  for  heavenly  joys  ?} 

6  Shall   man   reply  against   the   Lord, 
And  call    his  Maker's   ways   unjust. 
The    thunder   of  whose  dreadful  word 
Can  crush  a  thousand  worlds  to  dust  ? 

7  But,    O  my   soul,   if  truth   so   bright 
Should   dazzle  and  confound  thy  sight, 
Yet   still  his   written    will    obey, 
And   wait  the  great   decisive   day. 

8  Then  shall  he  make  his  justice  knoM'n, 
And  the  whole  world,  before  his  throne, 
With   joy,    or  terror,    shall    confess 
The   glory    of  his    righteousness. 

Hymn  96.    B.  1.    CM.       « 

St.  Anns,  Christmas. 
Election   excludes  boasting* 
'J  r«few   among  the  carnal  wise, 
But  few  of  noble  race, 
Obt.tin  rhc  favour  of  thine,  eyes, 
Almighty   I\ing  of  grace! 

2  He  takes  the  men  of  meanest  name 

For  sons  an  1  heirs  ot  God ; 
And  thus  h(   pours  abundant  shame 
On  honourable  blood. 

3  He  calls  the  f^ol,  and  makes  him 

The  mysteT  ies  of  his  grace,   [know 


193  ( 


194,  195 


ELECTION,  JUSTIFICATION. 


106,  197,  193 


To  bring  aspirin:^  wisdom   I  iw, 

/Vnd   all  its   pride  abase. 
4  N  ture  iias  all  its  giories  lost, 

VVIieii  brought  before  h's  throne ; 
No  flesh   shdil  in  !ns  presence  boast, 

But  in  the   Lord  alone. 
aqaI    Hymx  IJ.     B.  1      L.  M.        « 
■*^^^S  Antigua,   VVellp. 
The  humble  enUiihtened,  and  carnal  reason  hum- 
bled  ;  or^  tlie  sovereignty  of  grace. 

1  f|^ ilERE  was  an  hour  when  Christ 

i  rejoic'd. 

And  spoke  his  joy  in  words  of  praise  ; 
*'  Father,  I  thank  thee,  mighty  God, 
"  Lord  of  the  earth, and  heavens, and  seas ! 

2  *'  I  thank  thy  sovereign  power  and  love, 
"That  crowns  my  doctrine  with  success; 
*'  And   makes  the  babes  in  knowledge 

learn 
"  The  heights,  and  breadths,  and  lengths 
of  grace. 

3 "  But   all   this   glory  lies  conceal'd 
"  From   men   of  prudence  and  of  wit ; 
"  The  prince  of  darkness  blinds  iheir  eyes, 
*'  And  their  own  pride  resists  the  light. 

4  "Father,  'tis  thus,  because  thy  will 
'*  Chose  and  ordain'd  it  should  be  so  ; 
"  'Tis  thy  delight  t'  abase  the  proud, 
"  And    lay   the    haughty    scornor  low. 

6  *'  There's  none  can  know  the  Father  right, 

"But  those  who  learn  it  from  the  Son  ; 

^'  Nor    can   the    Son   be  well  receiv'd, 

*'  But  where   the    Father   makes   him 

known. 

6  "Then  let  our   souls  adore  ou-r  God, 
"  That  deals   his   graces  as  he  please  ; 
"  Nor  gives   to   mortals   an   account 
*'  Or   of  his    actions,  or   decrees." 

aqkX    Hymn  12.    B.  1     CM.       » 
li^O  \      VVHreham,  St.  Anns. 
Free  grace  in  revealivg  Christ. 

1  ^ESUS.  ihe  man  of  constant  grief, 
tf      A  mou'-ner   all   his  days; 

His  spiiit  once  rejoic'd  aloud, 
And  turn'd  his   joy   to  praise: 

2  *'  Father,  I  thank  thv  wondrous  love, 

"That  hath  reveal'd  thy  Son 
"To  men   unlearned;   and  to  babes 
*'  Hath  made  thy  gospel  known. 

3  '*  The  mysteries  of  redeeming  grace 

Are  hidden  from  the  wise : 
"  While  pride  and  carnal  reasoniiigsjoin 
"  To  swell  rtnd  blind  their  eyes." 

4  Thus  doth  the  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth 

His  great  decrees  fulhli. 
And  orders  all  his  works  <:'f  grace 
By  his  own  scve>eig';,  >vi]!, 
I 


\Aqr>l   Hymn  96.    B.  2.    C.  M.      « 

5      London,   Canterbury. 
Di8ti':gui  fling  love  ;  or,  angels  fiun- 

ifih^d,  and  men  saved, 

ITJ' )WN  headl'.ng  fr  m  their  native 

_Lr     The  rebel  angels  fell,      [skjes 

And   tnunderboits  of  flaming   wrath. 

Pur-u'd  them  deep  to  helL 

2  Down  from  the  top  of  eartldy  bliss 

Rebelhous  man   was  hurl'd ; 
And  Jesus  stoop'd  beneatii  the  grave 
To  reach  a   sinking  world. 

3  O,  love  of  infinite  degree, 

Unnieasuiabie  grace ! 
Must   Heaven's  eternal   darling  die 
To  save  a  traitorous  race? 

4  Must  angels  sink  forever  down, 

And  burn  in  quenchless  fire, 
While  God  forsakes  his  shining  throne 
To  raise  us  wretches  higher.^ 

5  O  for  this  love,  let  earth  and  skies 

With  hallelujahs  ring. 
And  the  full  choir  of  human  tongues 
All  hallelujahs  sing. 

i€riX   Hymn  97.     B.  2.     L.  M.        m 
^  ^ '  5  Green's  Hundredth,   Bath. 

The  same, 

IJ^R^OM  heaven  the  sinning  angels  M]^ 

JL     And  wrath  and  darkness  chain'd 

them  down  ; 
But  man,    vile  man,   forsook  his  bliss. 
And  mercy   lifts   him  to  a   crown. 

2  Amazing   work   of  sovereign  grace 
That   could   distinguish   rebels  sol 
Our  guilty    treasons  call'd   aloud 
For  everlasting  fetters  too. 

3  To   thee,   to  thee,  almighty  love, 
Our  souis,  ourselves,   our  all  we  pay  : 
jMillions  of  tongues  shall  sound  tfey  praise 
On  the   bright  hills  of  heavenly  day. 

JUSTIFICATION. 

AQQ^l   Hymn  94.    B.  1.    CM.      h 
\^^S         Abridge,  Bedford. 
Justification  byfaith^  not  by  works  ;  or., 

the  law  condemns^  grace  justiji.es. 
l"VrAIN  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men 
T     On  their  own  works  have  built; 
Tlieir  hearts  by  nature  all  unclean. 
And   all  their  actions  guilt 

2  Let  Jew  andGentile  stop  their  mouths, 

Wivhoat   a  murmuring  word, 
Arjd  the  whole  race  of  Adam  stand 
Guilty  before  the  Lord. 

3  In  vain  we  ask  God's  righteous  law 

To  jusiify  us  now, 


a  99,  200 


SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 


201,  202 


Since  to  convince  and  to  concTemn 

Is  all  the   law  can   do. 
4  Jesus,  how  glorious  is  thy  grace ! 

When  in  thy  name   we   tiust 
Our  faith    receives  a  righteousness, 

That  makes  the  sinner  just. 

^QQ  r  Hymn  154.     B.  2.     L.  M.      b 
*^^$      German  Hymn,   Wells. 
^       Self-ri^htcousness  insufficient. 
1  ""im^HERE  are  the  mourners,"  saith 

f  ▼  the  Lord, 

*'  That  wait  and  tremble  at  my  word, 
*^That  walk  in  darkness  all  the  day? 
*'  Come,  make  my  name  your  trust  and 
stay. 

5  "[No  works,  nor  duties  of  your  own 
*' Can  for   the  smallest   sin    atone; 
**  The  robes  that  nature  may  provide, 
*^  Will   not  your  least  pollutions  hide. 

3  ^'  The  softest  couch  that  nature  knows 
"Can  give  the  conscience  no  repose: 
*'  Look  to  my  righteousness,  and  live, 
"  Comfort  and  peace  are  mine  to  give.] 

4  "  Ye  sons  of  pride,  that  kindle  coals, 
"  With  your  own  hands,  to  warm  your 

souls, 
.w  Walk  in  ihe  light  of  your  own  fire, 
*' Enjoy    the   sparks   that  ye  desire: 

5  "  This  is  your  portion  at  my  hands  : 
*'  Hell  waits  you  with  her  iron  bands  ; 
"  Y«  shall  he  down  in  sorrow  th^ire, 
*'  In  d-eath,  and  darkness,  and  despair." 

Onal    Psalm  71.   2d  Part.    CM.     « 
^^^  \  Irish,    Rochester. 

Christ  our  strength  and  righteousness. 
1  "]\4[  Y  Saviour,  m}"-  Almighty  Friend  ! 
_I^JL     When    I   begin    thy    praise. 
Where   will  the  growing  numbers  end, 
The    numbers   of  thy   grace  ? 
2 Thou  art  my   everlasting  trust  ; 
Thy   goodness  I   adore ; 
And   since   I    knew   thy   graces  first, 
I    speak    thy  glories  more. 

3  My  feet   shall   travel   all  the   length 

Of  the   celestial   road, 
And  march  with  courage  in  thy  strength, 
To   see  my  Father   God. 

4  When   I    am  filPd    with  sore   distress 

For  some   surprising  sin, 
I'll   plead  thy    perfect  righteousness, 

And   mention  none  but  thine. 
SHow   ^ill   my  lips  rejoice   to  tell 

The  victories   of  my  King  I 
^My  soul,  redeem'd  from  sin  and  hell, 

Sliall  thy  salvation  sing. 


6  [My  tongue  J^hall  all  the  day  proclaim 
My  Saviour  and    my  God  ; 
His  death  has  brought  my  foes  to  shame, 
And  sav'd  me    by   his    blood. 
7 Awake,  awake,  my  tuneful  powers^ 
With   this   delightful    song 
I'll   entertain    the    darkest  hours, 
Nor   think  the  season  long.] 


201} 


Hymn  109.     B.  1.     L.  M. 
Bath,  China,  Quercy. 
Tfie  value  of  Christ  and  hit  righteousness. 


1 IVTO  more,  my  God,  1  boast  no  more 
Xyi      Of  all   the  duties   I  have  done  ^ 
I    quit   the   hopes   I   held  before, 
To   trust   the   merits  of  thy   Son. 

2  Now,    for  the    love   I  bear  his  name, 
What   was  my   gain  I  count  my  loss  ; 
My    former  pride    I   call    my   shame, 
And   nail  xny  glory   to   his   cross. 

3  Yes,   and  1  must  and    will   esteem 
All    things  but  loss   for  Jesus'   sake  : 
O   may  my    soul    be   found  in    him, 
And  of  his  righteousness   partake. 

4  Tiie   best    obedience   of  my   hands 
Dares   not   appear  before  thy   throne  ; 
But  faith   can    answer  thy    demands. 
By   [.leading   what  my  Lord  has  done. 


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Hymn  20.    B.  1.    CM. 

Exeter,  I\ish,  York. 


spiritual  apparel}  namely,  the  robe  of  righteous' 
ness,  and  garments  of  salvation. 

1  A  WAKE,  my  heart,  arise,  my  tongue, 
JjL     Prepare   a  tun?  ful   voice ; 

In  God,   the  hfe  of  all  my  joys, 
Aloud  will  I  rejoice. 

2  'Tis  he  adorn'd  my  naked  soul, 

And   made  salvation  mine; 
Upon   a  poor  polluted   worm 
He  makes  his  graces  shine.      ^ 

3  And,  lest  the   shadow   of  a  spot 

Should  on   my   soul  be  found, 
He  totk  tiie  robe  the  Saviour  wrought. 
And  c.ist  it  all  arc-mid. 

4  How  far  the  heavenly  robe  exceeds 

Whart   earthly  princes  wear! 
These  ornaments,how  bright  they  .shinel 
How  while  the  garments  are ! 

5  The  S{)irit  wrought  my  faith  and  love 

And  hope,  and  every   grace; 
But  Jesus  spent   his  life   to   work 
The  robe  of  righteousness. 

6  Strangely,  my  soul,  art  thou  array 'd 

By  the  great  sacred  Three  I 
In  sweetest  harmony  of  praise 
Let  all  thy  powers  agree. 


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205,  206,  207 


203 1 


PARDON. 

Psalm  130.     C.  M.  b 

Carolina,  Wantage. 
Pardoning'  grace. 
1|^UT  of  the  depths' of  long  distress, 
\y     The  borders  of  despair, 
I  sent  my  cries  to  seek  thy  grace. 
My  groans  to  move  thine  ear. 

2  Great  G  d,  sl)ould  tr.y  severer  eye, 

And   thiwe   impartial  hand, 
Mark  and   revenge  iniquity, 
N )  mortal  flesh  could  stand. 

3  But  there  are  jvai-dons  with  mv  God 

For   cifr.es  of  hi^h  degre.- ; 
Thy  Son  has  boni^ht  them  with  his  blood, 
To    tri-v   us   near   to  thee. 

4  [I  wait  f  .r   thy   salvation,  Lord, 

With  stroig    *esireH   I   w,iit  ; 
Mv  soul,   nivited   bv  th>    word. 
Stands  watcain,^  at  ifiy    gate.] 

5  [Just  as  the  guards  that  keep  the  night, 

Long  for    th  •  motn  nv^  skies. 
Watch  the  first  beams  of  breaking  light, 
And   meet  taem  with   their  eyes; 

6S'   waits  my   soul  to  see  thy  grace, 
And,   more  intent   than   they. 
Meets  the  first  op'nings  of  thv  face. 
And  finds  a  brighter  day  ] 

7  Then  i;i    the   Lord   let   Israel  tru'-t, 

Let  Israel   seek   his  f^ce: 
Tn  •    Lit'd   is   gnnd  as  well  as  just, 
And   p^ente  'US  in  his  gr^sce. 

8  There's  fuH  redemption  at  his  throne 

F  r  sinners  long  enslav*^cl ; 
The   great  Redeem^rr  is  lus   Son  ; 
And   Israel  shall  be  saved. 

fy(\il  PsAr-M  130.     L.  M.  « 

^^'^  S    Green's  Hundredth,   Eaton. 
.  Pirdrnw-g  gract\ 
inOM   deep    distress  and   troubled 
thoughts 

To  thee,  my  God,    I  rais'd  my  cries ; 
If  thou    severely    mark   our   faults, 
No  flesh    can  stand  before  thine  eyes 

2  But  thou  hast  built  thy  throne  of  grace. 
Free  to  dispense  thj  pardons  there, 
That  sinners  may  approach  thy  face, 
And    hope,    and    love,  as  well  as  fear. 

3  As   the    benighted  pilgrims   wait, 
And  long  and  wish    for  breaking  day, 
So    waits   my    soul   before    thy  gate  ; 
When   will  my    God    his  face  display  ? 

4  My  trust  is  fix'd    upon    thy    word, 
Nor  shall    1   trust  thy   word    in   vain ; 
Let  mourning  souls    address  the  Lord, 
Aud  fiad  relief  from  all  their  pain. 


5  Great  is  his  love,  and  large  his  grace, 
Through  the  redemption  of  his  Son  I 
He  turns  our  feet  from  sinful  ways, 
And  pardons  what  our  hands  have  done. 

Or\^  \         Psalm  32.    S.  M.  k 

"^y"*  S         Aylesbury,  Sutton.  " 

Forgiveness  of  sin  ufion  conjesnon. 
1     £\   i5LKSSED   souls  are   they, 

Vf    Whose  sins  are  covered  o'er ! 
D  vinely   blest,    to   whom  the  Lord 
IiTiputes   their  guilt  no  more^ 
^Tliev   (Ttouru    their  f 'Hies    past, 

And  keep  their  hearts  with  care; 
The';    li  js   and  lives,  without  deceit 
Sh  .11  prove  their  taith  sincere. 

3  ''v  hil     I  conceaPd  mv  guilt, 
I  felt  the  fost'ring   wound, 

Tili   I  confess'a  my  sins  to  thee, 
And   read>    pa'd<;n  fouiid 

4  L:"t  sinners  1  arn  to  prav, 

Let  samts  keep  near  the  throne: 
Our  help  in  times  of  d?ep  distress 
Is  found  in   God  alone, 

oaa  I       FsALM  32.    C.  M.         * 

^^^\       BraoeStr-et.   Bartjy. 
Free  fiardon^  and  sincere  obcdievce ; 
'■>r    confession  and  forgiv''nesri. 

H\P*^Y  the  man  to  w;;'.m  his  (loj 
No  more   iaipu'.es  h'.s    sir.  ; 
But,  wasnVl  i:^  tiie  Redetiner^-s  blood, 
Ha,th    !  .ide   his  garm--nts  cleair. 

JH-ppy,  beyond   express! m,  he 

V\  hise  debts  are  thus  disc..iiirg'd,'. 
And   from   ihe  guilty   boxl.ige   free, 
H;    feels   his  soul  eniarg'tl ! 

3  Hi;^  spirit  hates  deceit  and  lies, 

His  wo  ds   are  ;  11  sincer?  ; 
Hp  guards  his  heart,  he  guards  his  eyes, 
To  keep   his  c  uiscie  .ce  clear. 

4  \Vhile  I   my  inward  guilt  supprest, 

No  quiet  could  I  find : 
Thy  wi-ath  lay  burning  in  my  breast. 
And   lack'd   my   toi-tur'd  mind. 

5  Then  I  confess'*!  my  troubled  thoughts, 

My  spcret  sins  reveal'd ; 
Thy  pardoning  grace  forgave  m^  faults, 
Tiy   grace   my  pardon  seaPd. 

6  This  shall  invite  thy  saints  to  pray ; 

When  like  a  raging  flood 
Temptations  rise,   jur  strenth  and 
Is  a  forgiving  God.  [stay 

207  \    "^^^^'^^  ^--  2^  ^art.    L.  M.     b 

)  Newcourt,  Putney. 

A  ^uiltu  conscience  eased  by  confessian  and  pardon. 
1  ^IKTHILE  I  keep  silence,  and  conceal 
My  heavy  guilt  within  wy  heart, 


208,  209 


SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 


210,  211 


"What  torments  doth  iny  conscience  feel! 
What  agonies  of  inwi.rd   smart! 

2 1    spread   my  sins   before   the  Lord, 
And   all  my    secret    faults   confess; 
Thy   gospel  speaks  a  pardoning  word, 
Thy   Holy   Spirit   seals-  the    grace. 

f?For  this,    shall    every    humble    soul 
Make  swift   addresses   to   thy  seat; 
When  floods  of  huge  temptations  loll, 
There  shall  they  find  a  blest  retreat. 

4  How   safe   beneath   thy   wings   I   lie, 
When  days  grow  dark,  and  storms  ap- 
pear! 
And  when   I    walk,   thy   watchful  eye 
Shall  guide  me  safe  from  every  snare. 


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Psalm  32.    IstPart.   L.  M.     * 
Ninety-seventh  Psahn,  Antigua. 
J^cpentanceundJ'tee/iaj'd?!  ;  or,  jus- 
tification and  sanciipvanon. 
1T3LEST   is   the   man,    forever  blest, 
Jt3  Whose  guilt  is  pardon'd  by  his  God, 
VV  hose  sins  with  sorrow  are  confessed, 
And   cover'd  with   his  Sanour's  blood. 

2Bleft  is  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes   not  his   iniquities : 
He  pleads   no  merit  of  reward, 
And  not  on  works    but  grace   relies. 

3  From  guiie  his  heart  and  lips  are  free  ; 
His   humble  joy,   his   holy    fear 
With  deep  repentance    well  agree, 
And  join   to   prove   his   faith   sincere. 

4  How   glorious  is  that  righteousness 
That  hides   and  cancels    all    his  sins  ! 
While   a  bright  evidence   of  grace 
Through  his  whole  lift  appears  and  shines. 

9/%Q  X    Hymn  85.    B.  2.    C.  M.     » 
'^^^5  St.  Martins,  Mear. 

Sufficiency  of  pardon. 
I'VI^'HY  does  your  face,ye  humble  souls, 
Those  niourntul  c  dours  wear  !* 
What  doubts  arc  these  that  waste  your  faith* 
And  nourish  your  despair  ^ 

2  What  tho*  your  num*rous  sins  exceed 

The  stars  that  till  the  skies. 
And,  aiming  at  th*  etrnal  throne, 
Like  pointed  mountains  rise  ? 

3  What  tho'  your  mighty  guilt  beyond 

The   wide  creatiou  swell, 
And  has  its   curs'd  foundations  laid 
Low   as   the  deeps  of  hell  ^ 

4  See   here  an  endless  ocean   flows 

Of  never-failing  grace ; 
Bel  o!d  a  dying  Saviour's  veins 
The   sacred  flood  increase. 


5  It  rises  high,  and   drowns   the  hills, 

Has  neither  shore   ror  bound  ; 
Now  if  we   search  to  find  our  siii^, 
Our  sins  can  ne'er  be   tcund. 

6  Awake,our  hearts,  adore  the  grace. 

That  buries  all  our  fiults,  ^ 
And  pard'ning  blord.that  swells  above 
Our  fillies  and   cur  thoughts. 

PEKSEVERANXE. 

ey4r^\  PSALM    125.  C.  M.  * 

^iU^         Petei  borough,  Cambridge, 
The  saint's  trial  and  naftty. 

1  TTNSHAKEN  as  the  swcred  hill, 
\j     And  fix'd  as  mountains  be, 

Firm  as  a  rock,   the  soul  shall  rest, 
That  lenns,   O   Lord,  on   thee. 

2  Not  walls,nor  hills  could  guard  so  well 

Old  Salem's  happy   ground. 

As  those   eternal   arms  of  love. 

That  every  saint  surround. 

3  Wlviie  tyrants  are  a  smarting  scourge 

To   drive   them   near   to  God, 
Divine   compassion    still   allays 
The   fury  of  the  rod. 

4  Deal  gently.  Lord,  with  souls  sincere, 

Atid   kad  them  safely  on 
To   the  briv'hr   gates  of  pHradise-, 
Whtre  Christ  their  Lord  is  gone. 

5  But  if  we  trace  those  crooked  ways 

W:  ich  tie  old   serpent  drew, 
Ttie  V,  rath  that  drove  him  first  to  hell 
Shall  smi.e  his  followers  too. 


21l| 


Psalm  125.    S.  M.  » 

Froome,  St.  Thomas. 
The  jaiiifs  trial  and  safety ;  or^moderated  afflictions' 
\     TT^IKM  and  uamov'd   are   they 

X?    That  rest  their  souls  on  God; 
Fix'a  as  the  mount  where  David  dwelt. 
Or  where  the  ark  abode. 

2  As  mountains  stood  to  guard 
The  city's  sacred  ground, 

So  (iod,  and   his  almighty  love. 
Embrace  his  saints  around. 

3  What  though  the  Father's  rod 
Drop  a  ch  stising  stroke. 

Yet,  lestlt  wound  their  S')uis  too  deep, 
Its  fiuy  shall  be  broke. 

4  Deal  gently.  Lord,  with   those. 
Whose  taith   and  pious  fear. 

Whose  hope  and  love,  and  every  grace 
Proclaim  their  hearts  sincere. 

5  Nor  shall  the  tyrant's  rage 
loo  long  oppress  tie   saint; 

The  God  of  Israel  will  support 
His  children,   lest  they  taint, 


fin,  213 


REDEMPTION. 


214,  21S,  216 


6    But  if  our  slavish  fear 

Will  choose  the  road  to  hell, 
We  must  receive  our  portion  there. 
Where  bolder  sinners  dwell. 


212 1 


Psalm  138.     L.  M.  « 

Quercj,   Wells. 
Reatorin^  and  /irescrving  grace. 
l[T^7ITIi  all  my  powers  of  heart  and 

??  tongue 

I'll  praise  my  Maker  in  my  song; 
Angel  shall  hear  the  notes  I  raise, 
Approve  the  song  and  join  the  praise. 

2  Angels  that  make  thy  church  their  care 
Shall   witness   my    devotion  there, 
While   holy   zeal   directs  mine  eyes 
To   thy   fair  temple   in   the    skies.] 

3  I'll  sing  thy  truth  and   mercy,  Lord, 
I'll   sing  the  wonders  of  thy  word  : 
Not    all   thy  works  and  names  below 
So    much  thy  power  and  glory  show. 

4 To  God  I  cry'd,  when  troubles  rose; 
He  heard  me,  and   subdu'd   my   foes  ; 
He  did   ray  rising  fears    control, 
And  strength  difFus'd  through  all  my  soul. 

5  The  God  of  heaven  maintains  his  state. 
Frowns  on  the  proud, and  scorns  the  great; 
But  from  his  throne  descends  to  see 
The   sons   of  humble  poverty. 

6  Amidst    a  thousand   snares  I  stand, 
Upheld  and   guarded   by   thy   hand; 
Thy  words    my    fainting    soul   revive. 
And   keep   my   dying  faith   alive. 

7  Grace  will  complete  what  grace  begins, 
To  save  from  sorrows  or  from  sins  ; 
The  work  that  wisdom  undertakes, 
Eternal  mercy   ne'er  forsakes. 


213  ( 


Psalm  ^7.  3d  Part.  L.  M. 
Castle  Street,  Antigua. 
Grace  and  glory. 


» 


1  f  |1H'  Almighty  reigns,  exalted  high, 

JL  O'er  all  the  earth,  o'er  all  the  sky; 
Though  clouds  and  darkness  veil  his  feet? 
His  dwelling  is  the   mercy    seat. 

2  0  ye  that  love   his  holy   name, 
Hate  every  work  of  sin   and  shame : 
He  guards   the  souls  of  all  his  friends. 
And  from  the  snares  of  hell   defends. 

3 Immortal  light,  and  joys  unknown. 
Are    for  the  saints   in  darkness  sown ; 
Those  glorious  seeds  shall  spring  and  rise, 
And  the  bright  harvest  bless  our  eyes. 

•i  Rejoice,   ye   righteous,  and  record 
The   sared   honours  of  the   Lord; 
None  but  the  soul  that  feels  his  grace 
Can  triumph  in  his  holiness • 
I   2 


04A\     Hymn  51.    B.  1.    S.  M.      « 

"^       >     Silv  er  Street,  Dover,  Hopkins. 
Persevering  grace. 

1  nnO   God  the  only  wise, 

X     Our  Saviour   and  our  King, 
Lee    all    the  saints  below  the  skies 
Their  humble  praises  bring. 

2  'Tis  his  almighty  love. 
His  counsel  and  his  care, 

Preserves  us  safe  from  sin  and  death, 
And  every  hurtful  snare. 

3  He   will   present  our  souls 
Unblcmish'd  and   complete. 

Before  the  glory  of  his  face. 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4  Then  all  the  chosen  seed 
Shall  meet  around  the  throne. 

Shall  bl'ss  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 
And  make  his  wonders  known, 

5  To  our  Redeemer  God 
Wisdom  and  power  belongs^ 

Immortal  crowns  of  majesty. 
And  everlasting  songs. 

REDEMPTION. 

cfA^X       H¥Mn78.    B.  2.    CM.      22 
"^^^l  Dundee,  Bedford.. 

Redemfition  by  Christ. 
1'1^7'PIEN  the  firstpnrents  of  our  race 
??     Rebeird,  and  lost  their  God, 
And  the  infection  of  their  sin 
Plad  tainted  all  our  blood; 

2  Infinite  pity  touch'd  the  heart 

Of  the  eternal  Son ; 
Descending  from  the  heavenly  courts 
He  lett  his  Father's  throne. 

3  Aside  the  Prince  of  glory  threw 

His  most  divine  array. 
And  wrapp'd  his  Godhead  in  a  veil 
Of  our  inferior  clay. 

4  His   living  power  and  dying   love 

Redeem'd  utihappy  men ; 
And  rais'd  the  ruins  of  our  race 
To  life  and  God  again. 

5  To  thee,  dear  Lord,  our  flesh  and  soul 

We  joyfully   resign; 
Bless'd  Jesus,  take  us   for  thy  own, 
For  we  are   doubly  thine. 

6  Thine   honour  shall  forever  be 

The  business  of  our  days. 
Forever  shall  onr  thankful  tongues 
Speak  thy  deserved  praise. 

c,Aa\      Hymn  29.    B.  2.    CM.-     « 
■^^^  \  Arlington,  St.  Asaph. 

Redemfition  by  price  and  power, 
1  "TESUS,  with  all  thy  saints  above, 

tl  My  tongue  would  bear  her  part, 


217,  218 


SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 


219,  220,  221 


Would  sound  aloud  thy  saving  love, 
And  sing  thy   bleeding   heart. 

2  Bless'd  be  the  Lamb.my  dearest  Lord, 

Who  bought  me  with  h  s  blocd. 
And  quenched  his  Father's  flaming  sword 
In  his  own  vital  flood. 

3  The  Lamb  that  freed  nny  captive  soul 

From  Satan  s  heavy  chains 
And  sent  the  Hon   down   to  howl 
Where  hell   and  horror  reigus. 

4AU  glory  to  the  dying  Lniiib 

And   never-ceasii;g  praise, 
While  ciiigeis  livt  to  kn.iw  his  name, 
Or  saints  to  feel  his  grace. 

0^7?      Hymn  82.    B.  2.     CM.      » 

'^        )  Pembroke,  York. 

Fedempiion  and  protection  from  sphitual  enemies. 

1  A  KiSE,  111)  soul,  my  jo'.fui  powers, 
ojL  Av'd  triumph    in   my   (icd ; 
Awake,  my  v-  ice,  and  loud  proclaim 

His  glorious  grace  abroad. 

,  2 He  rais'd  me  fiom  the  deeps  of  sin, 
The   gat;  s  of  gnpis  g  htll. 
And  fix'd  my  standing  more  secure 
Than  'twas  before   I   fell. 

3  The  arms  ot  everlasting  love 

Beneath   my    sou?   he   plac'd. 
An; I   on   the  Rock   of  /\ges  set 
IVly  slippery   fooisteps  fast. 

4  The  city  of  my  biess*d  abode 

Is   waiiM   arund  with  iVi^ce; 
Salva'i'm  for  a   bulwark   stisnds 
To  shield   the  sacred  place. 

SSat'-in  may  vent  his  sharpest  spite 
And   all  his   legions  roar ; 
Ahnightv    mercy   guarcis  my  life, 
And   bounds  his  ragiig  pc)wer. 
Arise,  my  soul;   awak^,  my  voice, 

And  tunes  of  pie. sure   sii^g; 
Loud   halielujalis  shall   add -ess 
Mv  Saviour   and  my  King. 
2|q7      Hymn  35.     B   2.     C.  iM.      3K 
5  Swanwick,  Roclipster. 

Praise  to  God  for  creation  and  redemption. 

.3  1   ET  iheiii  1  eiiiect  thy  gtuiy.  Lord 
-^  Who  never  knew  tiw  grace ; 
But   our   loud  song  shall  still   recort' 
The  wojAders  of  thy   praise. 

2  We  rais    our  shcuts,  O  God,  to  thee. 

And   send  them   to  thy  throne; 
AU  glorv  to  th'   UNITED  Three, 
The  undivided   One. 

3  'Twas  He  {mv\  we'll  adore  his  name) 

V\  Vio  f-.rm'd  us  by  a    word  ; 
'Twas  He  restored  onr  ru  n'U  frame ; 
Salvation  to  the  Lord. 


4Hnsanna!  let  the  earth   and    skies 
Repeat  the  joyful  sou;  d. 
Rocks,  hills,  and  vales,  reflect  the  voice,. 
In  oae  eternal  round. 

REGENERATION. 

2^9>      Hy3in95.     B.  1.     CM.       b 
3  Bangor,  Dundee. 

Regeneration, 

1  'TVrO^  ^^^  the  outward  forms  on  earth, 
X^   Nor  rites  that  God  has  given, 
Nor  win  of  man,  n(  r  blood,  nor  birtli 

Can   raise  a   soul  to  heaven. 

• 

2  The  sovereign   will  of  God   alone 

Creates   us  heirs  of  grice ; 
Born   in  th.    image   of  his  Son, 
A   new,  peculiar  lace. 

3  The  Spirit,  like  some  heaverdv  wind, 

Breathes  on   the  sons  of  flesh, 
New    models  all  the  carnal   mind, 
.^nd  forms  the  man  afresh. 

4  Our  quicken'd  souls  awdke,  and  rise 

¥v:m   the   long  sleep  of  death ; 

On  heaveidy  things  we  fix   our  t-yes, 

Ar  d  pr.iise  employs    uv  breath. 

Hymn  99.     B.  1.     C.  M.      b 

York,   Plymouth, 
Stones  7nade  cJtildren  vf  Abrnham  ;    or,  grace  not 
conveyed  by  religious  parents. 

l^^.'MN    re  i;.- hopes  diatrcUds  place 

f     Upoo  ihv'ir  birt.ii    inci  blood, 
De-.c  nded  frrm   a  pious    race, 
(iheii   f:  thtrs  now    with  God.) 

2  Hf  from  t.e  caves  of  earth  and  hell 
Can  take   ti  e   hardost  stone,-. 
And  fiii  the   house  of  Abr\h'm  well 
Witli  new   cseatod   soos. 

SSuch  wondrous  p'  wcr  doth  he  possess, 
VVh     form'd  ;  ur  mrt  I  ♦rame, 
Who  caii'd  the  wd  -Id  froni  e::pui.ess; 
The  world   ob:;v*d   r.nd   came, 


220^ 


221] 


HY3UV130     B.  2.    CM.      « 
Hy-mn  Second,  Irish. 

77if    Tifiv  creation. 
TTENl),  woile  God'seXilt^dSon 
Doth  ■  is  own  glories  shew; 
'  Bt  hold,   I   sit  upon   my   throve, 
"  Creating  all   things   new. 

3  "Nature  and   sIm   are  pass'd  away, 

"  Ati.d   the  old    Ad  m    dies; 
"My  hands  a  nevv   fourda^ion  lay; 
"  See  the  t.ew    world  arise.      » 

3 "  I'il   be   a  Sun   cf  Righteousness 
"To  the   nevv     heavens   1   nuke; 
"  None  but  new-born  heirs  of  grace 
**My  glories  shall   paitake." 


222,  223 


SALVATION. 


224,  225 


4  Mighty  Redeemer  1  set  me  free 

From   my   old  state  of  bin  ; 
O,  make  my   soul   alive  to  thee. 
Create  new   powers    within. 

5  Renew  mine  eyes, and  form  mine  ears, 

And  m oul  1   my  heart  afresh  ; 
Give  me  new  pasi-.ions,  joys,  a .!d  fears, 
Aud  turn   tlie   stone  to   flesh. 

6  Far  froni  the   regions  of  the   dead 

From   bi'i,   and  earth,   and    hell ; 
In  the  lew  world  that  grace  has  made, 
1   would  forever  dwell. 

•^  5  Kingston,  Braintree. 

^n  unconverted  stast  ;  or,  converting 
grace, 

1  i^^  HEAT  King  of  ^lory.and  of  grace, 
VPT    We   own   with  huaible   shame 

Hew    vile   is   ^ur  degenerate  race. 
And  our  first  father's   name. 

2  From  Adam  flows   ur  tainted  blood, 

The  poispn   r  igns    within, 
M  ikes  us  averse  to  all  that's  good, 
Aud    willing  slaves   to  sin, 

3  [Daily   we  break  thy  holy  laws, 

\nd  then   rtjecc   thy  grace ; 
Eng^g^d  in  the    ild  serpent's  cause, 

Against  jour  Maker's  face  ] 
4VVe   live  eatrang'd  afar  from   God, 

And  love   the  dstance   well ; 
With  haste  we  run  the  dangerous  road, 

That   ie.ids   to  death   and  liell. 

.5  And  can  such    rebels  be   restor'd  ? 
Such   i^.itures  made  divine  .•* 
Let   siiiners   see  thy   glory.    Lord, 
And  leei    this   power   of  thi  le. 

6  We  raise  our  Father's  name  on  high, 
W'lo  his  own    Spirit  sends 
To   bring  ruoellious    strangers  nigh, 
And|  tU' n   his  foes  to  frienis. 

Hymn  161.  B.  2.  C.  M.       b 
Wantage,  Dundee. 
Christian  virtu^^  ;   oi\  the  difficulty  of 

converaion. 
1 Q  rR  AIT  is  the  way, the  door  is  strait, 
O  That  leads  to  joys  on  high  ; 
'Tis   but  a  few    thnt  find  the    gite, 
While  cr  .wds  mistake   and  die. 

2  Bejoved  self  must  be  deny'd. 

The  mind   and   will   renew 'd  ; 
Pa^siaa  supprtss'd^and  pitience  try'd, 
I  And   vain  desires  subdued. 

3  [Flesh  is  a  dafigerous  (be  to  grace, 

Whcr  •   it   prevails    lU'l    rules  ; 
Fl  sh  •i\,<. .    .p  ;>a;;.bled.  pri'l<;  abased. 
Lest  they  destroy  our  souls.] 


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4  Tiie  love  of  gold  be  banish'd  hence, 

(That    vile   idolatry) 
And  every  member,  eveiy   sense, 
In  sweet  subjection   lie. 

5  The  tongue,  that  most  unruly  power. 

Requires  a  strong  restraint : 
We  must  be  watchful  ever/  hour. 
And  pray,   but  never  faint. 

6  Lord '  can  a  feeble,   helpless  worm 

Fulfil  a  task  so  hard  ? 
Thy  grace  mus;  all  my  Wv)rk  perform, 
Arid  give  the  free  reward. 

SALVATION. 

224?      Hymn  88.     B.  2.     CM.      « 

3  Devizes,    Rochester. 

Sdvati'in. 

1  O  VLV  \TlON  !  O,  the  joyful  sound! 
^  'Tis   olasure   to  our  ears; 

A  boveieign   balm  fo-  every  wound» 
A  cordi.l   tor   our  f-ars. 

2  Bury'd  in    sorr  )W,   and  in   sin. 

At  hell's  d  .rk   door   we  lay ; 
But  we  arise    by  gr  ice  divine 

To  see  a,  heavenly  day. 
3Sdvatio-i!  let  the  echo  fly 

The  spacious  earth   arou(^d, 
V/hile  all   the   armies  of  the   sky 

Co)spire  to     aise  the   soand. 

225?     Hymn  HI.    B.  1.    C.  M.  .  « 

4>4>o  jj  Braintree,  Rochester. 

Salvation  by  grace. 
J  [T  ORD,we confess  ournuin'rous  faults, 
-^■^    How  great    mr  gudt  lias  ot-ea  1 
Foolish  and  vain  were  all  our  thoughts, 
And  all  oar   lives   were   sm. 

2  But,  O   my  soul,  forever  praise, 

Forever  live  his  nave. 
Who  turns  thy  feet  from  dangerous  wa^'s 
Of  folly,  sin    and  shame.] 

3  ['Tis  not  by  works  of  righteousness, 

Wiiich  our  own  hands  have  done ; 
But  we  are  sav'd  by  sovereign  grace, 
Abou  iding  through  his  Son,] 

4 'Tis  from  the   mercy  of  our  God 
That  a'*    our  hopes  begin, 
'Tis  by   tlie  water  and  the  blood     , 
Our   souls  are  wash'd  from  sin. 

5  'Tis  through  the  purchase  of  his  death, 

W^iio  hun^;  upon  the  tree. 
The  Spirit  is  sent  down   to  breathe 
On  such  dry  bones  as  we.  . 

6  Rais'd  *"rom  the  dead,  we  live  anew  ; 

\iid,  justify 'd   by  grace, 
We  shall  appear   in  glory   too, 
And  see  our  Father's  face. 


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229,  230 


221] 


oofi)      Hymn  137.    B.  1.    L.  M.    « 
•*'^     \  Islington,  Portugal. 

Salvation  by  grace  in  i  hri^t. 

1  I^OW  to  the  power  of  God  supreme 
i^    Be  everlasting  honours  given  : 
He  saves  from  hell,  (we  bless  his  name) 
He  calls  our  wandering  feet  to  heaven. 

2  Not  for   our   duties   nor   deserts, 
But  of  his    own    abounding   grace, 
He    works  salvation    in   our    hearts, 
And   forms  a  people  for   his   praise. 

3  'Twas  his    own   purpose  that  begun 
To   rescue    rebels   dooiuM   to  die: 
He   gave  us  grace  in    Christ  his    Son, 
Before   he   spread   the  starry   sky. 

4  Jesus,  the  Lord,    appears   at  last. 
And  makes  his  Fathcr^s  counsels  known ; 
Declares  the  great    transactions  pass'd^ 
And  brings   immortal  blessings   down. 

5 He  dies!  and  in  that  dreadful  night 
Did  all  the  powers  of  hell  destroy ; 
Rising,  he  brought  our  heaven  to  light, 
And  took  possession   of  the  joy. 

Psalm  85.    2d  Part.    L.  M.    « 

Luton,  Rothwell,  Dunstan. 

Salvation  by  Christ. 
l^ALVATION   is  forever  nigh 
1^  The  s-^uls  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lord; 
And   grace,  descending  from  on  high. 
Fresh   hopes    of  glory    shall   afford. 

2  Mercy  and  truth  on  earth  are  met, 
Since  Christ  the  Lord  came  down  from 

heaven  : 
By  his    obedience,   so   complete. 
Justice  is   pleas'd,  and  peace  is  given. 

3  Now  truth  and  honour  shall  abound. 
Religion   dwell  on   earth    again. 

And  lieavenly  influence  bless  the  ground, 
In  our   Redeemer's  gentle   reign. 

4  His  righteousness   is   gone   before. 
To    give   us    free    access   to   God: 
Our  wandering  feet  shall  stray  no  more. 
But  mark  his  steps,  and  keep  the  road. 

990  )       Hymn  4.     B,  2.     1^  M.        « 

'^'^^  \  97th  Psalm,  Quercy. 

Salvation  iJi  the  cross. 

IXTERE  at  thy  cross,  my  dying  God, 

XJL  I  lay  my  soul  beneath  thy  love, 

Beneath   the  droppings   of  thy   blood, 

Jesus  !   nor  shall    it  e'er  remove, 

2  Not  all   that  tyrants    think   or   say. 
With  rage  and  lightning  in  their  eyes. 
Nor  hell    shall  fright  my  heart   away, 
Should  hejl  with  9\\  its  legions  rise. 


SShould  worlds  conspire  to  drive  me  thence. 
Moveless  and  firm  this  heart  should  lie  ; 
Resolv'd,  (for  that's  my  last  defence) 
If  I   must  perish,   there   to   die. 

4  But  speak,  my  Lord,  and  calm  my  fear; 
Am    1    not   safe  beneath   thy    shade  ? 
Thy  vengeance  will  not  strike  me  here, 
Nor  Satan  dare  my  soul   invade. 

5  Yes,  I'm  secure  beneath  thy  blood. 
And  all  my  foes  shall  lose  their  aim, 
Hosanna  to   my    dying   God  ; 

And   my  best   honours   to  his   name. 
990  )    Psalm  69.    3d  Part.    C.  M.    82 
'^"'^  \  Hymn  Second,  St  Anns,  Mear. 
Chris  *s  ob'  cliencc  and  death  ;    or^  God 

glo'ifitd  and  thinners  saved. 
ITjl  \ THEH,Tsingthy  wondrous  grace^ 
JL    I  bless  my  Saviour's  name; 
He   b('Ught  salvation  for  the   poor, 
And   bore  the  sinner's   shame. 

2  His  deep  distress  has  r.as'd  us  high  ; 

His  duty  and  his  zeal 
FulfiTd  the  law  which  mortals  broke,. 
And  finish'd  all  thy  will. 

3  His  dying  groans,  his  living  songs 

Shall   better   please  my   God, 
Xiian  harp  or  t)  umpet's  solemn  sound, 
*    Than  goats*  or  bullocks'  blood. 

4  This  shall  his  humble  followers  see, 

And  set  their  hearts  at  rest ; 
They  by  his  death  dr  iW  near  to  thee. 
And  live  forever  blest, 

5  Let  heaven,  and  all  that  dwell  on  high. 

To  God  their  voices  raise, 
While  lands  and  seas  assist  the  sky, 

And  join  to  advance  his  praise. 
6Zion  is   thine,  most  holy  God; 

Thy  Son  shall  bless   her  gates ; 
And  giory,  purchas'd  by  his  blood. 

For  thine  own  Israel  waits. 

SANCTIFICATION. 
Qcrjrk)      Hymn  132.    B.  1.    L.  M.       3B 
^"^^  \  Portugal,  Gloucester. 

Holiness  and  grace.         * 

1  ^O   let   our  lips    and   lives    express 
^  The  'holy   gospel   we   profess ; 

So    let  our  works  and   virtues    shine, 
To   prove  the   doctrine   all   divine.,    ' 

2  Thus    shall    we  best  proclaim  abroad, 
The    honours   of  our   Saviour   God, 
When  his   salvation   reigns  within, 
And   grace  subdues   the   power  of  sin. 

3  Our  flesh   and  sense  must  be   denied, 
Passion    and  envy,    lust  and   pride  ; 
While  justice,  temperance,  truth,   and 
Our  inward  piety  approve.  [love 


231,  232,  233 


SANCTIFICATION. 


234,  235 


4Reiigion  bears   our  spirits   up. 
While   we   expect   that  blessed   hope, 
The    bright    appearance    of  the    Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 

OOA  I      Htmn  143.    B  2.    C.  M.      »: 
'^        I  Colchester,  Abridge. 

F/r/i  Hid  Ci/iiru. 
1X¥7"HAT  different  powers  of  grace 
▼  T  and  sin 

Attend  our  ni6rtal  stJlte! 
I  hate  the  thoughts  that  work,  withiji, 
And  do  the  works  1  hate. 
2  Now  I  complain,  an '  groan,  and  die, 
While  sin   and   Satan  reign, 
N  w  raise  my  songs  of  triumph  high, 
For  grace  prevails   again. 

3 So  darkness  stiuggles  with  tlie  light. 

Till  perfect  day  arise ; 
Water  and  fire  maintain  the  fight 
Until   tlie  weaker  dies. 

4  Thus  will  the  flesh  and  Spirit  strive, 
And   vex  and  break  my  peace ; 
Bui   I  shall  quit   this  mortal  life, 
And  sin  forever  cease. 

909  )      Hymn  104.    B  1.    C.  M.     «e 
•^^^^  Cambridge,  Irish. 

A  state  of  nature  and  of  grace. 
1 1WTOT  the  malicious,  nor  profane,-^ 
i3l    The  wanton,   nor  the  proud, 
Nor  thieves,  nor  slanderers  shall  obtain 
The  kiogdom  of  our^God. 

2  Surprising  grace  !  and  such  were  we 

By  nature  and  by  sin. 
Heirs  of  immortal  misery, 
Unholy   and  unclean. 

3  But  we  are  wash*d  in  Jesus*  blood. 

We're  pardonM  through  his  name ; 
And  the  good  Spirit  of  our   God 
Has  sanctify 'd  our  frame. 

4  0  for  a  persevering  power 

To  keepx  thv  just  commands! 
We  would  defile  our  hearts  no  more. 
No  more  pollute  our  hands. 

9gg)    Psalm  119.  llthPart.  CM.  t> 

J  Plymouth,  D-urham.. 

Breathmif  after  hoUness. 

Verse  J   33 

1  1^  THAT  the  llord  would  guide 
Vr       my  ways. 

To  keep   his  statutes  stdl! 
O  that  my  God  would  grant  me  grace 
To  know  and  do  his  will ! 

Verse  29. 

20   send  thy  Spirit  down  to  write 
'I'hy  law   upon  my  heart! 
Nor  let  my  tongue  indulge  deceit, 
Nor  act  the  liar's  part. 


Verse  37,  36. 

3  From  vanity  turn  cflT  mine  eyes ; 

L»;t  no  corrupt  design, 
Nor  covetous  desires,  arise 
Witiiin  this  soul  of  mine. 

Verse  133. 

4  Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word. 

And  make  my  heart   sincere  ; 

Let  sin  have  no  dominion.  Lord, 

But  keep  my  conscience  clear. 

Verse  176. 

5 My  soul  hath  gone  too  far  astray; 

My  feet  too  often  slip; 
Yet  since  I've   not  forgot  the  way, 
Restore  thy  wandering  sheep. 

Verse  35. 

6  Make  me  to  wa.'i  in  thy  commands ; 

'Tis  a  delightful  road; 
Nor  let  my  head,  or  heart,  or  hands 
Offend  against  my   God. 

cycyA\  Hymn  97.  B.  1.  L.  M.      b 

'^''^  \      Ninety-Seventh  Psalm,  Eaton. 
Chnst  our  wisdom  and  rightcou-mess. 

1  "I^URY'D  in  shadows  of  the  night, 
M3  We  lie  till  Christ  restores  the  light, 
Wisdom  descends  to  heal  the  blind, 
And  chase  the   darkness  of  the  mind. 

2  Our  guilty  souls  are  drownM  in  tears. 
Till  his^  atoning  blood    appears  :- 
Then   we   awake   from   deep   distress^ 
And  sing,  The  Lord  our  Righteousness, 

3  Our  very  frame   is   mix'd  with  sin. 
His   Spirit  makes   our  natures  clean  ; 
Such  virtues   from   his   sutFerings  flow, 
At   once   to  cleanse  and  pardon  too. 

4  Jesus  beholds   where   Satan   reigns. 
Binding  his  slaves    in   heavy   chains;. 
He  sets  the  prisoners  free,  and  breaks 
The  iron   bondage  from  our  necks. 

5  Poor  helpless  worms   in  thee  possess 
Grace,wi&dom,power  and  righteousness; 
Thou  art  our   mighty  All,  and   we 
Give  our  whole  selves,  O  Lord,  to  thee. 

9c>K>  Hymn  98.     B.  1.  S.  M.     b 

'*^*^  I      Little  Marlboro',  Durham, 
/'/je  same. 

1  TTOW  heavy  is  the  night, 
H  That  hangs  upon  our  eyes^ 

Till  Christ"  with  his  revivhig  light 
Over  our  souls  arise. 

2  Our  guilty  spirits  dread 

To  meet  the  wrath  of  Heaven ; 
But,  in  his  righteousness   array 'd. 
We  see  our  sins  forgiven. 

3  Unholy  and  impure 

Are  all   our  thoughts  and  ways  ; 
His  hands  infected  nature  cure 
Witlx  sanctifying  grace. 


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LAW  AND  GOSPEL. 


2S8,  239,  340 


4  The  powers  of  hell  agree 
To  hold  our  souls   in    vain ; 

He  sets  the  sons  of  bondage  free, 
And   breaks  the  cursed  chain. 

5  Lord,  we    adore  thy  ways, 
'I'o  ■  bring  us  near  to  God  ; 

Thy  sovereign  power,  thy  healing  grace, 
And  thine  atoning  blood. 

OOf^l     Hymn90.  B.  2.    CM.        b 

\    \      Wantage,  St.  Anns. 
I*'aith  in  jphristjhr  /mrdon  and  sancti- 
fication. 

1  TTTOW  sad  our  state  by  nature  is  ! 
JnL  Our  sir;,  how   deep   it  stains ! 
Ar^d   Satan  binds  our  captive  minds 

Fast   in  his   slavish  chains. 

2  But  there's  a  voice  of  sovereign  grace 

S-mnds  fronn    ihe  sacred  #word  ; 
Ho  !  ye  despavmg'  .Anner.^^  comey 
And  tnc.sf  it/ion   the   Lord. 

3  My  soul  obeys  th'  Almighty   call. 

And   runs  to  this  relief  ; 
I  would  believe  thy  promise,   Lord, 
O  !   help   mine  unbelief. 

4  [To  the  dear  fount^ain  of  thy  blood, 

Incarnate    God,  I  fly ; 
Here  let  me  wash   my  spotted   soi;l 
From   crimes  of  deepest  dye, 

5  Stretch  out  thine  arm,victorif  usKing, 

Mv    reigning   sins  subrlue  ; 
Drive  th*    old  dragon  from  his  seat. 
With  all  his  hellish  crew.] 

6  A  guilty,  weak,  and  helpless  worm. 

On  thy    kind    arms  I  f  11  ; 
Be  thou  my  strength  and  righteousness, 
My  Jesus,  and  my  all  ! 

LAW  AND  GOSPEL. 

MORAL  LAW. 
OOKy)      Hymn116.  B.  1.     L.  M. 
**     '  S  Nantwich,    Dunstan. 

A  ve  to  Gcd  and  our  7i"ighbour» 

1  ^|"1HUS  sailh  the  first,  the  great  com- 

JL  niand, 

*'Let  all   thy   inward    powers  unite 
'•  To   love   thy    Maker   and  th}'^    God 
'^  With  utmost    vigour  and    delight. 

2  "Then  shall  thy  neighbour  next  in  place 
"  Share  thine  affections  and  esteem; 
"  And    let   thy    kindness   to    thjself 

"  Measure  and  rule  thy  love  to  him  '* 

3  This    is  the   sense   that   Moses  spoke, 
This  did  the  prophets  preaclVand  prove; 

I  For    want   ol   this    the   law  is  broke, 
And  the  whole  law's  fulfillM  by  love. 


^ 


4  But  O !    how  base    our  passions  are ; 
How   cold    our  charity    and  zeal ; 
Lord,  fill  our  souls  with  heavenly  fire, 
Or  we   shall   ne'er  perform  thy   will. 

900  >    PsALr^SO.   2d  Part.    CM.     M 
^^^  \         Wareharo,    St.  Martins. 
Obedience  is  belter  than  sacrifice, 

1  rilHUSsaith  the  Lord,  "  The  spacious 

M.  fields, 

"  And    flocks  and   herds   are  mine ; 
"O'er   all  the   cattle  of  the   hills 
"I  claim   a   right   divine. 

2  "I  ask   no   sheep  for   sacrifice, 

"  Nor   bullocks   burnt   with    fire ; 
"  To  hope  and  love,  to  pray  and  praise, 
"  Is  all  that  1  require. 

3  "  Call   upon  me   when  trouble's  near, 

^  My    hand    shall    set  thee   free  ; 
**  Then   shall  thy  thankful  lips  declare 
"  The   honour   due  to   me. 

4  ''  The  man  that  oflTers  humble  praise, 

"■  He  glorifies   me   best : 
"  And  tliose,  that  tread  my  holy  ways, 
*'  Shall   my   salvation   taste." 

^QQ?    Psalm  16.    1st  Part.  -ii.  M.    b 
^'^^\  Carthage,   Putney. 

Confession  of  our  poverty,  and  saints  the  best  com- 
pany ;  or,  good  works  profit  men,  not   God. 

1  13RESERVE  me,  fiord, in  time  of  need; 
M      For  succour  to  thy  throne  1  flee, 

But   have   no    merits    there    to   plead ; 
My    goodness   cannot   reach    to  thee. 

2  Oft  have  my  heart  and  tongue  confessed 
How    empty  and   how    poor   I    am ; 
My  praise  can  never  make  thee  bless'd, 
Nor    add    new    glories  to   thy    name. 

3  Yet,  Lord,  thy  saints  on  earth  may  reap 
Some    profit    hy  the  good    we   do ; 
These    are   the    compaii\    I   keep, 
These  are  the  choicest  friends  1  know. 

4  Let    others   choose    the   sons   of  mirth 
To  give    a   relish   to    their    wine ; 

I    love    the   men    of  heavenly   birth, 
Whose  thoughts  and  language  are  divine» 

^/l^l  Hymn  115.    B.  1.    C.  M.  »  or  b 
^^^  5        St.  David,    St.  Asaph. 

Conviction   of  sin   by  the  law. 
IT   ORD,how  secure  my  conscience  was, 
-^^     And    felt   no    inward    dread ! 
I    was    alive   without  the    law. 

And   thought   my   sins  Mere   dead. 

2  My   hopes   of  heaven    were  firm    and 
But,  since  the  precept  came   [bright ; 
With    a   convincing  power    and   light, 
1  find  how  vile   I  am. 


241,  242 


GOSPEL. 


243,  244 


3  [My  guilt  appeared  but  small   before, 

Till    terribly    I    saw 
How  perfect,    holy,    just,    and  pure 
Was   thine  eternal  law. 

4  Then  felt  ray  soul  the  heavy  load. 

My   sins   reviv'd   again ; 
I    had    provokM    a   dreadful    God, 
And   all   my  hopes  were   slain.] 

5  I'm   like    a   helpless   captive    sold, 

Under  the   power  of  sin  ; 
I   cannot  do   the   good   I    would. 
Nor   keep  my   conscience  clean. 

-^  My  God,    I   cry  with    every    breath 
For   some    kiud   power  to   save. 
To  break   the  yoke    of  sin  and  death. 
And  thus  redeem  the   slave. 

^A4  I      Hymv  121.     B.  2.     L.  M.     b 
^  -*■*•  S        Gloucester,    All  Saints. 

The  laiv  and  gos/iel  distinp^uhhed. 
ITl^HE  law  commands,  and  makes  us 

X.  know 

What   duties  to   our  God    we    owe  ; 
But  'tis   the   gospel   must    reveal 
Where   lies   our  strength  to  do  his  will. 

"2  The   la-W    discovers   guilt   and    sin, 
And   shews   how   vile   our  hearts  have 
Only   the  gospel  can   express    [been  . 
Forgiving  love,   and    cleansing  grace,' 

3  What    curses    doth   the  law  denounce 
Against   the   man  that   fails   but  once  I 
But   in   the    gospel   Christ   appears, 
Pard'ning  the  guilt  of  numerous  years. 

4  My  soul,   no   more  atfpmjpt   to   draw 
Thy  life   and   comfort  frmn   the    law ; 
-Fly   to    the   hope   the   gospel   gives  ; 
The  man  that  trusts  the  promise  lives. 

^Acy  }    Hymn  120.    B.  2.    S.  M.       » 
.Ai'±4t  ^         riopkins,  Sutton. 
The  law  and  gosfie  I  joined  m  scrifiturc, 

1  FTIHE   Lord  declares  h'S  -will, 

JL    And  keeps  the  world  in  awe; 
Amidst  the  smoke  on  Sinai's  hill 
Breaks  out  his  fiery  law. 

2  The  Lord  reveals  his  face  ; 
And   smiling  from   above, 

Senf'.s  down  the  gospel  of  his  grace, 
Th*  epistles  of  his  love. 

o    These  sacred  words  impart 
Our  Maker's  just  commands; 
The   pity  of  his  melting  heart, 
And  vengeance  of  his  hands. 

4.    [Hence  we  awake  our  fear, 

We  draw  our  comfort  hence ; 
The  arms  of  grace  are  treasur'd  here, 
And  armour  of  defence. 


5  We  learn  Chiist  crucify'd, 
And    here  behold   his  blood ; 

All  arts  and  knowledges  beside 
Will  do  us  litt'e  good.] 

6  We  read  the  heavenly  word, 
We  take  the  offer'd   grace. 

Obey  the  statutes  of  the  Lord, 
And  trust  his  promises. 

7  In  vain  shail  Satan  rage 
Against  a  book   divine,  [page. 

Where  wrath  and  lightning  guard  the 
Where  beams  of  mercy  "^shine. 

GOSPEL. 

940  \    Psalm  89.    3d  Part.    C.  M.  * 
•^^'^  S  Exeter,  Pembroke. 

A  blessed  gosfiel. 

ITl  LEST  are  the  souls  that  hear  and 

XJ  The<gospel's  joyful  sound  ;  [know 

Peace  shall  attend  the  paths  they  go. 

And  light  their  steps  surround. 
2Their  joy  shall  bear  their  spirits  up. 
Through  their  R;  deemer's  name  ; 
His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope. 
Nor  Satan  dares  condemn. 
3  The  Lord,  our  glory  and  defence, 
Strength    ;;nd  snlvation  gives: 
Israel,  thy   Kmg  fiM-ever  reigns. 
Thy   (jod  forever  lives. 
2.14?      Hymn  128,     B.  L     L.  M.   X 
'^'^^\    Old  Hund.  Green's  Hundredth. 
The  ufioy.tles'  comnm^i'ju ;  or,  the gos' 
iwl  attested  bu  miracles. 

1  "  £^i  O,  preach  my  gospel,"  saith  the 

\X  Lord  ; 

"  Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive; 
'*'He  shall  be  sav'd  that  trusts  my  word: 
"  He  shall  be  damn'd  that  won't  believe, 

2  "  [I'll  make   your    great    commission 

known, 
"  And  ye    shall  prove  my  gospel  true, 
"  By  all    the    works  that  I  have  done, 
^'  By    all    the    wonders   ye   shtill   do, 

3  "  Go  heal  the  sick,  go  raise  the  dead, 
"  Go   cast   out    devils   in    my   name  ; 
"  Nor  let    my  prophets  be    afraid, 

"  Though  Greeks  reproach,  and  Jews 
blaspheme.] 

4  "  Teach  all  the  nations  my  commands  ; 
"  Pm  with  you  till  the  Avorld  shall  end  ! 
"  All  power  is  trusted   in  my  hands ; 
'^I  can   destroy,   and    I    defend." 

5  He  spake,  and  light  shone  round  his 

head ; 
On  a  bright  cloud  to  heaven  he  rode  ; 
They    to    the    farthest   nations  spread 
The  grace  of  their  ascended  God. 


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Hymn  131.    B.  2.     L.  M. 
Antigua,  Islington,  Italy. 
T/ie  excellnicy  <fth(  Chrutianri-tigion. 
IT   ET    everlasting  glories   crown 
-*-^Thj  head,  my  Saviour.and  my  Lord; 
Thy  hands  have  brought  salvation  down, 
And  writ  the  blessings   in  thy  word. 

%  [What  if  we  trace  the  globe  around, 
And   search    from   Britain  to  Japan, 
There  shall   be   no    religion  found 
So  just   to   God,  so    safe   for  man] 

3  In  vain  the  trembling  conscience  seeks 
Some   solid    ground   to   rest  upon ; 
With   long   despair  the  spirit   breaks, 
Till  we  apply    to    Christ  alone. 

4  How   well  thy  blessed  truths   agree  ! 
How   wise   and   holy   thy   commands  I 
Thy  promises,   how   firm  they  be ! 
How  firm  our  hope  and  comfort  stands! 

5 [Not  the  feigned  fields  of  heath'nish  bliss 
Could  raise  such  pleasures  in  the  mind  ; 
Nor   does    the  Turkish   paradise 
Pretend   to  joys  so  well  refin'd  ] 

6  Should  all  the  forms  that  men  devis€ 
Assault  my  faith  with  treac'ierous  art, 
I'd  call    them    vanity    and    lies. 
And    bind    the  gospel  to   my  heart. 

csAcX    Hymn  118.   B    1    S.  M.  b  or,^ 
^^'^  5  Hopkins,   St.  Thomas. 

Moft'fi  and  Chrint.  ;  c,  .vx^.^  ai^ainat  the 
law   and  i(o  fi  I 

1  rjlH«^^  1  w  by   Mo^es  c:  me  ; 

I     :  ut   O' Mce  an''  t  uth  and  IrA't- 
Were  brought  by  Christ  (a  nobler  name) 
Descfci.d'og  trom  above 

2  Anidst  the  house  of  God 
Their  r'itff^r^nt  works  were  done ; 

M  is^s  a  fai'ihfal   servant  stoodj 
But  Christ  a  faithful   Sun. 

3  Then  to   his  new  conunands 
Be  slTict  obedience  paid  ; 

Ctr  Jill  his  father's  house  he  stands 
The  Sovereign  and  the  Head. 

4  The  man  that  durst  despise 
The  law  that  Moses  brought, 

Behold  !   how  terribly  he  dies 
For  his  presumptuous  fault. 

5  But  sorer  vetjgennre  falls 
On  that  rebellious  race. 

Who  hate  to  hear  when  Jesus  calls, 
And  dare    resist  his  grace. 
^.^  I     Hymn  119.    B.  1.    C.  M.     « 
'^'*'  5  Dundee,  St.  David. 

Thr  different  success  of  the  gosfiel. 
J  ^HPvIST  and  his  cross  are   all    our 
\J  theme  ; 

The  mysteries  that  we  speak 


Are   scandal   in    the  Jews'  esteem, 
And   foliy    to  the    Greek. 

2  But    souls  enlighten'd  from  above, 

With  joy  receive    the    word  ; 
They  see  what  wisdom,  power  and  love 
Shine   in   their  dying   Lord. 

3  The   vital  savour   of  his   name 

Restores  their   fainting   breath  : 
But  unbeUef  perverts  the   same 
To   guilt,   despair    and   death. 

4  Till   God    diffuse  his  graces  down. 

Like   showers   of  heavenly   rain, 
In    vain   Apollos   sows    the   ground, 
And   Paul    may   plant  in  vain. 

f,4Q  >       HvMN  138.  B.  2.  L.  M.      « 

■^^^  5  Rothwell,  Eaton. 

The  power  of  the  gosfieL 

IfilHlS  is  the  word  of  truth  and  love, 
JL    Sent  to  the  nations  from  above; 
Jehovah  here  resolves   to   shew 
What    his   Almighty   grace    can    do, 

2  This    remedy    did    wisdom    find, 
To  heal    diseases   of  the    mind  ; 
This  sovereign  balm,  whose  virtues  can 
Restore   the   ruin'd   creature,    man. 

3 The   gospel   bids   the   dead  revive; 
Sinners  obey   the   voice,    and    live  ; 
Dry  bones  are  rais'd  aid  cloth'd  afresh; 
And  hearts  of  stone  are  turned  to  flesh. 

4  [Where  Satan  reignM  in  shades  of  night, 
The  gospel  strikes  a  heavenly  lis;i)t ; 
Our  lusts  its  wondrous  power  controls, 
And   calms    the  rage    of  angry    souls. 

5  Lions  an4f'  beasts   of  savage  name 
Put  on   the   nature   of  the   iamb  ; 
While  the  wide  world  esteem  it  strange, 

Gaze, and  admire, and  hate  the  change.] 

€  May  but  this  grace  my  soul  renew, 
Let  sinners  gaze,  and  hate  me  too  ; 
The  word  that  saves  me  does  engage 
A  sure   defence   from  all   their    rage. 

94qJ    Hyiin  126.     B.  2.    CM.      a 
^"4:^  ^        Pembroke,  Arlington, 
fyod  glorified  in  the  gospel. 

1  ITniHF.  Lord,  descending  from  above, 

_i.      Invites  his   children   near ; 
W  hile  power,  and  truth,  and  boundless 
Display  their  glories    here.        [love 

2  Here,  in  thy  gospel's  wondrous  frame, 

Fresh   wisdom   we   pursue; 
A   thousand   angels  learn  thy  name, 
Beyond   whatever   they  knew. 

3  Thy   name   is   writ   in   fairest  lines, 

Thy   wonders  here   we   trace ; 
Wisdom  throifgh  all  the  mystery  shines, 
And  shinea  in  Jesus'  face. 


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4  The    law  its  best  obedience    owes 

To    our  incarnate    God ; 
And    tliine    avenging  justice   shows 
Its   jionours  in    his   blood. 

5  But   still    the    lustre   of  thy   grace 

Our   warmer   thoughts   employs, 
Gilds  the  whole  scene  with  brighter  rays, 
And  more  exalts    our  joys. 

S.  M.         ^ 


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cy^cil   Hymn  10.     B.  1.    S.  P 
^^'^  5     bt.  Thomas,   Ryland. 

The  ble.vscdripss  of  gospel  times  ;   or,  the  revelation 
of  Christ-  to  Jews  and  GentHes. 

"0\V  beauteous  aiv  their  feet, 
Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill! 
Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace   reveal. 

2  How  charming  is  their  voice  1 
How   sweet  the   tidings  are ! 

"Ziou,  behold  thy   Siviour   King,    ^^ 
*vHe  reigns   and  ttiumphs  here.' 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears, 
Tliat  hear  this   joyful  sound, 

Which  kings  and  pf  ophets  waited  for,  i 
And  sought,  but  never  found. 

4  How  b'essed  are  our  eyes, 
That  see  this  heavenU    li:<ht ; 

Prophets  and  kfngs  desired  it  long, 
But  died  without  the  signt! 

5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 
And  tuneful  notes  employ; 

Jerusalem  breaks  forth   in   swings, 
At\d  desei-ts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 
Through  all   the  earth   abroad; 

Let  evtjry  n'ltion  now  behold 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God. 

OkW    PsAt.^f  08.    1st  Part.    C.  M.  ^ 
\  Braintree,  Abridge. 

Praise  for  (he  gos/iel. 
IfTIO  our   Almighty   M-iker,   God, 

A    New  honours  be  addres:>'d  ; 
His  great  salvation  shines  abroad, 
And  makes  the  nations  bless'd. 

2  He  spake  the  word  to  yVbr  ih'm  first ; 

His  truth  fulfils  his  grace ; 
The  Gentiles  make  his  name  theirtnist, 
And  learn  his  righteousness. 

3  Let  the  whole  earth  his  love  proclaim 

With  all  her  different  tongues  ; 
And  spread  the  honours  of  his  name 
In  mebdv  and  songS/ 
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SCRIPTUPxE  INVITATIO.VS 
AND    PROMISES. 

INVITATIONS. 

252  I      Hymn  7.     B.  1.     C.  M. 
)  Christmas,  Rochebttr. 

T/ie  iiivitaton  if  the  gosfiel ,    or^  sfiif- 
iiualjood  and  chthmg. 

1  T    E'l'  every   mortul   ear   attend, 
^-^  And  every   heart  rejoice; 
The  t  umpet  of  the  gosix;l  sounds, 

With   an  mvitmg  voice. 

2  **  H'l !  all  ye  hungry,  starving  souls, 

"Tb.at  feed  upon   the    wind, 
j    "  And  vain'y  strive  with   earthly  toys 
*'loiill  an  empty  mind: 

3'' Eternal  Wisdom   has  prepar'd 
"  A   soui- reviving   feast, 
•*  And  bi-'s  your  longMig   appetites 
''  The  rlc  .  provision  ta>te, 

4  "  H  . !  ye  th- 1  pant  for  living  streams, 

"  And  pi.ie  away,  and  die  ; 
"Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirst 
"  With  spnngs   that  never  dry. 

5  *'  Rh'ers  of  love  and  mercy  here 

•'In  a   rich  ocean  join; 
*' Salvation  in  aljundance  flows, 
"Like  floods  of  milk   and   wine, 

6  ["Ye  perishing  and  naked  poor, 

"Who  work  wiih  mighty  pain 

*'  To  w>ave  a  garment  of  your  own, 

"That  will  not  hide  your  sin; 

7  "  Come  naked  and  adorn  vour  souls 

"In  robes  prepar'd  by  God, 
"  Wrought  bv  the  labours  of  his  Son, 
*'And   dy'd  in   his  own  blood."] 

8  Dear  God  !  the  treasures  of  thy  love 

Are    everlasting  mines. 
Deep   as   our  helpless  miseries  are. 
And  boundless   as  rur  sins. 

9  The  happy  gates  of  gospel  graCe 

Stand  open  n'ght  and  day: 
Lord,  we  are  co.ne  to  seek  supplies, 
And  drive  oui    wan.s  away. 

I^Ko)      Hymn  127.     B.  1.    L.  M.    2S 

"^^'^  \         Dunstau,    Anti,?ua. 

Christ's  invitation  to  sinners;  Wyhumidty  andpridei 

1 ''l^'^QME  hither,  all  ye   weary  souls' 

\j  ''  Ye  heavy  laden  sinners,  come  • 

"  I'll   give   you  rest  from  all  your  toils, 

*'  And  raise  you  to  my  heavenly  home. 

^  "  They  shall  find  rest  that  learn  of  ifle  ; 
"  Vva    of  a   meek   and  lowly  mind  ; 
*'  But   paesion  rages   like    the   sea, 
"  And  pride  is  restless   as   the  wifl^* 


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3  *'  Blest  is  the  man  whose  shoulders  take 
"Mjryoke,   and   bear  it  with  delight ; 
*'  My  yoke  is  easy   to    his    neck, 
''My  grace  shall  make  the  burden  light." 

4  Jesus,    we   come    at   <hy   command  ; 
With  faith,  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal, 
Resign  our  spirits   to  thy  hand, 

To  mould   and  guide   us  at  thy  will. 

OKdl       Hymn  92.     B.  1.     S.  M.      M. 

^^^\  Watchman,  Sutton. 

Chrifit  the  wisdom  of  God. 

1  ^HALL  Wsdoni   cry   aloud, 
^  A.nd  not  her  speech  be  heard  ? 

The   voice  of  God's  eternal  word, 
Deserves  it  no  regard  ? 

2  *'  I   was   his  chief  delight, 
"  His  everlasting  Son, 

•*  Before  the  first  of  all   his  works, 
**  Creation  was  begun. 

3  j["B»>fore  the  flying  clouds, 
"Before  the  solid   land, 

**  Before  the  fields,  before  the  floods, 
''  1  dwelt  at  his  right  hand, 

4  "  Wlien  he  adoru'd  the   skies, 

"  And  built  them,    I  was  there, 
"  To  order  when  the  sun  should  rise, 
*'  And  marshal  every   star. 

5  "  When  he  pour'd  out   the  sea, 
"  And  spread  the  flowing   deep, 

'*  I  gave  the  flood    a  firm  d  cree 
''  lu  its   own  bounds   to   keep.] 

6  "Upon  the  empty  air 

*'  The  earth   was   balanc'd   well  ; 

*' With  joy  I  SLiw  the  mansion,  where 

"'The  sons  of  rarn  should  dwell. 

7  *'My  busy  tbouglU«  at  first 
On  their  salvation   ran, 

*'Ere  sin  whs  horn,  or  Adam's  dust 
•^'Was  fashion'd  to  a  man. 

8  "  Then  come,  receive  my  grace, 
*'  Ye  childrt- n,   and  be   wise  ; 

''Happy  the  man  that  keeps  my  ways  ; 
fpk  *'  'liie  man  tiiat  shuns  them  dies." 

ckKtr}        Hymn  93.     B   1.    L.  M.     « 

•^^^  S        Gloucester,  Bath,  Luton. 
Chrhtt  or  Wisdorn^  obeyed  or  resisted. 

1  npHUS  saith  the  Wisdom  of  the  Lord, 

i   '^  Bless'd  is  the  man  that  hears  my 
word, 
*^  Keeps  daily  watch   before  my  gates, 
*^And  at  my   feet  for  mercy  waits. 

2  "  The  soul  that  seek.*'  me  shall  obtain 
"  Immortal  wealth,  and  heavenly  gain  ; 
*'  Immortal   life  is   his   reward, 
♦^JJ-O?,  and  the   favout  of  the   Lord. 


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"  But  the  vile  wretch  that  flies  from  Jiie, 
"  Doth  his   own    soul   an   injury  ; 
**  Fool?,  that  against  my   grace  rebel, 
**Seek  death,  and  love  the  road  to  hell." 

PROMISES. 
2'SfiJ    HiMN  107.     B.  1.     L.  M.       b 
"  \         Limehouse,  Putney. 

The  fall  and  recovery  of  man ;   or, 
Christ  and  Satan  at  enmity. 

l"r|ECEIV'D  by  subtle  snares  of  hell, 
JLr  Adam  our  head,  our  father,  fell  i 
When  Satan,  in  the  serpent  hid, 
Proposed  the  fruit  that  God  forbid. 

2  Death^as  the  threatening:  death  began 
To  take  possession  of  the  man ; 

His  unborn  race  received  the  wound, 
And  heavy  curses  smote  the  ground. 

3  But  Satan  found  a  worse  reward  ; 
Thus  saith  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord, 
*'  Let  everlasting   hatred   be 

'*  Betwixt  the  woman's  seed  and  thee. 

4  "  The  woman's  seed  shall  be  my  Son  ; 
"  He  shall  destroy  what  thou  hast  done; 
'^  Shall  break  thy  head,  and  only  feel 
"Thy  malice  raging  at  his  heel.' 

5[He  spake — and  bid  four  thousand  years 
Roll  on  ; — at  length  his  Son  appears  ; 
Angels  with  joy  descend  to  earth. 
And  sing  the  young  Redeemer's  birth; 

6  Lo !    hy  the  sons  of  hell  he  dies  ; 
But,  as  he  hung  'twixt  earth  and  sies, 
He  gave  their  prince  a  fatal  blow. 
And  triumph'd  o'er  the  powers  below.] 

9K7>       Hymn  9.     B.  1.     CM.      ^ 
'^^  *  5         Colchester,  St.  Martins. 

The  promises  of  the  CGvena?it  of  grace, 

1  "B"N  vain  we  lavish  out  our  lives 

i_  To  gather  empty  wind : 
I'he  choicest  bltE^ings  earlh  Q.\n  yield 
Will  starve  a  hungry  mind. 

2  Come,  and  the  Lord  shall  feed  our  souls 

With   more  substantial   meat, 
With  such   as  saints  in   glory   love, 
With  such  as   angels  eat. 

3  Our  God    will  every   want   supply, 

And  fill  cur   hearts  with    peace ; 
He  gives  by  covenant  and  by  oatli 

Tlie  liches  of  his  grace. 
4Come,and  he'll  cleanse  our  spotted  souls 
And  wash  away   our  stains, 
In  the  dear  fountain    that  his  Son 
Pour'd  from  the  dying  veins. 

5  [Our  guilt  shall  vanish  all  away 

Though  bUcJc  as  hell  before;' 


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Our  sins  shall  sink  beneath  the  sea, 
And  shall  be  found  no  nnore. 

6  And  lest  pollution  should  o'erspread 

Our  inward  powers  again, 
His  Spirit  shall   bedew   our  souls, 
Like   purifying   rain.] 

7  Our  heart,  that  flinty,  stubboi'n  thing, 

That  terrors  cannot  niove, 
That  fears  no  thveat'-iings  of  his  wrath. 
Shall  be  dissolv'd  by  love. 

8  Or  he  can   take  the  flint  away. 

That  would   not  be  refinVJ ; 
And,  from  the  treasu^'es  of  his  grace. 
Bestow   a   softer  mind. 

9  There  shall  his  sacred  Spirit  dwell, 

And  deep  engrave  his  law ; 
And   every  motim  of  our  souls 
To  swift   obedience  draw. 

10  Thus  will  h/.  pour  salvation  down, 
And  we  shall  render  praise ; 

We   the  dear  people  of  his  love. 

And  he  our  God  of  gr.  ce. 
9kq>    Hymn  15.     B.  1.     L.  M.        «> 
^*^^  i      Green's  Hundredth,  Bath. 

Our  oten  iveaknfs/i ;  or,  Christ  our  strrngth* 
IT    f^T  me  but  hear  my  Saviour  say, 
JLi"  Strength  shall  be  eq  )aW  •  rby  day,'' 
Then  I  rejoice  in  deep  distress, 
Leaning  on  all  sufficient  grace. 

2  I  glory  in  infirmity, 

Thar  Christ's  own  power  may  rest  on  me  ; 
When  I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong, 
Grace  is  my  shield,  and  Christ  my  song* 

31  can  do  all  things,  or  can  bear 
All  sufferings,  if  my  Lord  be  there ; 
Sweet  pleasures  mingle  with  the  pains. 
While  his  left  hand  my  head  sustains. 

4  But  if  the  Lord  be  once  withdrawn,* 
And  we  attempt  the  work  alone. 
When  new  temptations  spring  and  rise, 
We  find  how  great  our  weakness  is. 

3  So  Samson,  when  his  hiir  was  lost, 
Met  the  Philistines  to  his  cost; 
Shook  his  vain  limbs  with  sad  surprise. 
Made  feeble  fight,  and  lost  his  eyes. 

9KQ>     Hymn  84.     B.  1.     L.  M.      « 

•^^^^  S  Ishngton,  Antigua. 

Salvation,  righteousness ^  and  strength  In  Christ. 

1  XEHOVAH  speaks,  let  Israel  hear, 
iJ    Let  all  the  earth  rejoice  and  fear, 
While   God's   eternal  Son  *proclaims 
His  sovereign  honours  and  his  names. 

2  "  I   am   the    Last,   and   I   the   First, 
"  The  Saviour  G  od,  and  God  the  Just  ; 
"There's  none  b  eside  pretends  to  shew 
*^Such  justice    and  salvation  too. 


3  [''  Ye  that  in  shades  of  darkness  dwell^ 
'•  Just  on  the  verge  of  death  and  hell^ 
'•'•  Look  up  to  me  from  distant  lands, 
''  Light,life,and  heaven  are  in  my  hands, 

4*'l    by  my   holy   name  have   sworn, 
"  Nor  shall   the  word  in   vain   return, 
"  To  me  shall  all  things  bend  the  knee^ 
''  And  every  tongue  shall  swear  to  me.j 

5 "  In   me   alone  shall    men  confess, 
''Lies  all  their  strength  and  righteousness: 
''  But  such   as  dare  despise  my  name, 
"  I'll  clothe  them  with  eternal  shame. 

6  "  In  me,  the  Lord,  shall  all  the  seed 
'•  Of  Israel  from  their  sins  be  freed, 
"  And  by  their  shining  graces  prove 
"  Their  interest  in  my  pardoning  love,'' 

25Q>      Hymn  85.     B.  1.     S.  M.      ST 

S  Hopkins,  St.  Thomas, 

T/ie  same. 

1  npHE  Lord  on  high   proclaims 

JL    His  Godhead  from  his  throne  ; 
"Mercy  and  justice  are  the  nain^s 
**  By  which  I  will  be  known. 

2  *'  Ye  dying  souls,  that  sit 
'•'  In  dai  kness  and  distress, 

"  Look  from  the  borders  of  the  pit 
**  To  my  recovering  grace," 

3  SmJsers  shall  hear  the  sound  j 
The:r  thankful  trngues  shall  own 

'^Otirnghteousnesffand  strength  is  foun»l 
"In  thee,  the  Lord,  alone." 

4  In  thee  shall  Israel  trust, 

**  And  see  their  guilt  forgiven  ; 

God  will  pronounce  the  sinners  just,. 

And  take  the  saints  to  heaven. 

25^7     Hymn  87.     B.  1.     L.  M.      2Sl« 
)  Antigua,  Gloucester. 

God  divells  with  the  humble  and  penitent. 
irpBUS  salth  the  High  and  Lofty  One, 
X   "I   sit  upon   my  holy   throne  ; 
''  My  name  is   God,   I  dwell   on  high, 
'^  Dwell  in   my   own  eternity. 

2  *^'  But  I    descend  to  worlds   below, 
*'  On    earth  I    have  a  mansion  too ; 
"  The   huiTible  spirit  and   contrite 

''  Is   an   abode   of  my   delight.  , 

3  *'  The  humble  soul  my  words  revive  ^ 
"  I   bid   the    mourning  sinner  live  ; 

"  Heal  all  the  broken   hearts   I   find, 
"And   ease   the  sorrows   of  the  mind. 

4  [*' When  I  contend  against  their  sin, 
^"•1  make  them  knowhow  vil?  they've  been; 
'' But  should  my  wrath  forever -smoke, 
*'  Their  souls  would   sink  beneath  my 

stroke*" 


262,  263,  264 


SCRIPTURE  PROMISES, 


265 


5  O  may  thy  pardoning  grace  be  nigh, 
Lejst  we  should  faint,  despair,  and  die  ! 
Thus  sliajl  our  better  thoughts  approve 
The  methods  of  thy  chastening  love.] 


262  ( 


Hymx  125.    B.  1.     CM.    a 
Braintree,  Barby. 

Chrisf^t  compassion  to  the  weak  and  tempted. 

1  "^"irrrH  jny  we  meditate  the  grace 

■VT     Of  our  High-Priest  aboA'e ; 
Hit»  heart   is  made  ctf  tenderness, 
His  bowels  melt -with  iove. 

.2Tcuch'd  with   a  sympathy  within, 
He  knows  owv  feeble  frame ; 
He  knows  what  sore  temptations  mean, 

For  he  has  feJt  the   same. 
j3  But  spotless,  innocent   and  pure 
The   great  Redeemer   .stood, 
While  Satan's  fiery,  darts   he  bore, 
tAnd  did   resist   to  blcod. 
4  He   in   the   days  of  feeble  flesh 
Poured   out  his  crivs   and  tears, 
And  in  his  measure  feels  afi-esh 
What   every   member  bears. 
6  [He'li  never  quench  the  smokhig  flax, 

But  raise  it  to  a  flame; 
lire  bruised  reed  he   never  breaks, 
Nor  scorns  the  meanest  name.] 
6  Then  let  our  hiimble  faith  address 
Hi^   mercy  and  his  power; 
We  fchalK  obtain  delivering  grace 
In  thcL  distressing  hour. 

Of;o>     H¥Mn'138.     B.  1.     CM.    « 
'^"'^  5  London,  Abridge. 

Saints  in  the  hand  of  Christ. 
ITj^IRM  as  the  earth  thy  gospel  stands, 
X;    My  Lord,  my  hope,  my  trust; 
If  I  a  til  found  in  Jesus'   hands, 
My   soul  can  ne'er   be   lost. 

2  His  hon(5ur  is  engag'd  to  save 

The  meanest  of  his  sheep; 
All  that  his  heavenly  Father  gave, 
His  hands  securely  keep. 

3  Nor  death  nor  hell  siiall  e'er  remove 

His  favourites  from    hJb  breast; 
In  the   dear   bosom   of  his  love*- 
They   must  forever  rest. 

.^aAl  Psalm  119.  10th  Part.  C.  M.  b 

'^"^  5  St.  Martins,  Carolina. 

Pitading  the  /iromises. 
Verse  38,  40. 

JfOEHOLDihyvvaidiig  servant,  Lord, 
.O   Devoted   to  thy   fe:r; 
Remember  and  coidirm  thy  word, 
Fcr  all  my  hopes  are  there. 


Vevse  41,  58,  1«7. 

2  Hast  thou   not  sent  salvntion   down, 

And  promis'd  quickeniiig  grace  .> 
Doth  not  my  lieart^t-ldress  thy  throne? 
And  yet   thy    love  delays. 

Verse  123,  42. 

3  Mine  eyes  for  thy    salvation  fail ; 

O  b«^r   thy   servant  up  i 
Nor  let  the   scoffing   lips   prevail. 
Who  dare   reproach   my   hope. 

Verse  4^,  74. 

4Didst  thou  not  raise  my  faith,  O  Lord  ^ 

Then  let  thy   truth  appear : 
Saints   shall   rejoice  in  my   reward, 
And   trust,   as  well  as  fear. 


265  J 


Hymint  69.     B.  2.     C  M.      « 

>  Arlington,  Christmas. 

Thefaithfubiei^sofGod  in  his  firomises. 

1['0  EGIN,  my  tongue,  some  heaven- 
J3       ly  theme. 

And  speak  some   boundless  thing, 
Tlfe  mighty  works,  or  mightier  name 
Of  our  eternal  Kmj.^. 

2  Tell   of  his  wondrous  faithfulness. 

And  sound    his  power  abroad  ; 
Sing  the  sweet  promise  of  his  grace, 
Auii  the  performing  God. 

3  Proclaim  sa/x'cr/o72  from  the  Lord^ 

For  ivretchedy  dying  men  ; 
His  hand  has  writ  the  sacred  word 
With  an  immortal  pen. 

4Engrav'd  as  in   eternal  brass 
Tiie  mighty  promise   shines; 
Nor  can  the  |>owers  of  darkness  raze 
Those  everlasting  lines.] 
5[He  that  can  dash  whole  worlds  to  death, 
And  make    them  when  he  please ; 
He  speaks — and  that  almighty  breath 
Fulfils  his  great  decrets. 

6  His  very  word  of  grace  is  strong, 
:  As  that  which  built  the   skies ; 

The  voice  that  rolls  the   stars  along 
Speaks  all  the  promises. 

7  He  said,  Let  the  wide  heaven  be  sfiread. 

And  heav'n  was  stretch'd  abroad  ; 
Abrah^nu^ni  be  thy   God,   he  said, 
.  And  he  was  Abrah'm's  God. 

8  p,  might  I  hear  thine  beavenlv  tongue 

But  whisper.    Thou   art   mine ! 
Those  gentle  words  should  raise  my  song 
To  notes  almost  divine. 

9  How  would  my  leaping  heart  rejoice. 

And  think  my  heaven   secure ! 
I  trust  the  all-creaiing  voice. 
And  fuith  desires  no  more.] 


rNFLUE?TCES  AND  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 


^^^  $  Islington,  Portugal. 

The  truth  of  God  the  firomiser  ;  or^  the 
firo7mses  are  our  security. 

inrjRAlSE,  everlasting  praise  be  paid  . 
Jl  ToHiin  who  earth''s  foundations  laid: 
Praise  to  the  God  whose  strong  decrees 
Sway  the  creation  as  he  please. 

2  Praise  to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
Who  rules  his  people  by  his  word  ; 
And  there,  as  strong  as  his  decrees, 
He    sets   his   kindest   promises, 

3  Firm  are  the  words  his  prophets  gh'e  'r 
Sweet  words, on  which  his  children  live; 
Each  of  them  is  the  voice  of  God, 
Who  spoke,and  spread  the  skies  abroad. 

4  Each  of  them  powerful  as  that  sound 
Hiat  bid  the  new-made  world  go  round: 
And  stronger  than  the  solid  pole*, 
On  which  the  wheel  of  nature  rolls.] 

SWhence  then  should  doubts  and  fears  arise? 
Why  trickling  sorrows  drown  our  eyes? 
Slowly,  alas !    our  mind  receives 
The  comforts  that  our  Maker  gives. 

6  O,  for  a  strong,  a  lasting  fuith 

To  credit  what  the  Almighty  saith  ! 
To  embrace  the  message  of  hiS  Son, 
And  call  the  joys  of  heaven  our  own. 

7  Then,should  the  earth's  old  pillars  shake, 
And  all  the  wheels  of  nature  break  ; 
Our  steady  souls  would  fear  no  more 
Than  solid  rocks,  when  billows  roar. 

8  Our  everlasting  hopes   arise 
Above    the   ruinable  skies,, 
W^here  the   eternal   Builder   reigns, 
And  his  own  courts  his  power  sustains. 

www 

INFLUENCES  AND  GRACES 
OF  THE  SPIRIT. 

9^7  ;     Hymn  144:     B.  2.     L.  M.    & 
^^;  S    Green's    Hundredth,   Bath. 
The  effusion  of  the  Sjiirzi  ;  or,  the  suc- 
cess of  the  gospel. 
Il^REAT  was  the  day,   the  joy   was 

\JK         great, 

When  the  divine  disciples  met; 

While  on  their  heads  the  Spirit  came. 

And  sat  like  tongues  of  cloven  flame 
2  What  gifts,  what  miracles  he  gave  I 

And  power  to  kill,  and  power  to  save  : 

Furnish'd  their  tongues  with  wondrous 
words. 

Instead  of  shields,  and  spears,  and  swords. 

3Thusarm'd,  he  sertt  ihe  champions  forth, 
From  east  to  west,  from  south  to  ncrtb: 
K  2 


268, '269^ 


268  ( 


Go  !  and  assert  your  Saviour's  cause  ; 
Go  I  spread  the  mystery  of  his  cross. 

4  These  weapons  of  the  holy  war. 
Of  what  almighty  force  they  are, 

To  make  our  stubborn  passions  bow, 
And  lay  the  proudest  rebel  low  ! 

5  Nations,  the  learned  and  the  rude. 
Are  by  these  heavenly  arms  subelu'd  ; 
While    Satan    rages   at   his  loss, 
And  hates  the  doctrine  of  the  cross. 

6  Great  King  of  grace,  my  heart  subdue  t 
I   would    be  led   in    triumph    too, 

A  willing  captive   to   my    Lord, 
And  sing  the  victories  ©f  his  word. 

FAITH. 
Hymn  140.     B.  1.    C.  IVT.     U 

St.  Asaphs,  St.  Martins. 
A  living  and  a  di  ad  faith.     Collected 

from  several  scrifitures. 
II^ISTAKEN  souls:    that  dream  of 
jLTJL        heaven. 

And    make   their  empty   boast 
Of  inward  joys,   and   sins   forgiven. 
While  they    are  slaves   to   lust. 
2  Vain   are    our  fancies,  airy  flights. 
If  faith   be    cold   and    dead ; 
None   but  a  living  power  unites 
To  Christy  the  living    head. 
3^'Tis  faith  that  changes  all  the  heart, 
'1'is  faith  that  works  by   love ; 
That   bids   all    sinful  joys   depart, 
And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 

4  'Tis  faith  that  conquers  earth  and  helj 

^y    a  celestial    power ; 
This   is  the   grace   that    shall    prevail 
In    the   decisive   hour. 

5  [Faith   must  obey  her  Father's  will,  ?, 

As    well   as   trust   his   grace ; 
A   pardoning  God    is  jealous  still 
For   his   own   holiness. 

6  When  from  the  curse  he  sets  us  freej 

He   makes   our   natures    clean. 
Nor   would   he   send  his   Son  lo  be 
The   minister  of  sin.. 

7  His,  Spirit  purifies   our  frame. 

And    5.eals  our  peace  with   God; 
Jesus    and   his   salvation    came 
By  water  and  by  blood. j 

2£-Q;HyMNH2.     B.  1.     CM.      « 
•^^     J  Swauwick,  Mear. 

the  brazeii  xrfit  nt;  or  looki>  g  toJesus^ 
I   OO  did  Ihe  Hebrew  prophet  raise 

lO    The    brazen   serpent  high  ; 
1  he  wounded    felt  iiaiwediate    ease^ 
The  camp  forbore  to  die-. 


-270,  S7i        INFLUENCES  AND  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 

272^ 


272,2/3,274 


2  "  Look   upward  ,m   the    dyin^   hour, 

**  And  live,"  the  prophet  cries  ; 

But   Christ  performs   a    nobler   cure, 

When  faith  lifts   up   her   eyes. 

8  High  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung ; 
High  in  the  heavens  he  reigns: 
Here  sinners,  by  the  old  serpent  stung, 
Ldok,  and  forget  their  pains. 
4  When   God's  own   Son   is   lifted  up^ 
A  dying  world  revives; 
The   Jew  beholds    the   glorious   hope. 
The  expiring   Gentile   lives. 


270 


Hymn  142.    B.  2.    S.  M.      » 
St.   Thamas,    Dover. 

J^''aith  in  C{irist  our  nacrifice. 

1  IWrOT  all  the  blood  of  beasts, 
J3I  On  Jewish  aitars  siain, 

Couki  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace. 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  But  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb, 
Takes  all  our  sins  awayj 

A  sacrifice  of  nobl'-F  name 
And  richer  bloc:!  than, they. 

3  My   faith   would  lay   her  hand 
On  that  dt  ar  head  of  thine, 

VVliile  like  a   penitent  I  stand, 
And  there  confess  nvy   sin. 

4  My  soul  l;»oks  back   ta  see 
The  burdens  thou,  didst  !)ear» 

When  hanging  on   the  cursed  tree, 
And  hopes  her  guilt  was  tlierc. 

5  Believing,  we  rejoice 

To  see  the  curse  remove; 
We  bless  the  Lamb  with  ch'^erful  voice, 
And  sing  his  bleeding  love. 


371] 


Hymn  100.    B  1.    L.  M.    ^ 
Islington,  Bath* 

Believe  and  be  aaved. 
1"T^0T  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men 

kS  Did  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  appear; 

?Io    weapons   in   his   hands   are    seen, 
'  No   flaming  sword,  nor  thunder  there. 

2  Svich   was   the   pity    of  our  God, 
He  lov'd  the  race   of  man  so   well, 
He  sent  his  Son  to  bear    owr   load 
Of  sins,  and  save  our  souls  from  hell. 

3  Sinners,   believe  the   Saviour's  woid, 
Trust  in  his   mighty  name,  and   live  ; 

^  A    thousand   joys   his  lips   afford, 
His  hands  a  thousand  blessings  give.. 

4  But   vengeance   and   damnation  lies 
On  rtbels   who   refuse  the  grace ; 
Who   God's  eternal  Sou  despise, 
T^^  hottest  heli  shall  be  \heir  place. 


Hyw.v  125.     B.  2.    L.  M.    2& 

All  Saints,  Wells. 
Faith  and  repentance^  unbelief  and  impenitence. 

1  J  IFE  and  immortal  joys  are  given 
JLJTo  souls  that  mourn  the  sins  they'  ve 

done ; 
Children  of  wrath  made  heirs  of  heaveri, 
By   faith    in   God's   eternal  Son. 

2  Wo  to   the  wretch    that   never  felt 
The   inward    pangs   of  pious   grief, 
But  adds  to    all    his    crying  guilt 
The   stubborn  sin   of  unbelief. 

3  The   law  condemns   the   rebel  dead, 
Under   the  wrath   of  God    he    lies  : 
He  seals  th«  curse    on  his  own  head  ; 
And    with  a  double    vengeance   dies. 

2737      H^MN  120.     B.  1.     CM.    jjg 

3  Christmas,    Rochester. 

Faif.fi   f]f  things  unseen. 

1  Tj^AI  I'H  is   the  brightest   evklence 
X     Of  thi!)ji,s  beyond  our  sight, 
bteaks  through  the  clouds  of  flesh  and 

sense. 
And  dwells  in  heavenly  light. 

2  It   sets  times  past  in  preseirt  view, 

Brings  distant  prospects  home, 
Of  things  a  thousand  years  ago. 
Or  thousand  years  to  come. 

3By  faith  we  know  the  worlds  were  made 
fiy  God's   almighty  word ; 
Abrah'm,  to  u.  known  countries  led, 
By  faith  obey'd  the   Lord. 

4  He  sought  a  city,  fair  and  high, 

Built  by   the  eternal   hands ; 
And  faith  assures  us,  though  we  die, 
That  heavenly  building  stands. 

.»74  >     Hymn  129.    B.  2.    L.  M,     W 
^*^S  Nantwich,  Italy. 

We  walk  by  faiths  not  by  sight, 

I'nj^IS   by    the  faith  of  joys  to  come, 

^  We  walk  thro'  desarts  dark  as  night; 

Till   v;e  arrive   at   heaven,  our  home. 

Faith   is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light. 

2  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies. 
She   makes   the  pearly  gates   appear : 
Far  into  distant   worlds   she   pries, 
And    brings  eternal  glories  near. 

3  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desart  through, 
While  faith  inspires  a  heavenly  ray, 
Though  lions  roar,  and  tempests  blow. 
And  rocks  and   dangers   fill  the  way. 

4  60.  Abrah'm,  by   divine  command, 
Left  his  own  house  to  walk  with  God  ;, 
His  faith   beheld  the   promis'd  land, 
And  6red  his  zeal  along  th«  to^^-^ 


275,  270 

275] 


Hymn  162.     B.  2.    C.  M. 
St.  Davids,  St.  Asaphs, 
Meditation  of  heaven  ;   ovy  the  joy  of  faith 


PEAR  AND  HOPE. 
B.  2.    C.  M.    * 


1 A/J  Y  thoughts  surmount  these  lower 
irl.  /\nd  look  within  the  veil ;  [skies. 
There  springs  of  endless  pleasure  rise. 
The  Waters  never  fail. 

2  There  I  behold,  with  sweet  delight, 

The  blessed  Three  i a  One  ; 
And    strong  affections  fix  my   sight 
On   God's  incarnate  Son. 

3  His  promise  stands  forever  firm, 

His   grace  shall  ne'ei  depart; 
He  binds  my  name  upon  his  arm, 
And  seals  it  on  his  heart. 

4  Light  are  the  pains  that  nature  brings; 

How  short  our  sorrows  are, 
When   with  eternal   future  things 
The  present  we  compare ! 

5  I  would  not  be  a  stranger  still 

To  that  celestial   place, 
Where  1  forever  hope  to  dwell. 
Near  my  Redeemer's  face. 


276  ( 


Hymn  14.     B.  1.     L.  M.      » 
Truro,   Portugal. 

The  triumfih  of  faith  ;  or,  Christ^s  un- 

cJiangeahle  love. 
iTy  rIO  shall  the  Lord's  elect  condemn? 
'Tis  God  that  justifies  their  souls  ; 
And    mercj'^,  like    a  mighty  stream, 
O'er   all   their   sins   divinely   rolls. 

2  Who  shall  adjudge  the  saints  to  hell  ?  i 
'Tis  Christ  that  suffer'd  in  their  stead  ; ! 
And,    tlie   salvation  to   fulfil, 

Behold  him   rising  from  the   dead!      I 

3  He  lives!  he  lives i  and  sits  above,  j 
Forever   interceding   there : 

Who  shall   divide   us   from    his  love. 
Or   what   should   tempt  us  to  despair? 

4  Shall   persecution,  or  distress, 
Famine,   or  sword,   or   nakedness? 
He  that  hath  lov'd  us  bears  us  through, 
And  makes  us  more  than  conquerors  too 

6  Faith  hath   an  overcoming  power; 
It   triumphs   in   the  dying  hour ; 
Christ   is  our  life,    our  joy,  our  hope. 
Nor   can   we   sink   with  such  a  prop. 

6  Not  all  that  men  on  earth  can  do. 
Nor  powers  on  high,  nor  powers  below, , 
Shall   cause   his  mercy   to   remove, 
Or  w«au  9ttx  h$itf  t»  &<?»  Christ  Qur  Iwe.  I 


277,  sra 

FEAR  AND  HOPE. 

277  X  Ps^'-M  ^  ^^'  ^^^^  ^^^^'  ^'^^     ^ 
"*  *  *  5         Canterbury,  Wantage. 

Holyfcar^and  lendemeas  of  confidence, 

Ver.  10. 

iX^/rrH  my  whoie  heart  I've  sought 
▼  f    O  let  me  never  stray  [thy  face, 
F»  jiu  thy  command.^,  O  Gwd  of  g;ace. 
Nor  tread  the  siunci's  way! 

Ver.  II. 

2  Thy  word  I've  iiid  vviihin  my  heart,. 

To  keep  my  coiiscieuce  clean, 
And  be  an  everlasting  guard 
From  every  rising  sin. 

Ver.  63,  53,  158. 

3  I'm  a  companiua  of  the  saints. 

Who  tear  and  love  the  Lord  : 
My  sorrows  rise,  my  nature  faints. 
When  men  truMSgress  thy  word. 

Ver.  161,  163. 

4  While  simiers  do  thy  gospel  wrong. 

My  spirit  stands  in  awe : 
My  soul  abhors  a  lying  to.igae, 
But  loves  tiiy  righteous  law. 

Ver.  161, 120. 

5  My  heart  with  s  icred  reverence  hears 

The  tfireateniiigs  of  thy  word  ; 
My  flesh  with  h(;ly  trembling  fears 
The  judgraenls  of  the  Lord. 

Ver.  166, 174. 

6  My  God,  I  long,  t  nope,  I  wait 

For   thy   salvation  still; 
While  thy  whole  law  is  my  delight, 
Add  I  obey  thy  will. 

.270  >  Psalm  42.  1st  Part.  CM.  «orb 
'**     3  S\vanwick,  Barby. 

Desertion  and  hofie  ;  or^  comfilaint  of 
absence  from  fiublic  worshifi . 

1  ^)in^ITH  earnest  longings  of  the  mind, 

Tf    My  God;  to  th-e  I  look; 
So  pants  the  hunted  hart  to  find 
And  taste  the  cooling  brook. 

2  When  shall  I  see  thy  courts  of  grace. 

And  meet  n)y  God  again  ? 
So  long  an   absence  from  thy  face 
My  heart  endures  with   pain. 

3  Temptations  vex    my  weary  souly 

And  tears  are  my   repast; 
The  foe  insahs   witiiout  control, 
**  And  Where's  your  God  at  last?*' 

4  'Tis  with  a  :irafnirnful  pleasure  now 

1  think  on  ancient  days  ; 
Then  to  thy  house  did  numbers  go. 
And  all  our  work  was  praise. 

5  But  why,  my  scul,  sunk  down  *o  far 

Beneath  this  heavy  load.^ 
Why  do  my  tuoughts  indulge  despaii*, 
An4  sin  against  my  Gc<i^ 


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'1^ 


6  Hope  in  the  Lord.whose  mighty  hand 

Can  all  thy  woes  remove: 
For  I   bhall  yet   bef  ae  him  stand, 

Aiid  sing  restoring   love. 
<)7q7      Psal.>i42.    2(1  Part.    L.  M.  2& 
'^'^  j  Poitngal,  Hath. 

Mtlancholy   ihoaghtH   rt/iroved;    oty 
ho/ie  in  uffiicLion. 
Y   spirit  sinks  within  me,  Lord, 
But  1  will  call  thy  name  to  mind, 
And    linjes  ol   pa?t  distress  record, 
When  I  have  found  my  God  was  kind. 

2  Hugfc  troubles,  with  tumuhnocs  noise. 
Swell  like  a  sea,  and  round  me  spread ; 
Thy  Hater-spouts  diowu  all  my  joys. 
And  rising   waves  roll   o'er   my    head. 

3  Yet  will   the   Lord  command   his  love 
When   I    address  his   throne   by    day ; 
Nor  in   the   night  his  grace   remove  ; 
The  night  shall  hear  me  sing  and  pray. 

4I"'ll  cast  raystif  before    his   feet. 
And  say,  **•  My  God,  my  heavenly  rock! 
*'V/hy   doth    thy  love    so    long   forget 
*'Thesoui  that  giO.instKrneath  thy  stroke." 

5  Pil  chide  my  heart  that  sinks  so  low, 
Why  should  my  soul  indulge  her  grief? 
Hope  in  the  Lord,  and  piaisehim  too: 
He    is   my   rest,   my  sure  relief. 

6  Thy  light  and  truth  shall  guide  me  still; 
Thy  word  sJiail  my  best  thoughts  employ, 
And    lead  me   to   thine   holy  hill^ 
jVIy   God,   my    most   exceeding  joy  I 

9Q/^  >  Psalm  77.     1ft  Part.    C.  M.    b 

^  i  Durl  am,   Uundee. 

Mclutichhlu  u^:6uiuting,  unci  /lo/ic fire- 

V  ailing. 
inno  <^  od  I  cry'd  with  mournful  voice, 
Si      ;    st^ughi  I'is  grucious  tar, 
In   ihe  ?-ad   day  v/heu  troubles  rose, 
And  fiii'd  tht  ni,.ht  with  fear. 

2  Sad  were  my   days,  and  dark   my 

My  soul  retus'd  relief;        [nigh'-.-, 
I  iiiuught  (Ml  God,  the  )Ubt  aiid  wist, 
but  liioughts  incieah*d  my  grief 

3  Still  1  complau'd,  and  still  opf/Vess'd, 

My   hci  If    be^;an  to  break  : 
My  (iod,  ti\y  wraih  foU)ade  n>y  rest, 
Aijd   k<  pi  mine  eyes  awake. 

4  ^jy   ''V(  rwhelming  sorrows  grew 

'1  ill  1  'I'.ould  spcik  no  more  ; 
Then   1  wrr.Uin  myself  witlidrtw. 
And  call'd  thy  judgnjents  o'er. 

5 1  caji'd  hack  years  and  ?r  deni  times. 
VViicn   1  beheld  thy  face; 
Mj   spirit  se  .rcli'cl  f v  i  secret  crimes, 
Tliiil  mjgiit  withhyid  thy  grace. 


6  I  caird  thy  mercies  to  my  mind^ 
Which  I  enjoy'd  before: 

And  will  the  L<.rd  no  more  be  kind? 
His  face  appear  no  more  j* 

7  Will  he  forever  cast   me  off? 

His  pionuse  ever  fad.^ 
Hath   he  forgot  his  tender  love? 
Shall  anger  still  prevail? 

8  But  I  forbid  this  hope 'ess  thought, 

This  dark,  despairing  frame, 
Remembering   what  thy  liand  hath 
wrought; 
Thy  hand  is  still  the  same. 

9  I'll  think  again  of  all    thy  ways, 

And  tilk   thy  wonders  o'er;^ 
Thy  wonders  of  recovering  grace, 
When  flesh  comd  hope  no-  more. 

10  Grace  dwells  with  justice  on  the  throne;. 
And  men  that  love  thy  word, 

Have  in   thy  sanctuary   known 
The  counsels  of  the  Lord. 

98 i  ^         Psalm  3.     C.  M.  8 

'^^^5  Irish,  Abridge. 

Doubts  and  fears  sufifireased  ;  or,  God 
our  dcji-nce  from  ain  and  Saian. 

l"]ik/|  Y  God, how  many  are  my  fears! 
JlTJL  How  fast  my  foes  increase ! 
Cor\spiring  my  eternal  death. 
They  break  my  present  peace. 

2  The  lyitig  tempter  would  persuade 

The^re's  no  relief  in  heaven  ; 
And  all  my  swelling  sins  appear 
Too  big  to  be  forgiven. 

3  But  thou,  my  glory  and  my  strength, 

Sliali   on  the  tempter  tread, 
Shalt  silerxc  all  ny  threatening  guilf. 
And   raise  my  drooping  head. 

4  [I  cry'd ;   and  from  his  holy  hill 

He  bow'd  a   listening  ear  ; 
I  c'ill'd  my    Father  and   my  God, 
And  he   subdu'd  my   fear. 

5  He  shed  soft  slumbers  on  mine  eyes. 

In   ispite   of  all  my    foes; 
I  'wokCj  aiid  wonder'd  at  the  grace^. 
That  guarded   my  repose.] 

6  What  though  the  hosts  of  death  and 

All  arm'd  against  me  stood!      [hell 
Terrors  liO  more  shall  .shake  my  soul ; 
My  refuge  is  my  G:d 

7  Arise,  O  Lord,  fu'fil  thy  grace, 

V^  hJle  I  thy   ghry  sing: 
My  God  hath  broke  the  serpent's  teelK, 
Apd  death  has  lost  his  sung. 


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HUMILITY.. ..JOY  AND  REJOICING. 


^io;j,    )iiii 


SSilvation  to  the  Lord  belongs; 
His  arm   alone   can  save; 
Blessings   attend   thy   people  here. 
And  reacii  bcyoiid  the  grave. 

HUMILITY. 
f^Qr>)     HymxV  131.    B.  1.    L.  M.       & 

"^^■^  I      CdStle  Street,  All  Saints. 
T/ie  fi/iarisee  and  fiubiican. 

lITJEflOLD  how  sinners  disagree, 
_ijl   Thq  piibhcan  and  pharisee  ; 
One  doth  his  righteousness  proclaim  ; 
The  other  owns  his  guilt  and  shame. 

2  This  man  at  humble  distance  stands, 
And  cries  for  grace  with  lifted  hands  : 
That,  boldly  rises  near  the  throne, 
And  talks  of  duties  he  has  done. 

3The  Lord  their  di/Feren<  languageknows. 
And   different   answers    he    bestows; 
The  humble  soul  with  grace  he  crowns, 
"While   on  the  proud   his  anger  frowns. 

4  Dear  Father,   let  me   never  be 
Join'd    with   the    boasting  pharisee ; 
I  have    no    merits    of  my    own. 
But  plead   the   sufferings  of  thy  Son. 

)        Psalm  131.     C.  M.  b 

)  Plymouth,  Mear, 

Humility  and  submission. 
IT'S  there   ambiiion    in   my  heart? 
X  Sea  ch,  gracious   Go;',  and  see; 
Or  d*y  I  act  a  haughty  pan  ? 
Lord,  I  appeal  to  thee. 

charge  my  tiioughts,    be  humble 
And  ad  my  carnage  mild  ;       [stiil. 
Content,   my  Father,  with  thy    will, 
Aad  quiet   as  a  child. 

3  The  patient  soul,  the  lowly  mind 

Shall  have   a   larj^e  reward  : 
Lft  saints  in   sorrow  lie   re  ign'd 
And  t'ust  a   fcuttiful  Lord. 


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284} 


JOY  AND   REJOICING. 

P.'.ALM  18.    3d  Part.    L.  M.  » 
Antigua,  Italy. 
Rfjoicbif;  in  God;  or,  salvation  and  triumph. 

1  TUST  are  thy  ways, and  true  thy  word, 
•f    Great  Rock  of  my  secure  abode  ; 
Who    is    a   God,    beside   the    Lord  ? 
Or   Where's    a   refuse  like   our   God  ? 

2 'Tis  he  that  girds  me  with  his  might, 
Gives  me  his  holy  sword  to  wield  ; 
And,  while  with  sin  and  hell  I  fight, 
Spreads    his  salvation   for   my   shield. 

3  He    lives,    (and    blessed  be  my  Rock) 
The    God    of  my   salvation   lives: 
The    dark   designs    of  hell   he   broke  : 
Sweet  is  the  peace  my  Father  ^ves. 


4  Before   the  scoffers    of  the  age 

I    AviJl    exalt  my    Father's    name ; 
Nor    tremble  at    their  mighty   rage, 
But  meet  reproach,  aud  bear  the  shame. 

5  To    David   and   his    royal  seed 
I'hy    grace   forever   shall    extend  ; 

Thy  love  to  saints,  in  Christ  their  head. 
Knows  not  a    limit,   nor  an    end. 

9qk7      Hvmn  57.     B  2.     L.  M.       ^ 

"^^^l         Eaton,  All  Saints. 

The  pleasures  of  a  good  conscience. 

1  "I"  ORD,  how  secure  and  blest  are  they 
MJi  Who  feel  the  joys  of  pardon'd  ^in  ! 
Should  storms  of  wrath  shalie  earth  and 

sea, 
Their  njinds  have  heaven  and   peace" 
within. 

2  The  day  glides  sweetly  o'er  their  heads, 
Made   up  of  innocence  and    love  ; 
And   soft   and   silent    as   the   shades, 
Their   nightly  minutes   gently  move. 

3[Quickas  their  thoughts  their  joys  come 
But  tly  not'  half  so  fast  away  !  [on, 
Their  soujs  are  ever  bright  as  noon, 
And   calm   as    summer   evening-^   be. 

4  How  oft  they  look  to  th'  heavenly  hills, 
Where  groves  of  living  pleasure  grow  ! 
And  longitig  hopes  and  cheerlui  -aiil&s 
Sit   undisturbM    upon    th-rir    brow.] 

5  They  scorn  to  seek  our  golden  toys  ; 
But  spend  the  day,  and  share  the  night 
In    numbering    o^er   the   richer  jo",  s, 

1  hat  heaven  prepares  for  their  delight. 

6  While    wretched   we,  like  worms  und 

nicies, 
Lie   grov'ling   in    the    dust    below: 
Almighty   grace,   renew  our  souls, 
And    weMi  a?pire  to   glory  too. 

286  J      Hymn  73.     B.  2.     CM.      « 

\      Braiatree,  Hymn  Second. 
Doubts  scattered ;  or,  spiritual  joys  restored. 

ITjENl.E  tV  in  luy  sout,sad  thoughts, 
SjL        be   gone, 

And   leave  me  to  my  jo>s; 
i\L  tnigiie  shall  triurnpii  in  mj  God, 
And    make   a  joyful    nuise. 
SDarkness  and  doubts  had  veii'd  my  mind, 

And  d  uwa'il  my    heaa  >•    tears, 
Tid  S'.vert  ign  grac«-',witiii  shini  ig  rays, 
Dispel'd   my   gloomy   fears. 

3  O  !  what  inur.ort  1  joy.s  i  felt, . 
And   raptures   all   ('ivine — 
When  Jesus   t')ld   n  e — /  ivaa  his^ 
Atid  my  Beloved,   7nme> 


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289 


4  In  vain  the  tempter  frights  my  soul, 
And  breaks  nny  peace  in   vain  ; 
One  glimpse,  dear  Saviour,  of  thy  face, 
Revives  my  joys   again, 

OQ>yl     Hymn  59.    B.  2.    CM.      » 

"^^ '  5  Irish,   Arundel. 

Paradiije  on  earth. 

1  £^  LORY  to  God,who  walks  the  sky, 
Ijr  And  seiids  his  blessings  through  ; 

Wiio  tells  his  saints  of  joys  on  high, 
And  gives  a  taste  below. 

2  [Glory  to  God,  who  stoops  his  throne, 

That  dust  and    worms   may  nee't, 
And  brnigs  a  glimpse  of  glory  down 
Around  his  sacred  feet. 

SWhen  Cbrist,with  all  his  graces  crown'd, 
Sheds  his  kind  beams  abroad, 
*Tis  H  y(ung  heaven  on  earthly  ground, 
A'id  glory  in  the  bud. 

4  A   blooming  paradise  of  joy 

In  this  wild  desert  springs  ; 
And  every  sense  1  straight  eniplr,y 
On  sweet  celestial  thiiigs. 

5  White  lilies  all  around  appear, 

And  each  his  glory  shows! 
The  Rose  of  Sharon  blossoms  here, 
The   fairest  fiower  that  blows. 

6  Cheerful  I  fe:.st  on  heavenly   fruit. 

And   drink   the  pleasures  down ; 
Pleasures  that  flow  hard  by  the  foot 
Of  the  eternal  throne!] 

7  But  ah !   how   soon   my  joys  decay ; 

How  soon  my  sii  s  arise, 
And  snatch  the  heavenly  scene  away 
From  these  lamenting  *  yes  ! 

8  When  shnll  ibe  time,  dear  Jesus,when 

Thf    shining   day   appear, 
,That  I  shall  leave  those  ciouds  of  sin, 
And  guilt,  and  darkness   here  ? 

8  Up  to  the   fields  above  the   skies, 
My  hasty   feet  would   go ; 
There   everlasiing  flowers  arise. 
And   joys  nn  withe  ring   grow. 

QQQ  >     Hymn  SO.     B.  2     S.  M.      « 
'^^^  \    St.  Thombs,  Sih  er  Strt  et. 
He.avenh:  joy  on   earth. 

1  [^OME,  we  ihat  iove  the  Lord, 

\J  And  let  cur  joys  be   known, 
Join  ill   a     s;  ng  with   swett  accord, 
And   thus  surr(U:id  the  throne. 

2  The   sorrows  of  the  mind 
Be  baniih'd   from  the  place! 

Religion   never  was   design 'd 
To  make   our  pleasures  less.] 

Ltt    those   refuse   to   sing. 
That  never  knew   our  God ; 


But  favourites  of  the  heavenly  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroad. 

4  [The   God   that  rules  on  high; 
And  thunders  when  "he  please, 

That  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky^ 
And  manages  the  seas  ;] 

5  This  awful  God  is  our*s, 
Our  Father,  and    our  love; 

He  shall  send  down  his  heavenly  powers 
To  carry   us  above. 

6  There  we  shall  see  his  face. 
And  never,  never  sin  ; 

There,  from  ihe  rivers  of  his  grace, 
Drink  endlfss  pleasures  in. 

7  Yes,  and  before  we  rise 
To  that  immortal  state, 

The  thoughts  of  such  amazing  bliss. 
Should  constant  joys  create. 

8  [The  men  of  grace  have  found 
Glory   begun   below ; 

Celestial  f;uits  on   earthly   ground 
From  faith  and  hope   may  grow.] 

9  [The  hill   of  Sion  yields 

A  thousand  sacred   sweets, 
Befote  we  reach  the  heavenly  fields, 
Or  walk  the  golden   streets. 

10  Then   let  our  songs   abound, 

Av'.d  every   tear  be   dry  ; 
We're  marching  through  Immanuel's 
ground, 
To' fairer  worlds  on  h'gh  ] 


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KNOWLEDGE. 

Psalm  25.    2d  Part.   S.  M.     tt 
Sutton,   Froome. 
Divine  iJiHtrucfion. 
HEHE  shall  the  man  be  found, 
That  fears  t'  rffend  his  God  ; 
That  loves  the  gospel's  joyfui  scund, 
And  tremble's  at  the  rod  .'* 

>  The  Lord  shall  mnke  him  know 
I'he   secrets  «f  his  hi  art. 

The  wondei  s  of  his  covenant  show, 
And 'all  his  love  impart. 

5    The   denhngs  of  his  hand 
Are  truth   and   mercy   sttll, 

With  such  as  in  his  covenant  stand. 
And   love  to  do   his  will. 

i    Their  souls  shall  dwtll  at  ease 

Bt  f(  re  their  Maker's  face  : 
Their  seed  shall  taste  the  promises 
In  their  extensive  grace 


290,  291 


LIBERALITY. 


292,  293 


Psalm  119.  9th  Part.  CM  «J!4His  lips  abhor  to   talk  profane. 


2yU  J  Arundel,  Kingston,  Hymn  2d. 

Desire  of  knowledge  ;  or  ^  the  teachingn 

of  the  Spirit,  loith  the  word. 

Verse  64,  08,  18. 

1  rilHY  mercies  fii  I  the  earth,  O  Lord, 

JL    How   good  thy  works  appear! 
Open  mine  eyes  to  read  thy  word, 
And   see  thy  v/onders  there. 

Verse  73, 125. 

2  My  heart  was  fushioii'd  by  thy  hand, 

M>    service   is  thy   due ; 
O  make  thy  servant  understand 
The  duties  he  must  do. 

Verse  19. 

3  Since  I'm   a  stranger  here  below, 

Let  not  thy   path   be  hid ; 
But  m  irk  the  road  my  ft-^t  should  go, 
And   be  my  constant  guide. 

Vene  26. 

4  When  I  confess'd  my  wandering  ways, 

Thou  heard'st  my  soul  camplain ; 
Grant  me  the  teachings  of  thy  grace. 
Or  I   shall  stray  again. 

Vei  se  3.3,  34. 

5  If  God  to  me  his  statutes  show, 

And  heavenly   truth  impart, 
His   work   forever  I'll   pursue. 
His  law  sh  11   rule  my   heart. 

Verse  50,  71. 

6  This  was  my  comfort  when  I  bore 

Variety   of  grief; 
It  made  me  learn  thy  word  the  more, 
And  fly   to  that  relief. 

Verse  51. 

7  [In  vain  the  proud  deride  me  now  ; 

I'll   ne'er  forget  thy    law  ; 
Nor  let  that  blessed  gos{)el  go. 
Whence  all  my  ho[)es  I  draw. 

Verse  27,  171. 

5  When  I  have  learn'd  mv  Father's  will, 
I'll   teach   the  world  his   ways: 
My  thankfu'    )ips,  inspir'd  with  zenl, 
Shall  loud  pronounce  his  praise.] 


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LIBERALITY. 

Psalm  37.  2d  Part.  C.  M.    b 
Barby,  Carolina. 

Charity  to  the p»'>r  ;  or, religion  in  •wordu  and  deed?, 

1  \MrilY  do  the  wealthy  wicked  boast, 

f  ▼     And  grow   prof^fnely   bold? 
The  meanest  portion  of  the  just. 
Excels  the  sinner's  gold. 

2  The   wicked  borrows  of  his  friends, 

But  tie'er  designs  to  pay ; 
The   saint  is  merciful,   and  lends, 
Nnr  turns  the   poor  awity. 

3  His  alms  with  liberal  heart  he  gives 

Among  the  sons  of  need ; 
His  memory  to  long  ages   lives, 
And  blessed  is  his  seed. 


To  slander  or  defraud  ; 
His  ready   tongue  declares  to  men 
What  he  has  learnVl  of  God. 

5  The  law   and  gospel  of  the  Lord 

Deep   in  his  heart   abide ; 
Led  by  the  Spirit  and  the   \yord, 
His  feet  shall  never  slide. 

6  W  hen  sinners  fall,  the  righteous  stand, 

Preserv'd  from   every  snare ; 
They  shall  possess  the  promis'd  land, 
And  dwell  forever  there. 


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Psalm  4L     L.  M. 
Antigua,   Truro. 
Charity  to  the  poor;  or,  pity  to  the  afflicted. 


292 1 

Charity  _     _  ^ 

I]f>  LEST  is  rbe  man, whose  bowels  move, 
_13  And  melt  with  pity  to  the  poor  ; 
Whose   550ul    by    sympathizing  love. 
Feels  what   his   fellow  saints   endure. 

2  His   heart  contrives   for   their  relief 
More  good  than  his  own  hands  can  do; 
He  in  the  time   of  general  grief 
Shall   find    the    Lord   has   bowels   too. 

3  His   soul    shall  live   secure   on  earth, 
With  secret   blessings    on    his    head, 
Whendrought,and  pe£tilence,an'l  dearth 
Around   him   multiply    their   dead. 

4  Or,    if  he  languish   on    his    conch, 
God  wiil  pronounce  his   sins  forgiven, 
Will   save   him    with  a   healing  touch. 
Or  take    his   wilhng  soul    to   heaven. 

293?  PsALMl12.     L.  P.  M.       X 

\  St.  Hellens. 

Thrf  blrs^higH  yf  the  liberal  man, 

1  ''p  HAT  man  is  blest,  who  .stands  in  awe 

■*■    Of  God,  and  loves  his  sacred  law; 

His  sedf?  on  earth  shall  be  renown'd  ; 
His  house,  the  seat  of  wealth,  shall  be 
An   inexhausted  treasury, 

And  with  successive  honours  crown'd. 

2  His  liberal    favours   he    extends. 

To   some  he   give?,    to   oihers  lends?: 

A    generous  pity  fills    his    nijnd  : 
Yet  what  his   charity  impair?. 
He   saves   by    prudence   in  affairs. 
And    thus    he''5  just  to  all  mankind. 

3His  hands,  while  they  his  alms  bestow'd, 
His    glorj^g    future    harvest   sow'd : 

The  sweet  remembrance  of  the  just, 

Like   a   green  root,  revives  and   bears 

A    train    of  blessings   for   his  heirs. 

When   dying   nature   sleeps  in  dust. 

4  P.oset  with  threatening  dangers  round, 

UnmovM  shall  he  maintain  his  ground  ; 

Hi«  conscience  holds  his  courage  up  : 


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IXFLUENCKS  AND  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 


296.  297 


The  soul  that's  fillM  -vvllh  virtue's  light, 
Shines  brightest   in    tiflflictioirs    riigljl  ; 
And  sees  in  darknc-s  beams  of  hope. 
Pause. 

5  [111   tidings  never   cavi    surprise 

His   heart,  that  fix"'d    on  God    relie?, 

The  vt^aves  and  tempests  roar  around. 
Safe   on  a  rock  he   sits,  and    sees  "' 
The  shipwreck    of  his   enemies, 
^    fend  all  their  hope  and  glorv  drown'd  ^ 

6  The    wicked    shall    his  triumph   see, 
And    gnash   their  tefth  irj.  agony, 

To   find    their   expectations   crost ; 
They  and  their   envy,   pride  and  spite, 
Sink    dovi^n   to    everlastifig    night, 

And  all  their  nam^is  in  darkness  lost.] 

rtQ^)  Psalm  113.     ]..  M.  * 

/ibJl^  Truro,  Nantwich. 

The  hltsningfiofthefuoii.s  andcharitabh. 

I'ri^HRICE  happy  man,  who  fears  the 
X  Lord, 

Loves  his  coinmaTids,and  trusts  his  word; 
Honour  and  peace  his  days  attend, 
And  blessings  to   his   seed   descend. 

2  Compassion   dwells  upon  his  mind, 
To   works   of  mercy  still   inclined  ; 
He  lends   the   poor   some  prtsent  aid. 
Or  gives   them,  not  to    be   repaid. 

Vi  When  times  grow   dark,    and    tidings 

spread, 

That  fill  his  neitihbour?  round  with  dread, 

His   heart   is  arm'd    against  the  fear, 

For  God,   with  all    his  power,  is  there. 

4  His  soul,  well  fix'd  upon  the  Lord, 
Draws  heavenly  courage  from  his  word  ; 
Amidst  the  darkness,  light  shall  rise. 
To  clieer  hjs  heart,  and  bless  his  eyes. 

5  He  hath  dispersal  his  alma  abroad, 
His  works  are  still  before  his  God  ; 
His  name  on  earth  shall  long  remain, 
While    envious    sinners  fret   in    vai«. 


^96^ 


295? 


PsAl.M    112.       C.  M.  A 

5  llociiester,  Mear. 

Liberulify    rcwsrdcd, 

1  T¥  \PPY  is  he  thit  f*-ars  the  Lord, 
H  And   follows  his   c  .invnan  !p  : 

Wtio  lends  the  poor   vy.lh  ir  reward. 
Or  gives   with    liberil   hands 

2  As  pity  dwells  within   his  br'east 

To  hU  the   sons  ot   need  ; 
So  G  <i  shall  answer  his  r<'qiiest, 
With  blessings  on   his   seed. 

3' No  evil   tidings  shnll    surprise 
His  well-estabiish'd  mind : 
His  soul   to  God,   his   refuge,  flies, 
And  leavesi  his  teal's  behind. 


4  In  t  mes   of  teneral   distress, 

S(  me   beams  of  light  sh<vll  shine, 
Ti!  show  the  world  his  riehleouhness, 

And  give  him  peace   divine. 
5  His   works  <.f  piety   and  love 

Remain  before  the  Lird, 
H'>T>.om'  on  eaith,  and  joys  above, 

Sbail   be  his  sure   reward. 

LOVE. 

Hymn  3a.     B.  2.     C.  M.      » 

Yoik,  Braintree. 
Love  to  God. 
APPY  the  heart  where  graces  reign, 
\A'here  io\e  aisfJr  s  the  breast: 
Love  is  the,  bi'i,e;htest  cf  the   train, 
An  ■'    strengthens  ail  the  rest. 

2  Knowfedge,   al  s!  'tis   all   in  vain," 

Aiid  ail   in    vain  our   fear; 
Our  stubborn  sins  will  fight  and  reign, 
If  love  be  al:)sent  there. 

3  Tis  lovfe  that  makes  r  ur  cheerful  feet 

In   swift  obedience  move; 
The   devi  s  knew,  and   tremble  too; 
But  Satan  c-nnot    love. 

4  Tais  is.  the  g!  ace  that  lives  and  sings, 

Wh(  n  faith  and  hope  shall  cease  ; 
*ris  this  shall  strike  <flir  joyful  strings. 
In  the  swett  realms  of  bliss, 

5  Bcfui^e  we  quite  f  rsake  our  clay, 

Or  leave   tliis  dark  abode, 
The   wings  of  love  btrar  us  away 
To  see  our  smiling  God. 

207  I      Hymn  42,     B.  2.     C.  M.      « 

\  Kingston,  Pete-  boro\  St.  Asaphs. 
Deaght  in  God. 
111^ /^ Y  God,what  endless  plec»sures  dwell 
XTJL  Above,    at  thy    right   hand ! 
Thy   coutts  b.  low,  how   amiable. 
Where  all   thy   gr-xes  stand! 

2  The  swallow  near  thy  tf'mjjle  lies, 

And  chirps  a  cheeiful  nole : 
The  lark  m-unis  upward  to  the  skies. 
And  tun*  s  her   warbling  throai : 

3  Aiul  wc,  when  in  thy  presence,  Lord, 

We   sh(^.ut  with  joyful  tont^ues; 
Or.,  sitting  r  und  our  E  ither's  board, 
We  C'own    the    feast  with   songs, 

4While  Jesus  shines  with  quickening  grace 
We  si.>g  and  m-unt  on  high; 
But,  if  a   frown  becloud   his  face, 
W'.'  faint,  and  tire,   and   die. 

5  [Just  as  wc  see  the  lonesome  dove 

Bemoan  her  v/idow'd  state, 
W  andering,  she  flies  through  all  the 
grove, 
And  mourns  her  loving  mate : 


298,  299,  300 


LOVE. 


301,  302,303 


6  Just  so  our  thoughts,  from  thing  to  thing, 
L»  restless  circles  rove; 
Just  so  w    dr«op.  and  hang  the  wing, 
When  Jesus  hides  his  love.] 

9Qo">     HiMN  108.     B.  1.     S.  M.    2§1 
-^^^3  Pelbaiii,  Watchman. 

Christ  uiueeii  mid  O' loved. 

1  "IVr^T  with  our  moital  eyes 
J3l    Have  we   beheld  the   Lord ; 

Yet  v.e  Ttjoice  to  hear   his  name, 
And  love  him  in  his   word. 

2  On  earth   we   want  the  sight 
Of  our  Redeemer's  fcice ; 

Yet,  Lord,  our  inmost  thoughts  dehght 
To  dweh   upon    thv   grace. 

3  And   when  we  taste  thy  love, 
Our  joys  divinely  grow 

Unspeakable,  like  thn^-e  above, 
Atid  heaven   begins  below. 

9QQ  ?  Psalm  133.     C.  M.  ^ 

'^^^  i  Barby,  Abridge. 

Brotherly  love. 
IX  O,  what  an  entertaining  sight 
_M_i  Are   brethren  that  agree  ! 
Brethren,  whose  cheerful  hearts  unite 
In  bands  of  piety  ! 

2  When  streams  of  love,  from  Christ  the 

Descend  to  every  soul,       {spring, 
And  heavenly  peace,  Avith  balmy  wing, 
Shades  and  bedews  the  whole : 

3  'Tis  like  the   oil,  divinely  sweet. 

On    Aaron's  reverend  head, 
The  trickling  drops  perfum'd  his  feet. 
And  o'er  his  garments  spread. 

4  'Tis  pleasant  as  the  morning  dews 

That  fall   on   Z'on's  hill, 
Where  God  his  mildest  glory  shews, 
And   makes  his  grace  distil. 

gQQ  >     HYMPf  130.    9.1.    L.  M.     b 
>  Linaehouse,    Bath. 

Jyjvc  and  hatred. 

1  nVrOW    by  the   bowels   of  my  God, 
X^    His  sharp  distress,  his  sore  com- 
plaints, 

By  his   last  groans,   his    dying  blood, 
I   charge    my    soul  to  love  the  saints. 

2  Clamour,  and  wrath,  and  war  be  gone, 
Envy   and    spite    forever  cease ; 

Let  bitter   words    no   more  be  known 
Among  the  saints,  the   sons   of  peace. 

3  The    Spirit,    like  a    peaceful  dove. 
Flies  from  the  realms  of  noise  and  strife  ; 
Why  should  we  vex  and  grieve  his  love. 
Who  seal.3  our  souls   to  heavenly  life  ! 


4 Tender  and  kind  be  all  our  thoughts; 
1  hrough  all  our  lives  let  mercy\un: 
So  God  forgives  our  numerous  faults, 
For   the  dear   sake   of  Christ  his  Son. 


301 1 


Hymw  126.     B.  1.     L.  JVL    « 

Roth  well,  Eaton. 

Charity  and  uncharvablm-ss. 

I  ^IVr^^  different  lood  nor  different  dress 

j    X%   Compose  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord, 

I    But   peace    and  joy  and  righteousness, 

Faith,    and   obedience    to   his   word. 

2  When   weaker   Christians  we  despise, 
i    We   do    the   gospel    mighty   wrong ; 

I    For   God,  the   gracious   and  the  wise, 
Receives   the   feeble   with  the  strong. 

3  Let  pride  and  wrath  be  banish'd  hence, 
Meekness  and   love   our  souls  pursue: 
Nor  shall  our  practice   give   offence 
To   saints,    the   Gentile   or  the  Jew. 

3Q2?      Hymn  133.    B.  L   CM.    b 
)         Dundee,    St.  James. 
Love  and  charity. 

1  T  ET  Pharisees  of  high  esteem 
XJ  Their  faith  and  zeal  declare, 
All   their  religion  is  a  dream. 

If  love  be  wanting  there. 

2  Love  suffers  long  with  patient  eye, 
^  Nor  is  provok'd  in  haste, 

She  lets  the  present  injury  die. 
And   long  forgets  the  past. 

3  [Malice  and  rage,  those  fires  of  hell. 

She  quenches  with  her  tongue; 

Hopes,  and  believes,  and  thinks  no  ill. 

Though  she  endures  the  wrong.] 

4  [She  ne'er  desires  nor  seeks  to  know 

The  scandals  of  the  time ; 
Nor  looks  with  pride  on  those  below, 
Nor  envies  these  that  climb.] 

5  She  lays  her  own  advantage  by, 
*  ^  To  seek  her  neighbour's  good : 

So  God's  own  Son  came  down  to  die, 

And  beught  our  lives  with  blood. 

6Love  is  the  grace  that  keeps  her  power 

In  all  the  realms  above; 
There  faith  and  hope  are  known  Bo 
But  saints  forever  lovft        [more 

303  {  Psalm  35.  Cd  Part,  C.  M.  « 
■        $         Abridge,  Arlington. 
Love  to  enemies;  or,  the  love  of  Christ 

to  (tin?ifrrs  tyfiijied  in  David.  . 
1"|>  EHOLD  the  love,the  generous  love, 
jO    That  holy  David  shows; 
Hnrk,  how  his  sounding  bowels  move 
To  his  atHicted  fees? 


504,  303         INFLUExXGES  AND  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 


306,  S07 


3{)4| 


2  When  they  are  sick,  his  sonl  complains, 

And  seems  lo  teel  the  smart; 
The   spirit  of  the  gospel  reigns. 
And  melts  his  pious   heart, 

3  How  did  his  flowing  tears  condole, 

As  for  a  brother  dead ! 
And  fasting  niortify'd  his  soul. 
While  for  their  life  he  i)ray'd, 

4They  groan'd,ancl  curs'd  him  on  their  bed, 

Yet  still  he  pleads  and  mourns; 
And  double   blessings  on   his  head 
The  nghteous  God  returns. 

5  O  glorious  type  of  heavenly  grace  ! 

Thus  Christ  the  Lord  appears ; 
While  sinners  curse^the  Saviour  prays, 
An4  pities  them  with  tears. 

6  He,  the  true  David,  Israel's  King, 

Blest  and  belov'd  of  God, 
To  save  us  rebels,  dead   in  sin. 
Paid  his  own  dearest  blood. 

Psalm  1G9.     C.  M.        b 
Bedford,  Wantage. 
Love  to  enemies^  from  the  example  of  ChrisU 

1  i^  OD  of  my  mercy  and  njy  praise, 
\X  Thy  glory  is  my   song : 
1'hough  sinners  speak  against  thy  grace, 

With  a  blaspheming  tongue. 

2  When  in  the  form  of  mortal  man 

Thy  Son  on  earth  was  found, 
With  cruel  slanders,  false,  and  vain, 
They  compass'd  him  around. 

3  Their  miseries  his  compassion  move, 

Their  peace  he  stiU  pursu'd; 
They  render  hatred  for  his  love. 
And  evil  for  his  good. 

4  Their  malice  raged  without  a  cause, 

Yet,  with   his  dying  breath. 
He  pray'd  for  murderers  on  his  cross, 
And  blest  his  foes   in  death. 

5  Lord,  shall  thy  bright  example  shine 

In  vain  before  mine  eyes  •* 
Give  me  a  soul  a-kin  to  thine. 
To  love  mine  enemies. 

6  The  Lord  shall  on  my  side  engage, 

And  in  my  Saviour's  name, 
I  shall  defeat  their  pride  and  rage, 
Who   slander  and  condemn. 

OAK  )      Hybin  134.     B.  L     L.  M.     » 

'•^"^^J  Opono,    Wells. 

Religion  vain  nvithout  love. 

ITTTAD  1  the  tongues  of  Greeks  ard  Jews 
XX  And  nobler  speech  than  angels  use, 
If  love   be   absent,  I   am  found 
Like  tinkling  brass,  an  eroptj  sound. 

%  "^Vere   I  inspired   to  preach  and   tell 
AD  that  js  done  in  heaven  and  hell  j 


Or  could  my   faith  the   world  remove, 
Still   I    am   nothing  without  love. 

3  Should    I   distribute   all   ray   store, 
To   feed    the   bowels   of  the   poor ; 
Or  give    my   body    to   the    flamfe. 
To   gain   a    martyr's  glorious   name ; 

4  If  love   to   God,  and   love   to   men 
Be  absent,   all   my   hopes  are   vain ! 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal, 
The   works   of  love  can   e'er  fulfil. 

PRUDENCE. 

^ORI      Psalm  39.   1st  Part.    C.  M.  * 
^^^l         London,  Charmouth. 
Watchfulness   over    the    toiigue ;    or, 

firudence  and  zeal. 
irpHUS   I   resolv'd   before  the  Lord, 
X    *'  Now  will  I   watch    my  tongue  ; 
"Lest  I    let   slip   one   sinful   word, 
*'  Or   do  my   neighbour   wrong." 

2  And   if  I'm   e'er  constrain'd   to   stay 

With  men   of  fives   profane, 
I'll  set  a   double   guard   that  day, 
Nor   let  my   talk   be    vain. 

3  I'll  scarce  allow  my  lips    to   speak 

The    pious   thoughts   I    feel, 
Lest  scoffers  should   the   occasion  take 
To   mock  my   holy  zeal. 

4  Yet  if  some   proper  hour  appear, 

I'll   not   be  over-aw'd, 
But  let  the  scofBng   sinners    hear 
That  1   can  speak   for   God. 

REPENTANCE. 

oQ^y)    Hymn  123.    B.  1     CM.      b 
^^*  J     Carolina,  Canterbury. 
The   repenting  prodigal. 
1  "O  EHOLD  the  wretch,  whose  lust  and 
J3    Had  wasted  his  estate  ;      [wine 
He  begs  a  share  among  the  swine, 
To  taste   the  husks  they   eat! 

2"I  die  with  fRmger  here,"  he  cries, 

"  I  starve  in  foreign  lands ; 
"  My  father's  house  ha1> large  supplies, 
**  And  bounteous  are  his  hands, 

3  '•  1*11  go,  and  with  a  mournful  tongue 

**  Fall  .down  before  his  face ; 
'*  Father,  I've  done  thy  justice  wrong, 
•'Nor  can  deserve  thy  grace.** 

4  He  said— and  hastened  to  his  home. 

To  st-^k  his  father's  love; 
The  father  saw  the   rebel  come. 
And  all  his  bowels  move. 

5  He  ran,  and  fell   upon   his  naCk, 

Embrac'd  and   kiss'd  his  son ; 
The  rebel's  heart  with  sorrow  brake. 
For  ffUies  he  had  done. 


308,  309 


REPENTANCE, 


6  "  Take  o/T  his  clothes  of  shame  and  sin," 
('I'he  father  j^ives  command) 
'*Dress  him  in  garments  white  and  clean, 
*'  With   ringi  adorn  his  iiand. 
if  **  A  day  of  feasting  1  ordain ; 

•'Let  niirth  and  joy   abound; 
*'My  son   wis  dead,  and  lives  again, 
♦'Was  lost,  and   now  is   found." 


a08^ 


Psalm  51.  3d  Part.  C.  M.  b 
Plymouth.   Windsor, 

RelJenfance,  and  faith  in  the  blood  of  Christ. 

1  i\  GOD  of  mercy,  tiear  my  call, 
\f    My  load  of  guilt  remove ; 

Break   down  this  separating;   wall 
Thtt  bars  me  from  iny  love. 

2  Give  me  the  presence  of  thy  grace ; 

Then   my   rejoici'tg  ton^u-' 
Shall  speak  al  iid  t  y  righteousness. 
And   make  thy  praise  my  song. 

3  No  blood  of  gtats,  nor  h' ifers  slam, 

For   sin   could  e'er  atone; 
Tne  d*-.ith  c.f  Chris!  snaii  suU  remai'. 
buffi'ient  and   alone. 

4  X  soul   oppressed  with   sin's  desert, 

My   God  wdl  ne'er  dt-spise: 
A  humble  gt oin,  a  broken  heart, 
Is  our  best  hucritice. 

QHQ?      Hymn  74.     B.  2.    S.  M.       b 
^^^  \       Little  Marlboro',  Ustic 

Refifntancefrom  a   ense  ofclivi7iegood 
ness  ;  or,  a  com/ilaint  q/'vigradtude, 

1  TS  this  the  kind   return, 

JL    And  these  the  thanks  we  owcj 
Thus  to  abu^e  eternal  love, 
Wh  nee  ail  our  blessings  flow? 

2  To   what  a    stubborn  frame 
H^s   sin  reduc'd  our   mind! 

Wiiat  strange rebeilious  wretches  we. 
And  God   as  strangely  kind ! 

3  [On  as  he  bids  the  sun 
Shed   his   reviving  rays; 

For  us  the  skies  their  circles  run, 
To  lengthen  out  our  days. 

4  The  brutes   obey  their  God, 
And   bow  their  necks   to  men  ; 

But  we,  more  brise,more  brutish  things, 
Reject  his  easy  reign.] 

5  Turn,  turn  us,  mighty  God» 
And  mould  our  souls  afresh ; 

Break,  sovereign  grace,  these  hearts  of 
And  give  us  hearts  of  flesh,    [stone, 

6  Let  old  ingratitude 
Provoke  our  weeping  eyes ; 

And  hourly,  as  new  mercies  fall. 
Let  hourly  thanks  arise. 


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310,  3H,  31^' 

Hymn  106.    B.  2.    CM.     b 
Carolina,  York. 

Refienlance  at  the  cross* 
IF  my  soul  was  form'd  for  wo, 
tlow  would  I  vent  my  sighs ! 
Kepfntance  shuuid  like  rivers  flow 
Frota  both  my  streaming  eyes. 
2 '  Twas  for  my  sins,  my  dearest  Lord 
Hung   on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  groan'd  away  a  dyir.g  life 

For  thee,  my  soul,  for  thee. 
3  O  !  how  I  bate  those  lusts  of  mine 

That  crucified  ray  Ciod ; 
Th<«e  sins  tn^t  pierc'd  andnail'd  his 
Fast  to  the  fatal  wood.  [flesli 

4\Vs,  mv  Redeemer,  they  shall  die; 

My   heart  h..s  so  decreed ; 
N'  r  will  I  spare  the  gu'l'y  things 
That  made   my   Saviour  bleed. 
5  While,  with  a  melting,  broken  heart. 

My  iT.urJer'd  Lori  I  view, 
I'll  raise  revenge  agHhsst  my  sins. 
And  slay  the  murilerers  too. 


Bit 


M. 


b 


}     Hymn  9.     R.2.     ( 
^  Mear  Wa.tage. 

Godly  sorroio  arising  from  the  sufferings  of  Christ 
L.  VS!  .aid  ..id  nu  .">.viour  b.'tdf: 


'A' 


heal 


\n(l  did  my  Sovereign  .'li-: 
Would  he  devote  that  sac-ed 
For  such  a   worm   as   i  ^ 

2  Thy  body  sldn,  sweet  X  sus.  thine, 
And   bath'd   in   i;s  own  blood, 
Whi  e,  all  expos'd  to  wrath  divine^ 
The  glorious  sufferer  stood! 

3W  s  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done^ 
He   groan'd   upw  the  tree? 
Amazing  pitv,  grace  unknown! 
And  love  beyond  degree! 

4  Well  mi.arht  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

A«d  s.mt  his  glories  in, 
When  God,  the  mighty  Maker,  died, 
For  man,  the  creature's  sin. 

5  Thus  I  might  hide  my  blushing  face, 

While  his  dear  cross  appears. 
Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness. 
And  melt  mine  eyes  in  tears. 

6  But  drops  of  grief  c^n  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe: 
^Here,   Lord,  1  give  myself  away; 
'lis  all  that  I  can  do. 

o^9>     Hymn  101.    B.  L    L.  M.    « 
^^^l  Truro,  Shoel. 

Joy  in  heaven  for  a  refienting  sinner, 
1X¥^H0  can  describe  the  joys  that  rise,. 
T  T  Through  all  the  courts  of  paradise, 


313,  314        INFLUENCES  AND  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT.     315,  316,  317 


To  see  a  prodigal   return, 

To  see    an   heir   of  glorj    born  ? 

2  With  joy  the   Father  doth    approve 
The   fruit   of  his  eternal   love  ; 

The  Son  with  joy  looks  down  and  sees 
The   purchase  of  his   agonies. 

3  The    Spirit  takes   delight  to   view 
The  holy  soul    he    form'd    anew ; 
And   saints   and    angels  join  to   sing 
The   growing  empire   of  their  King. 

RESIGNATION. 
2iQ>      Psalm  123.     CM.      ^  or  b 
•^•^S        Bedford,  Plymouth. 

Pleading    luith  aubfnmion. 

1  f^   THOU,  wluise  grace  and  jus- 
\y        tice  reign, 

Etithron'd  above  the   skies, 
To  thee  our  hearts  would  tell  their  pain, 
To  thee  we  lift  our  eyes, 

2  As  servants  watch  their  m  tster's  hand, 

And  tear  tne   angiy  stroke ; 
Or  maids  before  their  misti'&ss  stand. 
And  wait  a  peaceful  look: 

3  So  for  our  sins  we  justly  feel 

Thy  discipline,  O   God; 
Yet  wait  the  gracious  moment  still, 

Till  thou  remove  thy  rod. 
4Those,whoin  wealth  and  pleasure  live, 

Our  daily  groans  deride, 
And  thy  delays  of  mercy  give 

Fresh  courage  to  their  pride. 

5  Our  foes  insult  us,    but  our  hope 

In  thy  compassion  lies ; 
This  thought  shall  bear  our  spirits  up, 
That  God  will  not  despise. 

^iA\      Hymn  129.    B.  1.    L,  M.      ^ 
^*'^\  Newcourt,  Shoel. 

Submission  and  delivtraiice  ;  or^  Abra- 
ham offering  his  son. 

1  CI  AINTS,  at  your  heavenly  Father's 
O         word, 

Give  up  your  comforts   to  the  Lord  ; 
He   shall  restore   what  you  resign. 
Or  grant  you    blessings  more    divine. 

2  So  Abrah'm,   with  obedient  hand. 
Led  forth  his  son  at  God's  command  ; 
The  wood,  the  fire,  the  knife  he  took; 
His  arm  prepared  the  dreadful   stroke. 

3  ^'Abrah'm,  forbear,"  the  angel  cry'd  ; 
"  Thy  faith  is  known,  thy  love  is  try'd  ; 
*' Thy  son  shall  live,  and  in  thy  seed 
*'ShalJ  the  whole  earth  be  blest  indeed." 

4  Just  in   the   last   distressing  hour 
The   Lord   displays   delivering  power ; 
The   mount  of  danger  is   tbe   place 
Where   we  shall  see   surprising  grace. 


gj^e)       Hymn  5.    H.  1.    CM.      b 

)  Bangor,  Cheisea. 

Submusion  to  afflictive  providences. 

1  IVr  AKED  as  from  the  earth  w^ecamg, 
Xl    Ai'd  crpt  to  life  at  first, 
We  to  the  earth  return  again, 

And  mingle  with  our  dust. 

2 1'he  dear  delights  we  here  enjoy, 

And  fondly   call  our  own. 
Are  but  short  favours  borrowed  now. 
To  be   repaid  ajion. 

3  'Tis  God  that  lifts  our  comforts  high, 

Or  sinks   them  in  the  grave; 
He  gives,  and  (blessed  be  his  name  !) 
He  takes  but  what  he  gave. 

4  Peace,  all  our  angr>'  passions,  then  ; 

Let  each   rebellious  sigh 
Be  silent  at  his  sovereign  will, 
And  every  murmur  die. 

5  If  smiling  mercy  crown  our  lives. 

Its  praises  shall  be  spread; 
And  we'll  adore  the  justice  too. 
That  sti-ikes  our  comforts  dead. 

SINCERITY. 

<ryAaX      HyMN  136.     B.  1.     CM.       « 

^^"J         Mear,   Bedford. 

Sincerity  and  hypocrisy  ;  ortJormalUy  in  wortM^,. 

liriOD  is  a  spirit,  just  and  wise, 
xM  He  sees  our  inmost  mind; 
In  vain  to  heaven  we  raise  our  cries^ 
And  leave  our  souls  behind, 

2  Nothing  but  truth  before  his  throne 

With  hc>nour  can  appear; 
The  paioted  hypocrites  are  knowa 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear, 

3  Their  lifted  eyes  salute   the  skies, 

Their  bending  knees  the  ground; 
But  (iod   abhors  the  sacrifice 
Where  not  the  heart  is  found. 

4  Lord,  search  my  thoughts,  and  try^ 

my   ways. 
And  make  my  soul  sincere; 
Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face. 
And  find  acceptance  there. 

Q^  ry  >    rsALM  50.    3d  Part.   L.  M.     b 
^l  *  J      Eaton,   Dresden,    Wells. 

Hyfiocrisy   exfiosed. 
\  rwiHE  Lord,  the  Judge,  his  churches 

JL  warns. 

Let   hypocrites   attend    and  fear. 
Who  place  their  hope  in  rites  and  forms, 
But  make  not  faith  nor  love  their  care. 

2  Vile  wretches  dare  rehearse  his  name 
With   lips   of  falsehood   and    deceit ; 
A    friend  or   brother  they   defame, 
And  soothe  and  flatter  those  they  hate. 


3'r8,  sm 


TRUST  AND  CONFIDENCE. 


320,  3tl 


3  T^ey  watch  to  do  their  neighHours  wrong, 
Yet  dare  to  seek  their  Maker's  face ; 
They  take  his  covenant  on  their  tongue, 
But   break   his   laws,    abuse  his  grace. 

4  To  heaven  they  1  ft  their  hands  unclean, 
Defii  d   with    lust,    defil'd   with  blood  ; 
By   night   they    practise   every   sin, 
By  day  their  mouths  draw  near  to  God. 

5  And  while  his  judgments  long  delay. 
They  grow  secure,  and  sin   the  raore  ; 
They   think  he  sleeps  as  well  as  they, 
And  put   far  off  the  dreadful   hour. 

6  O  dreadful  hour,  when  God  draw?  near. 
And  sets  their  crimes  before  their  eyes  ; 
His  wrath  their  guilty  souls  shall  tear, 
And  no  deliverer   dare  to   rise, 

q^q;  Psalm  119.  3d  Part.  C.M.«f 
^1^  S    Mtar,  St  David's.  Dundee. 

Profeisions  of  sincerity,  repentance  and  obedience. 
Verse  57,  60. 

IfTIBOU  art  my  portion,  O  my  God ; 

JL     Soon  as  I  know  thy   way,. 
»y  heart  makes  haste  t'  obey  thy  word, 
And  suffers  no  delay. 

Verse  30,  14. 

2 1  choose  the  patii  of  heavenly  truth, 
And  glory  in  my  choice; 
Not  all  the  riches  of  the  earth 
Could  make  me  so  rejoice. 

3  The  testimonies  of  thy  grace 

I  set  before  mine  eyes : 
Thence  I  derive  my  daily  strength, 
And  there  mv  comfort  lies. 

Vt'rse  59. 

4  If  once  I  wander  from  thy   path, 

I  think   upon   my  ways;' 
Then  turn  my  feet  to  thy  commands. 
And  trust  thy  pardoning  grace. 

Verse  94,  114, 

5  Now  I  am  thiue,  forever  thine, 

O  save  thy  servant,  Lord ! 
Thou  art  my  shield,  my  hiding  place, 
My  hope  is  in  thy  word. 

Verse  112.. 

6  Thou  hast  inclin'd  this  heart  of  mine 

Thy  statutes  to  fulfil: 
And  thus,  till  mortal  life  shall  end, 
Would  I   perform   thy  will. 

ciiQl  Psalm  139.    3d  Part.    L.  M.  b 
**  "-^  J  97th  Psalm,  Putney. 

Sincerity  firqfessed^  imd  grace  tried; 

or,  the  heart-searching  God. 
11\/jrY   God,  what  inward  grief  I  feel, 
J3JL  When  impious  men  transgress  thy 

will! 
I   mourn   to   hear  their  lips   profane, 
Take   thy   tremendous  name  in  vain. 
2Does  not  my   soul   detest  and    bate 
The  sons  of  njalice   and  deceit .' 
h  2 


Those  that  oppose  thy  laws  and  thee, 
I   count  them   enemies  to   me. 

3  Lord,  search  my  soul,try  ev'ry  thought; 
Though  mine  own  heart  accuse  me  not 
Of  walking  in  a  false  disguise, 

1  beg  the   trial   of  thine  eyes. 

4  Doth   secret   mischief  lurk   within? 
Do   I  indulge  some  unknown   sin? 

0  turn   my   feet  whene'er  I   stray, 
And  lead  me  ia  thy   perfect  way. 

oonl    Psalm  18.    2d  Part.    L.  M.   « 
^"^^l  Blendon,  Dunstan. 

Sincrritij  proved  and  rewarded. 
IT   ORD,  thou  hast  seen  my  soul  sincere,. 
-*^  Hast  made  thy  truth  and  love  appear; 
Before  mine  eyes  I  set  thy  laws. 
And  thou  hast  own*d  my  righteous  cause,. 

%  Since   I    have   learn'd  thy  holy  ways, 
Pve  walkM   upright   before   thy  face  r 
Or,   if  my  feet  did   e'er  depart, 
'Twas  never   with  a  wicked  heart. 

3What  sore  temptations  broke  my  rest, 
What  wars  and  strugglings  in  my  breast ! 
But  through  thy  grace,that  reigns  withiir,, 

1  guard  against  my   darling  sin  : 

4That  sin,  which  close  besets  me  still,. 
That  works  and  strives  against  my  will ;. 
"VVhen  shall  thy  Spirit's  sovereign  power 
Destroy  it,  that  it  rise   no   more  ? 

5  [With   an   impartial   hand,   the   Lord 
Deals   out  to   mortals  their   reward; 
The  kind   and   faithful  soul  shall  find" 
A   God    as  faithful  and   as  kind. 

6  The  just  and  pure   shall   ever  say, 
Thou  art  more  pure,more  just  than  they  r 
And  men  that  love  revenge  shall  know 
God  hath  an  arm  of  vengfeance  too  ] 

TRUST  AND  CONFIDENCE. 

Psalm  62.     L.  M.  # 

Antigua,  Portugal, 

J\o  trust  in  creatures  ;    or,  faith  in  di- 
vine grace  and  fionver, 

ll^/JY  spirit  looks  to   God   alone, 
i^A  My  rock  and  refuge  is  his  throne  : 
In  all  my  fears,  in   all   my  straits, 
My   soul  on   his  salvation  waits. 

2  Trust  him,  ye  saints,  in  all  yonr  ways, 
Pour  out  your  hearts  before  his  face  ; 
When  helpers  fail,  and  foes  invade, 
God  is  our  all-sufficient  aid. 

3  False  are  the  men  of  high   degree,. 
The   baser  sort  are   vanity ; 

Laid  in  the    balance,  both   appear 
Light  as  a  puff  of  empty  air. 


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322,  323        INFLUENCES  AND  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT.       324,  325,  326- 


4  Make  not  increasing  gold  your  trust, 
Nor  set  your  hearts  on  glittering  dust : 
Why  will  ye  grasp  the  fleeting  smoke, 
And  not  believe  what  God  has  spoke  ? 

SOnce   has    his  awful    voice    declar'd, 
Once  and  again  my  ears  have   heard, 
'*  All  power   is  his   eternal   due ; 
"  He  must  be  fear'd  and  trusted  too." 

6  For  sovereign  power  reigns  not  alone, 
Grace  is  a  partner  of  ihe   throne  ; 
Thy    grace    and    justice,  mighty  Lord, 
Shall   well    divide  our  last  reward. 


322 1 


Hymn  103.     BL     CM. 
Devizes,  Arlington. 
JVot  asliamed  rf  the  gosfi/l. 


IT'M  not  asham'd  ti  own  niy  Lord, 
JL  Or  to  deteud  his  c.uise, 
^]aintain   the  honour  of  his  word, 

The  glory  of  his  cross 
3  Jesus,  my  God  !   I  know  his  name  ; 

H:s  name  is  all   my   trust : 
Nor  will  he  put-^my  soul  to  shame. 
Nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3  Firm  as  his  throne  -is  prom  se  stands. 

And  he  can   well   secure 
What  Ive  committed  to  his  hands 
Till  the  decisive   hour. 

4  Then  will  he  own  my  worthless  name 

Before  his  Father's  face, 

And  in  the  New  lerui^alem 

Appoint  my  soul  a  place. 

ADDRESSES  TO  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT, 
o.-jq^    Hymn34.    B.  2.     CM.       « 
^^^l         Barby,  Bedford. 
Breathing  after  the  Holy  Spirit;  or, 

fervency  of  devotion  desired. 
l|SOME,  Holy  Spi"^  he^ivenly  Dove, 
\J  With  all  thy  quickening  powers, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred   love 
In   these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 
2  Look  how    we   grovel    here  below* 
Fond  of  these  trifling  toys  : 
Our  souls  can  neither   fly  nor  go, 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 
oin   vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs. 

In  vain   we   strive  to  rise ; 
Hosannas   languish   on   our    tongues. 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord,  and  shaV^  we  ever  live 

At  this  po^r,  flyin*;  rate  > 
Our    love  so  faint,   so  cold  to  thee, 
And    thine   to  us  so  great  ? 

5  Come,  Holy    Spirit    heavenly  Deve, 

With  all  thy  quickening  powers; 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviou  's  love, 
And  that   shall  kindle  ours, 


224  J     Hymn  133.     B.2.     L.M.      « 
5     Greenes  Hundredth,  Truro. 
The  ofiera lions  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 
IXj^TERNAL   Spirit,    we  confess, 
MIA  An.i  sing  the  v/onders  of  thy  grace  ; 
Thy  power  conveys  our  blessings  down 
From  God  the   Father,  and    the   Son, 

2Enlighten'd  by  thine  heavenly  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to  day  ; 
"1  hine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our   danger  and   our   refuge    too. 

3 Thy   power   and  glory   works  within, 
And  breaks  the  chains  of  reigning  sin  ; 
Doth    our    imperious    lusts   subdue, 
And  forms  our    wretched  hearts  anew. 

4  The  troubled   conscience   knows  thj 
voice  ; 
Thy  cheering  words  awake  our  joys  ; 
Thy   words  ailay   the  stormy    wind, 
And   calm  the    surges  of  the   mindt. 

q9K  I      Hymn  144.     B.  1.     C.  M.     «E 
^^*^S  Bedford,  Arhngton. 

VVir  ivilnesun.g  and  aeulmg  Spirit. 

1  ^^/'H  Y  stiou'd  the  children  rf  a  King 

¥?     Go  mourning  all  iheir  davs? 
Great  Comforter,  descend,  and  bring 
Sfjnie  token  of  thy  grace. 

2  Dost  thou  not  dwell  in  all  the  saints, 

And   seal  the   heirs  of  lieaven  ;* 
When  wilt  thou  banish  my  complaints 
And   show  my   sins  forgiven  ? 

3  Assure  my  conscience  of  her   part 

In   the  Redeemer's  blood  ; 
And  bear  thy  wjiness  with  my  hearty 
That  1  am  born  of  God. 

4  Thou  art  the  earnest    of  his  love. 

The  pledge   of  joys  to  coiue  ; 
And   thy  soft   wicgs,  ceesiial   Dove, 
Will  safe  convey  me  home. 

grip  I     Hymn  23.    B.  2.    L.  M.       W 

d-iO  ^      Newcourt,  Italy,  97th  P.^alm. 
77k  sight  of  God  and  Christ  in  heav>in. 
r|~^ESCEiND  from   heaven,   immortal 

XJ         Dove, 

Stoop  dow«,  and  take  us  on  thy  wings  \. 

And  mount,    and   bear  us    far   above 

'Jhe  reach    of  these    inferior    things: 

2  Beyond,    beyond    this   lower    sky, 
Up   where    eternal    ages   roll ; 
Where    solid    pleasures  never  die. 
And  fruits   immortal   feast    the   soul. 

3  0   for   a   sight,   a   pleasing  sight 
Of  our   Almighty    F.ither's    throne  I 
There  *  tv  our  Saviou  ,  crowo'.j  wi'n  light, 
CiothM  IB  a  body  like  our  oayh. 


327,  358 


CHRISTIAN. 


329,  33a 


4  Adoring  saints   around  him  stand, 
And  thrones  and  powers  before  him  fall ! 
The  God  shines  gracious  through  the  m.m, 
And  sheds   sweet  f:lories  on  them  all ! 

5  O  what  amazing  joys   thej  feel, 
While  to  their  golden  harps  they  sing, 
And   sit   on   every    heavenly   hill, 
And  spread  the  triumphs  of  their  King  I 

6  \\  hen  shall  the  day,  dear  Lord,  appear, 
That  I  shall  mount,  to  dwell  above  ; 
And  stand  and  bow  among  them  there. 
And  view  thy  face,  and  sing,  and  love  ? 


vwvwvw 


CHRISTIAN. 

^27?    Psalm  51.    1st  Part.    L.  M.  b 
\      German,  Bath,  Liraehouse. 
yl  penitent  /drudi.g  for  pard'ju. 

1  Q  HEW  pity.  Lord  :  6  Lord,  forgive ; 
O   Let    a    repenting  rebel  live ; 

Are   not   thy   mercies  large   and  free  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust   in  thee  ? 

2  My  crimes  are  great,  but  not  surpass 
The  power  and  glory  of  thy  grace: 
Great  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bound. 
So   let  thy  pardoning  love  be   found. 

3  0    wash   my  soul  from   every  sin. 
And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean; 
Here    on    my    heart   the   burden  lies, 
And   past  o5ences    pain   mine   eyes. 

4  My  lips  with  shame  my  sins  confess, 
Against  Ihy  law,  against  thy  grace: 
Lord,  should  thy  judgment  grow  severe, 
I  am  condemn'd,  but   thou  art  clear. 

5  Should  suiden  venj^eance  seizf*  my  breathy 
I   must   pronounce    thee  just  in  death: 
And    if  my  soul    were   sent  to  ht  11, 
Thy    righteous  law  approves    it    well. 

6  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 
VVhoiC  bjp-.%stil!  hovering  loundthy  word. 
Would  light  on  some  sweet  procnise  there, 
Some   sure  support  against   despair. 

q^q)    Psalm  25.    1st  Part.    S.  M-     b 
^^^  \      Little  Marlboro',  Aylesbury. 
IVaitin,^  for  pardon  and  direction. 

1  T    LIF  r   my   snul   to  God, 
JL  My   trust   is  in  his  name: 

Let  not  my  foes,  that  seek   my  blood, 
Still  triumph  in  my   shame. 

2  Sin  and  the  powers  of  hell 
Persuade   me    to  despair ; 

Lord,  make  me  know  thy  covenant  well, 
Thiit  1    mny  'sca-ic  tne   snare. 

3  F'-om   the   first  dawning  light 
Till  tlie  (Jark  evening  rise. 


For  thy  salvation,  Lord,  I  wait 
With   ever  longing  eyes. 

4  Remember  all  thy  grace, 
Aiid  lead  me   in   thy  truth; 

Forgive  tlie  sirs  of  rip>er  days, 
And   follies  of  my  youth. 

5  I'he  Lord  is  just  and  kind : 
The   meek  shall  learn  his  ways;: 

And  every   humble  sinner  find 
The  methods  of  his  grace. 

6  For  his  own  goodness'  sake 

He  saves  my  soul  from  ishame ; 

He  pardons  (though  my  guilt  be  great) 

Through  my    Redeemtr's   name. 

ooQ  ;     Hymn  48.     B.  2.    C.  M     » 
^"^^  \      Bedfot  d,  Hymn  Second. 
Love  to  the   cr  atures   is  dangerous. 

1  jryO  VV  vain  ov^  all  things  here  oelow  f- 
JlI  How  false,  and  ytt  how  fdr.' 
K  vCti  pleasure  hath  its  poison  too, 

And   every  sweet  a  snare. 

2  The  brightest  things  below  the  sky 

Give   but  a  flittering   light ; 
We  shouUl  suspect  some  d.uiger  nigh, 
Where  we  possess  delight. 

3  Our  dearest  joys,  and  -iCfirest  friends, 

Tlie  partners  of  our  blooti, 
How  they  divide  our  wavering  minds, 
And  leave  but  half  for  God. 

4  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love. 

How  strong  it  strikes  the   sense  ! 
Tiii'.hcr  the  warm   afifections   mjve» 
Nor  can   we  call  them  th'-nce. 

5  De;ir  Saviour,  let  thy  be.tuties  be 

My  soul's  eteitutl  food ; 
And  grace  coTfl  maud  my  heart  away 
Fn^m   ail  created  good. 
oon?      Hymn  41.     B.  2.     L.  M.       « 
^^^S  Eaton,  Nantwich. 

A  ^i^ht  of  God  mor^ifie-  wt  to  the  world, 
l[|TPtothe  fields    where   angels  lie, 

^J   And   living  waters  gently  roll. 
Fain  would  my  thoughts  leap  out  and  dy, 
But   sin  hangs  heavy  on   ujy   soul. 

2  Thy  wondrous  blood,  dear  dying  Christ, 
Can  make  this  world  of  guilt  remove  ; 

■  And  Ihou  canst  bear  me  where  thou  fly'st. 
On   thy   kind    wings,    celestial   Dove  I 

3  O  might   I   once  mount   up,   and  see 

The    glories   0%th'   eternal    skies; 
What  little  things  these  worlds  would  be. 
How    despicable   to   my    eyes  I] 

4  Had  I   a  glance  of  thee,  my   God, 
Kingdoms  and  men  would  vanish  soon : 
Vanish,  as   though   1    saw   them   not. 
As  a  dim  cciadie  dies  at  noon* 


331,  332 


CHRISTIAN. 


333,  334,  335 


5  Then  they  m'ght  fighf,  anc^  rage,and  rave, 
I   should  perceive  the    noise   no    more 
Than   we    can  hear   a  shaking   leaf, 
While   rattling  thunders  rouna  us  roar. 

6  Great   All  in  All,   eternal   King;, 
Let  me   but    view    thy    lovely   face. 
And  all  ray  powers  shall  bow,    and  sing 
Thine  endless  grandeur,  and  thy  grace. 

cyoi  )   Hymn  10.  B.  2.    C.  M.  bor* 
^^•*-S         bt.  James,  York. 

f^arting  nvitU  oimal  joys, 

11\/JY  soul  torsdk'^s  her  vai .  delight, 

i^JL  And  bias  the   wond  furewel! ; 

Base   as   the  dirt   b  ^neath   my   feet, 

And  mischiev(jus  as  liell. 

2  No  longer  T^ill  1  ask  your  love. 

Nor  seek  your  friendship  more; 
The  happliitss  that   I  approve 
Lies  «ot  within  vour  ptiwer. 
SThere's  nothing  round  this  spacious  earth 

That  suits  my  large  desire; 
To   boundless  joy  and  solid    mirth 
My  uoUler  'thoughts  aspire. 

4  [Where  pleasure  rolls  its  living  flood, 

From  sin   and  dross  refin'd. 
Still  springmg  from  tne  throne  of  God, 
And  tit  to  chee*   the  mind. 

5  The  Almighty  Ruler  of  the  sphere^ 

The  glorious  and   tht:  great, 
Brings  his   ow-i   ail-suffici-  nee  there, 
To  make   our  bhss  complete.] 

6  Had  I   the  pinions  of  a  dove, 

I'd  climb  the   heavenly  road; 
There  sits  my  Saviour,  dress'd  in  love. 
And  there  my  smilujg  God. 

QQ2^    Hymn  11.    B.  2.    L.  M.  «orb 
^      Carthage,  Luton,  Putney, 

The  same. 
1  X  SEND  the  joys   of  earth  away  ; 
JL  Away,   ye    tempters   of  the    mind. 
False    as  the  smooth  deceitful   sea. 
And    empty   as  the   whistling   wind. 

2  Your  streams  were   floating  me  along 
Down  to   the   gulf  of  black   despair ; 
And    while  I  listened    to  your    song. 
Your  streams  had  e'en  coivcy'd  me  there. 

3  Lord,  I  adore  thy  matchless  grace, 
That  warn'd  me  of  that  dark  abyss  ; 
That  drew  me  from  those   treacherous 

seas. 
And   bade  me   seek  superior   bliss. 

4  Now   to   tlie  shining  realms  above 

I  stietch  my  hands,  and  glance  mine  eyes] 
O   for  the  pinions  of  a   dove, 
To  bear  me  to  the  upper  skies, 


5  There,  from  the   bosom   of  my  God, 
Oceans   of  endless   pleasure   roll ; 
There   would    1   fix   my   last  abode, 
And   drown   the  sorrows  of  my   soul. 

oQq7PsALM  119.  15th  Part.  C.  M.  « 
^^^3  H>mn  2d,  Lish,  Pembroke. 

Holy  rcs'iiutions. 

Verse  93. 

1  f\  THAT  thy  statutes,  every  hour, 
"_F  M  eht  dwell  upon  rny  miod ! 

Thence  1  derive  a  quickening  power, 
And  daily   pt-ace   1  find. 

Verse  15,.  IS. 

2  To   meditate  thv    precepts.   Lord, 

Sh  II  br  my  sweet  employ ; 
My  soul  shall  ne'er  forget  thy  word. 
Thy   word  is  all  my  joy. 

Verse  32, 

3  How  would  1  ru  1  in  thy  commands,. 

It  thou  my  heatt  disch:;rge 
From  sin,  and  Satan's  hateful  chains, 
And  set  mv  feet  at.  large  ! 

Verse  13,.  46. 

4Mv  lips  with  courage  shall  declare 
Thv  statutes  and  thy  name  ; 
ni  speak  thy  word,  though  kings  should 
Nor  yield  to  sin  ml  shame,     [hear,. 

Verse  61,  69,  70. 

5  Let  bands  of  pf^rsecutors  rise 

To  rob  me  of  my  right; 
Let  pride  and  malice  forge  their  lies,. 
Thy  law  is  my  delight. 

Vei-se  115. 

6  Depart  from  me,  ye  wicked  race. 

Whose  hands  and  hearts  are  ill ; 
I  love   my  God^  I   love  his  ways,. 
And  must  obey  his  will. 

QC3^  I    Hymn  106.    B.  1.    S.  M.     » 
^^^y        Si.  Thomas,  Sutton. 
Dead  to  sin  by  the  cross  oj' Christ, 

1  O  HALL  we  go  on  to  sin, 

k5   Because  thy   grace  abounds ;. 
Or  crucify  the  Lord  again, 
And   open   all  bis  wounds  f 

2  Forbid   it,  mighty   God! 
Nor  let  it  e'er  be  said. 

That  we,  whflse  sins  are  crucified. 
Should  raise  them  from  the  dead. 

3  We  will,  be  slaves  no  more, 
Since  Christ  has  made  us  free, 

Has  nail'd   our  tyrant*  to  his  cross, 
And"  bought  our  liberty. 

qqk7Hymn81,   B.2.   cm.  a  orb 
^^*^  5         St.  James,  Dundee. 
Our  sin  the  caute  of  Christ's  death, 
1  A  ND  now  the  scales  have  left  mine 
XI.  Now  I  begin  to  see :        [eyes, 
O  the  curs'd  deeds  my  sins  have  done  ! 
Whait  murderous  things  they  be ! 


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CHRISTIAN. 


338,  339 


2  Were  these  the  traitoi'^  dearest  Lord, 

Tliat  thy  fair  boviy  t -re  ? 
Monsrersthat  staia'd  those  heavenly  limbs 
With  Hoods  of  purple  gore  ! 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done, 

My   dearest   Lor.l  was  slain  ; 
When  justice  seiz'd  God's  only  Son, 
And   put  his  soul  to  pain  ? 

4  Forgive  my  guilt,  O  Prince  of  Peace  ! 

I'll  wound  my  God  no  more  ; 
Hence  from  my  herirt,  ye  sins,  be  gone; 
For  Jesus  I   adore. 

5  Fu;nish  me,  Lord,with  heavenly  arms 

From  grace's  magazine^ 
And   I'll  proclaim  etern;\l  war 
With  every  darling  sin. 

oqr\  Hymn  116.    B.  2.    C.  M.     * 
J        Christmas,  Abridge, 

Mercies  and  thank'*.. 

lyrOW  can  I  sink  with  such  a  prop 

Jtl  As  my  eternal  God, 

Who  bears  the  earth's  huge  pillars  up, 

And  spreads  the  heaveiis  abroad  ? 

2  How   can  I  die  while  Jesus  lives, 

Who  rose,  and  left  the  dead  ? 
Pardon  and  grace  my  soul  receives 
From  mine  exalted  Head. 

3  All  that  I  am,   and  all  I  have. 

Shall  be  forever  thine ;, 
Whate'er  my  duty  bids  me  give, 
My  cheerful  hands  resign. 

4  Yet,  if  I  might  make  some  reserve, 

And  duty  did  not  call, 
I  love  my  God  with   zeal  so  great, 
That  I  should  give  him  all. 

007  )   Hymn  14a   B.  2.    C.  M.      « 
^"^ '  \     Barby,  Abridge,  Peterboro'. 

The  examples  of  Christ  and  the  saints. 

1  |~i  TVE  me  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise 
Ijr  W^ithin  the  veil,  and  see 

The  saints  above,  how  great  iheir  joys, 
How  bright  their  glories  be.' 

2  Once  they  were  mourning  here  below, 

And  wet  their  couch  with  tears ; 
They  wrestled  hard,  as  we  do  now, 
With  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears. 

3 1  ask  them  whence  thtir  victory  came.'' 
They,  with  uiuted  breath. 
Ascribe  their  ronquest  to  the  Lamb  ; 
Their  triumph  to  his  deavh. 
4  They  mark'd  the  footsteps  that  he  trod, 

(His  zeal  inspir'd  tneir  breast  ;j 
And,  toUowing  their  incarnate  God, 
Possess'd  the  promis'd   rest. 


50ur  glorious  Leader  claims  our  praise. 
For    his  own  pattejn  given  ; 
While   the-  long  cloud  of  witnesses 
Sh(iw  the  same  path  to  heaven. 

cjqq)      Hymn  48.     B.  1.     L.  M.      iK 
^^^\  Truro,    Dunstan. 

The  Christian  race. 

1  4  WAKE,  our  souls;  away,  our  fears, 
l\.  Let  e\  e^y  trembling  thought  he  gone! 
Awake,  and  run  the  heavenly  race, 
And  put  a  cheerful   courage    on. 

2  True,  'tis   a   strait  and   thorny  road, 
And   mortal    spirits   tire    and  faint ; 
But  they  forget   the  mighty   God, 
That  feeds  the  strength  of  every  saint. 

3  The  mighty  God,  whose  matchless 
Is  ever  new,  and  ever  yoxmg,  [power 
And  firm  endures,  while  endless  years 
Their  everlasting  circles  run. 

4  From  thee,   the  overflowing  spring. 
Our  souls  shall  drink   a  fresh   supply, 
While  such  as  trust  their  native  strength 
Shall  melt  away,  and  droop,  and  die* 

5  Swift  as   an  eagle    cuts   the  air, 
We^ll  mount  aloft  to   thine  abode ; 
On  wings   of  love  our  souls  shall  fly, 
Nor  tire  amidst  the   heavenly   road. 

QQQ>      Hvmn77.     B.2.     L.  M.     « 
^^^\  Blendon,   Dunstan. 

The   Christian  warfare, 

1  C<  TAND  up,my50ul,shake  ofFthy  fearji, 
O    And  gird  the  gospel  armour  on  ; 
March    to  the  gates  of  endless  joy, 
Where  thy  great  Captain  Saviour's  gone. 

2  Hell  and  thy  sins  resist  thy  course; 
But  hell  and  sin  are  vanquish'd  foes  ; 
Thy  Jesus  nail'd  them  to  the  cross, 
And   sung  the   triumph  when  he  rose. 

3  [What  though  the  prince  of  darkness  rage. 
And   waste   the   fury   of  his  spite  I 
Eternal  chains   «oofin.e    him   down 
To  fiery  deeps  and   endless  night. 

4  What  though  thine  inward  lusts  rebel ! 
'Tis  but   a   struggling   gasp  for  life ; 
The    weapons   of  victorious   grace 
Shall  slay  thy  sins,  and  end  the  strife.] 

5 Then  let  my   soul  march  boldly  on; 
Press   forward   to  the  heavenly  gate ; 
There  peace  and  joy  eternal   reign. 
And  glittering  robes  for  conquerors  wait. 

6  There    shall  I    wear  a  starry  crown, 
And   triumph    in  almighty  grace. 
While    all   the  armies    of  the   skies 
Join  in  my  glorious  Leader's  praise^ 


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CHRISTIAN. 


343,  344 


341  ( 


Q/in  I  Psalm  144.  1st  Part.  C.  M.  « 
«^^^  S         ^t.  Anns,  Kingston. 

Assistance  and  victory  tn  the  spiritual  ivarfare. 

ITT^OREVEK  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
JL      My   Saviour  and  my  shiel.!  ; 
He   sends   his   Spn-:t  with  his  word, 
To  arm  me  for  the  fild. 

2  When  sir  and  hell  their  force  unite. 

He  makes   my   soul  hss  care, 
Ins'ruc's  me  to  the  heaveniy  fight. 
And  guards  me  through  the  war. 

3  A  friend  and  h*- per  so  divine 

Doth  my  we^.k   ccur  ge  raise ; 
He  makes  the  glorious  vict<iry  mine, 
And  his  shall  be  the  praise. 

Psalm  119.  17th  Part.  L.M.  b 

Quercj,    Putney. 

Courage  and  perseverance  under  persecution  ;  or, 

grace  shining  in  difficulties  and  trials. 

Vei-se  i43,  28. 

l^'STHEN  pain  and  anguish  seize  me, 

V?  Lord, 

All  njy   support   is   from  thy  word ; 
My   soul   dissolves    for    heaviness, 
Uphold  me  with  thy  streagth'ning  grace 

Verse  51,  69,  HO. 

2  The  proud  have  framed  their  scoffs  and 

lies. 
They  watch  my  feet  with  envious  eyes, 
And  tempt  my  soul  to  snares  and   sin ; 
Yet  thy   comniands    !    ne'er  decline. 
Verse  161,  78. 

3  They  hate  me,  Lord,  without  a  cause. 
They  hate  to  see  me  love  thy  laws  ; 
But  I  will  trust  and  fear  thy  name. 
Till  pride  and  malice  die  with  shame 

^d.0 1        Psalm  7.    CM.  b 

^^"^  S       Plynvuth,  St.  Awns. 
GQd*ii  care  of  his  fito/iky  and  fiutmh- 
ment  of  Jierm  cutors . 

1  "]^/§  Y  trust  is  ia  my  heavenly  Friend. 
JLtJ.  My   hiipe  in   thee,  my   God  ; 

Rise,   and   my    helpless  life  defend 
FroiTi  those  wi;o  seek  my   bio-d. 

2  With   insolence  and  fury  they 

My   srul   in   pieces  tear, 
As  hungry  lions  rend  the  prey, 
When  no   deliverer's  near. 

3  If  I  had  e'er  provok'd  them  first, 

Or  once  abus'd   my  foe, 
Then  let  him  tread  ray  life  to   dust, 
And  lay  mine  honour  low. 

4  If  there  be   malice  found  in   me, 

I  know  thy  piercing  eyes; 
I  should  not  dare  appeal  to  thee. 
Nor  ask  my   God  to   rise. 

5  Arise,  my  God,  lift  up  thy  hand. 

Their  pride  and  power  control; 


Awake  to  judgment,   and  command 
Deliverance   for  niy   soul. 

Pause. 

6  [Let  sinners  and  their  wicked  rage 

Be   humbied   to  the  dust ; 
Shall  not  the  God   of  truth  engage 
To   vindicate  the  just? 

7  He  knows  the  he;irt,  he  tries  the  r^ins. 

He  will  defeni   th'  sipiight : 
His  shaipest  arrows  he  ordains 
Against  the  sons  of  spite, 

8  For  me  their  malice  digg'd   a  pit. 

But  there  thems(  Ives  are  c  st ; 
My  God  makes  all  their  mischief  light 
On  their  owp  heads  at  la^t.] 

9  That  cruel,   persecuting  race 

Musi   feel  h»s  dreadful   sword  ; 
Awake,  my  vsoul,  and  pr?ise  the  grace 
And  justice  of  the  Lord. 

oAcy)   FsALM  94    2d  P^irt.  CM.    b 
*^    ^  ^     Ba:  '.^  =r,    'anlina,  DurViam, 

God   our  sufipui-t  and  comfort;    or,   deliverance 
from  temptation  and  persecution. 

1  \^ff O  w  l;  aris*^;  and  pkad  my  right 

f?       Ag-inst  my  numerous  foes. ^ 
Wh  le  earth  and  heli  their  force  unite, 
And  all  uiy  hopes  (»ppose. 

2HTjd  not  the  Lord,  my  rock,  my  help, 
SustainVi   my  f. tinting   htad. 
My   lift    had   row   in   siltnce  dwelt. 
My   soui   am^ng  the  dead, 

3  "Alas!   my  sliding   feet,"  I  cry'd ; 

Thy   promise  was   my  prop  ; 
Thy  iTace  st»)d  const/int  by  my  side  r 
Thy  Spirit  bore   me  uo. 

4  While  multitudes  of  mourniul  thoughts^ 

Within   my  b  som   rv.ll, 
Tmv  boundless  lovcr  forgives  my  faults^ 
Thy  couitcirts  cheer  my    soul. 

-5  Powers  ot  iniquity   may  rise. 
And  frame  j)ernici(>us   laws ; 
But  God.  my  refuge,  rules  the  skies. 
He  will  defend   my  cause. 

6  Let  malice  vent  her   rnge  aloud, 

Let  bold   blasphemers  scoff; 
The  Lord  our  God  shall  judge  the  proud. 
And  cut  the  sinners  off. 

ciAAX   Psalm  16.    1st  Part.  C.  M.  « 
^^^  J         Al^ridge,  Bedford. 

Support  and  counsel  from  God,  without  merit. 

1  C^  AVE  me,  O  Lord,  from  every  foe; 
^  In   thee  my   trust   I  place, 
Though  all  the  good  that  I  can  da 

Can  ne'er  deserve   thy  grace. 

2  Yet  if  my  God  prolong  my  breathy 

The  saints  may  profit  by'ti 


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34?" 


The  saints,  the  glory   of  the  earth, 
The   men  of  my  delight. 

3  Let  heathens  to  their  idols  haste, 

And   worship    wood,  or  stone ; 
But   my  dehghtful  lot  is  cast 
Where  the  true  God  is  known. 

4  His  hand  provides  my  constant  food, 

He_  fi  Is   mv    daily   cup ; 
Much  am  I  pleas'd  with  present  good, 
But  more  rejoice  in  hope. 

5 God  is  mv  portion,  and  my  joy! 

His  counsels  are   my   light: 
He  gives  me  ^weet  a*lvice  by  day, 
And  gentle   hints  by  night. 
6My  soul  would  ali  ber  thoughts  approve 

To  his  all-seeing  eye: 
^ot  death  rior  hell  mj  hopes  shall  move, 
While  such  a  friend  is  nigh. 

oakI        Psalm  120.    C.  M^         t> 
•'^'^  5     York,  St.  Anns,  Plymouth. 
Com/ilaint  of  quarrelsome  72eighb^urs,i 

or,  a  devout  nvlshforjieace. 
IfTTIdOU  God  of  love,  thou  ever  blest, 
J.   Pity   my  suffering  state; 
"When  wilt  thou  set  my  soul  at  rest 
From  lips  that  love  deceit? 

2  Hard  lot  of  mine !  m)r  days  are  cast 

Among  the  sons  of  strife. 
Whose  never  ceasing  briwlings  waste 
My  golden  hours  of  life. 

2  O  might  I  fly  to  change  my  f)lace, 

How  would  I  ehooss  to  dwell 

In  some  wide,   lonesome  wilderness, 

And  leave  these  gates  of  hell! 

4  Peace  is  the  blessing  that  I  seek ; 

How  lovely  are  its  charms! 
I  am  for  peace;  but  when  I  speak, 
They  all  dtclare  for  arms. 

5  New  passions  sttU  their  souls  engage. 

And  keep  their  malice  strong  \ 
What^hall  be  done  to  curb  thy  rage, 
O  thou  devouiing  tongue  ! 

6Shou!d  burni)^  arrows  smite  thee  through. 
Strict  justice  would  approve  ; 
But   I  had   rather  spare  my  foe, 
And  melt  his  heart  with  love. 


346  ( 


Psalm 55.    CM.  M 

Mear,  Christmas. 

Deliverance  from  oppresnon  and  falsehoori ;  or, 
GoiPs  care  of  Ids  people,  in  answer  to  faith  and 
prayer. 

1 1"  VrHOU,whose  JHstice  reigns  on  high, 
\y  And  makes  the  oppressor  cease  ; 
Behold  how  envious  sinners  try 
To  vex  and  break  my  peace. 


2  The   sons  of  violence  and  lies 

Join  to  devour   me,   Lord; 
But  as  my   hourly  dangers  rise, 
iViy   refuge  is  thy   word. 

3  In   God,  most  holy,  just,  and  true, 

I  have  repos'd  my  tru-t; 
Nc?r  will   1    fear  what  flesh   can  do, 
The  oflfspriRg  of  the  dust. 

4  They  wrest  my  wonls  to  mischief  still. 

Charge   me  with  unknown  faults ; 
Mischief  doth  all  their  counsels  fill, 
A';d  ma.ice  all   their  thoughts. 

5  Shall  they  escape  without  thy  frown  ? 

Must  their  devices  stand? 
O  cast  the  haughty  sinner  down. 
And  let  him  know   thy   hand! 
Pause. 

6  God  counts  the  sorrows  of  his  saints. 

Their  groans  aiFect  his  ears ; 
Thou  hast  a  b<iok  for  my  complaints, 
A  bottle  for   my   tears. 

7  When  to  thy  throne  I  raise  my  cry. 

The  wicked  fear   and  flee;      » 
So  swift  is  prayer  to  reach  the  sky, 

So  near  is  God  to  me* 
8Io  thee,  most  holy,  just,  and  tra^ 

I  have  repos'd  my  trust ; 
Nor  will  I  fear  what  man  can  do. 

The  offspring  of  the  dust. 

9  Thv  solemn  vows  are  on  me.  Lord, 

Thou  shalt  receive   my  praise; 
I'll  sing,   *'  How  faithful  is  thy  word.' 
"How  righteous  aih  thy  wavs!" 

10  Thou  hast  securM  my  soul  from  death! 
C)  set  thy  prisoner  free ; 

That  heart  and  l^and,  and  life  and  breath 
May  be  employ'd  for  thee. 

347?  Psalm  31.   2d  Part.   CM.  » 
5         Rochester,  St.  James, 

Deliverance  from  slander  and  reproach. 

l1V/fY   heart  rejoices  in  ihv   name, 
XtJL  iVly   God,  my  help,  my  trust ; 
Thou  hast  preserv'd  my  face  from  shame, 
Mine  honour  from  the  dust. 

2  "  My  life  is  spent  with  grief,"  1  cried, 
"My  ye  irs  consum'd  iii  groans,  [dry'd, 

'*  My  strengtJi  decays,  mine  eyes  are 
"  And  sorrow    wastes  my  bones." 

3  Among  mine  en'^mies,  my  name 

Was  a  mere  pr  "verb  grown^ 
While  to   njy  neighbiurs  I  became 
Forgotten  and  unkn<iwn. 

4  Slander  and  fear  on  ev^ry  side" 

Seiz'd  and  beset  me  round : 
I  to  the    throne  of  grace  apply'd, 
And  speedy  rescue  found! 


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25d 


Pause, 

SHow  greatdeliveruncelhou  hast  wrought 
Befon-    the  sons   of  men  ! 
The   lying  lips  to  si.ence   brought 
And  mucle   their  boustings  vam! 
6Thy  children  frosn  the  s  life  of  tongues 
hljaii   thy  pavihon   hide, 
Guard  them  iroiH  infamy  an  J  wrongs. 
And   crush  the  sons  of  pricle. 

7VVirhin  thy  secret  presence,    Lord, 
Let  me  forever  dwell; 
Ko  fenced  city,   wail'd  and  barr'd, 
Secures  a  saint  so  well. 

Q,iQ?  Psalm  118.  1st  Part.  CM.  « 
^  ^^  S       St.  David,  St.  Asaph. 

Ddivera7ice  from  tumult, 
1  fjlHE  Lord  appears  my  helper  now, 

JL    Nor  is  my  faith  afraid 
What  all  the  sons  of  earth  can  do, 
Since  heaven  affords  its  aid. 

2'ris  safer.  Lord,  to  hope  in  thee, 
•Aiid  have  my  Gcd  my  friend, 
Than  tjust  in  mtn  of  high  degree, 

And  on  their  truth  depend. 
3  Like  bees  my  foes  beset  me  round, 

A   large  and  angry  swarm; 
But   I  siiall  all  their  rage  confound 
By  thine  almighty   arnu 
4^Tis  through  the  Lord  my  heart  is  strong, 
In   him  my  lips   lejoice; 
While  his  salvation  is  my   song, 
How  cheerful   is  my  voice ! 

5  Like  angiT  bees  they  girt  me  round ; 

When  God  uppe  .rs,  thty  fly: 

So  burning  thorn  ■,w  ith  crackling  sound. 

Make  a  fierce  blaze,  and  die. 

6  Joy  to  the  saints  and  peace  belongs ; 

I'he  Lord  protects   their  days: 
Let   Israel  tune  immonai   songs 
To  his  almighty   grace. 

QzlQ  \         Psalm  143.    L.  M.  b 

^^^  \      German,  Eaton,  Putney. 
Comfilatnt  of  h<avy  affliction  in  mind 
and  body. 

1  1^/f"  Y  righteo-usJ  udge,my  graciousOod, 
Jl!tJL     Hear  when  I  spread  my  hands 

abroad. 
And  cry  for  succour  from  thy  throne: 
O  make  thy  truth  and  mercy  known. 

2  Let  judgment   not  agaiiist  me    pass  ; 
Behold  thy  servant  pleads  thy  grace : 
Should  justice   call   us  to  thy  bar, 
No   man  alive   is   guiltless    there. 

3  Look  down  in  pity,   Lord,   and  see 
The  mighty  woes  that  burden  me ; 


Down  to  the  dust  my  life  is  brought, 
Like    one   long   bury'd   and  forgot. 

4  1    dwell  in  df»rkn«  ss,   and    unse  en, 
My    heart   is    desolate   wiihm  ; 

My  thoughts   in  musing  silence    trace 
The    ancient   wonders  of  thy   grace. 

5  Thence  I  derive  a  glimpse  of  hope 
To    bear   my    sinking   spirits    up  ; 

I    stretch  my    hands  to    God    again, 
And  thirst,  like  pcirched  lands,  for  rain. 

6  For  thee  I  thirst,  I  pray,  I  mourn : 
When   will    thy    smiiing   face   return  ? 
Shall    all   my  joys    on    earth    remove  ? 
And  God  forever   hide   his   love  ? 

7  My   God,    thy  long  delay  to   save 
Will  sink  thy  prisoner    to   the  grave  : 
My  heart  grows  faint, and  dim  mine  eye; 
Make   haste   to  help   before   I   die. 

8  The   night   is    witness   to   my   tears, 
distressing  pains,    distressing   fears; 

0  might  I    hear   thy   morning   voice, 
How  would  my  wearied  powers  rejoice. 

9  In  thee   1   trust,  to   thee  I   sigh, 
And  lift   my   heavy  so\d  on   high; 
For  thee  sit  waiting  all   the   day. 
And   wear  the  tiresome  hours  away. 

10  Break  off  my  fetters.  Lord,  and  show^ 
Which  is  the  path  my  feet  should  go  ; 
If  snares   and  foes  beset   the   road, 

1  flee  to   hide  me   near   my  God. 

HI  each   me   to  do   thy   holy   will, 
And   lead    me  to    thy   heavenly  hill ; 
Let  tiie   good    Spirit   of  thy   love 
Conduct  me  to  thy   courts  above. 

12 Then  shall  my  soul  no  more  complain, 
The  tempter  then  shall  rage  in  vain^ 
And   flesh,   that   was  my  toe  before, 
Shall  never  vex  my  spirit  mere. 


0501 


Q 


Psalm  55.    C.  M.  B 

^  Wantage,  Bangor. 

Support  f»r  the  evicted  and  tempted  sotiL 

lf^\  (tOD,  my  refuge,  near  my  Ciies, 
\.f  Boh- lid  my  flov?ing  tears. 
For  eartli  and  hell  my  hurt  d.  vise, 
And  triumph  in   my  fears, 

2  Their  rage  is  levell'd  at  my  life, 

,My  soul  with   guilt  they  load. 
And  fill  mv  thoughts  with  inward  strife, 

To  shake  my  hope  in  God. 
3With  inward  pain  my  heart  strings  sound; 

1  groan   with  every  bi^eath  : 
Horror  and   fear  beset  me  round, 

Among  the  shades   of  death. 

4  0  were  I  like  a  feathei'd  dove, 
And  innocence  had  wings; 


351 


CHRlSTIAiX. 


352,  353 


I'd  fl}'-,  and   make  a  long  remove 
From  all  these  restless  thinii;s. 

5  Let  me  to  some  wild  desert  go, 

And   find  a  peaceful  home. 
Where  storms  of  maiice  never  blow, 
Te  npt.itions   never  come. 

6  V:/ui  hopes  and  vain  inventions  all, 

To   *scape    the  rage  of  hell  ! 
The   mighty  God,  en  whom  I^call, 
Can  save  me   here  as  welL- " 

Pause. 

7  By  morning  hght  I'll  seek  his  face, 

At  noon   repeat  my  cry, 
I'he  night  shall  hear  me  ask  his  grace, 
Nor  will  he  long  deny. 

8  God  shall  preserve  my  soul  from  fear, 

Or   shield  me   when  afraid; 
Ten  thousand  angels  must  appear, 
If  he  command  their  aid. 

9  I  cast  my  burdens  on  the  Lord,    , 

The   Lord  sustains  them  all ; 

My  courage  rests  upon  his  word, 

That  saints  shall  never  fall. 

10  My  highest  hopes  shall  not  be  vain, 
My  lips  shall  spread  his  praise ; 

While  cruel  and  deceitful  men 
Scarce  live  out  half  their  days. 


b 


351 1 


Hymn  25.     B.  2.     C.  M.      * 
Barby,  Dundee. 

Comfilaining  of  -spiritual  sloth, 
l]^/!"  Y  drowsy  powers, why  sleep  ye  so  ? 
-LtX  Awake,    my    sluggish  soul ! 
Nothing   has   half  thy    work   to    do  ; 
Yet  nothing's    half  so  dull  I 

2  The   little    ants  for  one   poor  grain 

Labour,   and   tug,   and  strive ; 
Yet  we,  who  have  a  heaven  to  obtain, 
How  negligent  we  live, 

3  Wp,    for  whose  sake  all  nature  stands, 

And  ?tars  their  courses  move  ; 
We,  for  whose  guard  the   angel  bands 
Come   flying  from   above ; 

4  We,  for  whom  God  the  Son  came  down, 

And  labour'd   for   our   good; 
How   carele.3S   to    secure   that   crown 
He   purchased   with  his  blood ! 

5  Lord,  shall  we   lie   so    sluggish  stil\ 

And  never  act  our  parts  ? 
Come,  holy  Dove,from  th'  heavenly  hill 
And  sit   and   warm  our  hearts. 

6  Then  shall  our  active  spirits  move; 

Upward   our  souls  shall    rise  ; 
With  hands  of  faith,  and  winzs  of  love 
We'll  fly,  and   take  the   prize. 
'M 


"^  \         Luriiam,  Wantage, 
Hardness  of  ft  art  comfilained  of. 
l~j\/|  Y  heart,  how  dreadful  hard  it  is  I 
1_T  JL     How   heavy  here  it   lies ; 
Heavy   and  cold   within  my   breast, 
Just  like  a   rock   of  ice  ! 

2  Sin,   like  a  raging   tyrant,  sits 

Upon  this   flinty   throne  ; 
And   every   grace   lies   bury'd    deep, 
Beneath  this  heart  of  stone. 

3  How  seldom   do  I   rise  to    Qi>d, 

Or   taste    the  joys  above.  I 
Ihis  mountain  presses  down  my  faith^ 
And  chills   my  flaming  love. 

4  When  smiling  mercy  courts  mj  soul 

Wirh  all    its   heavenly   charms, 
This  stubborn,  this  relentless  thing, 
Would   thrust  it  from  mine   arms. 

5  Against  the  thunders  of  thy   word 

Rebellious   I  have    stood  ; 
My   heart,  it   shakes  not  at  the  wrath 
And   terrors  of  a  God. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  steep  this  rock  of  mine 

In  thine  own   crimson   sea  ! 
None   bat  a  bath  of  blood  difine 
Can  melt  the  flint  away. 


qKc>7PsAi,]>i25.  odPart.  S.M.  K  o^"  * 
OO^^        Thacher,  St.  Bridges.  ^ 

Distress  of  soul ;  or,  backsliding  and  desertion* 

1  1^/JlNE  eyes  and  my  desire 
JLtjL    Are  t  ver  to  the  Lord : 

I  love  to  plead  his  promises, 
And  rest  upon  his  'word. 

2  Turn,  tura  thee  to  my  soul : 
Bring  thy  salvation  near : 

When  will  thy  hand  release  my  feet 
Out  of  the  deadly  snare  ? 

3  When  shall  the  sovereign  grace 
Of  my  forgiving  God 

Restore  me  from  those  dangerous  ways 
My  wandering  feet  have  trod ! 

4  The  tumult  of  my  thoughts 
Doth  but  enlarge  my  wo: 

My  spirit  languishes,  my  heart 
Is  desolate  and  low. 

J     With  every  morning  light 

My   sorrow  new  begins  ; 
Look  on   my  anguish  and  my  pain, 
And  pardon  all  my  sins. 

Pause. 
6    Behold  the  hosts  of  hell ! 
How  cruel  is  their  hate  f 
Against  my   life  they  rise,  and  join 
Their  fury  with  deceit. 


354,  3o5 
7 


CHRISTIAN. 


^7 


O  )  keep  my  soul  from  death, 
Nor  put  my  hope  to  shame  ; 


or 


354 


1  have  placed  my  only  trust 
In  my  Redeemer's  name. 

8    With  humble  faith  1   wait 
To  see   thy   face  again  : 
Of  Israel   it  shall   ne'er  be   said, 
''  He  si;ught  the  Lord   in  vain." 
HvMN  163.    B.  2.     C.  M.    b 
Bangor,   Carolina. 
Covifilo-irJ  (fdtat'Uon  and  temptation 
j"r|EAR  Lord,  behold  our  sore  distress; 
m3  Cur   fins  altentipt  to   reign; 
iStretch    out  thine    arm   of  conquering 
And  let  thy  foes  be  slain.         [grace, 

2 The   lion,   with*  his   dreadful   roar, 
Affrights  thy  feeble  sheep: 
Heveal  the   glory   of  thy   power, 
And  chain  him  to  the    deep. 

3  Must  we  indulge  a  long  despair? 

Shall   our  p'^dtions  die? 
Our  n.onrnings  never  reach  thine  ear  ? 
Nor  tears   affect    thine  eye  ? 

4  if  thou    dfspise   a    mortal    groan. 

Yet    hear  a   SaviourH   blood  ; 
An  advocate   so  near  the  throne, 
Pleads   and   prevails   with   God. 

5  He  bought  the  Spirit's  powerful  sword, 

To    slay   our  deadly   foes  : 
Our  sins  shall  die  beneath   thy    word. 
And  hell  in  vain  oppose. 

6  How  boundless  is   our   Father's  grace, 

In  height,    and  depth,    and    length, 
He  makes  his  Son   our  righteousness, 
His   Spirit  te  our  strength. 

oKK>         Psalm  13.     C.  M.  b 

^^^  \  York,  Dundee. 

Coniplaint  under  tempUitior.s   of  the  devil. 
jTf  0\V  long  wilt  thou  conceal  thy  face? 
H  My  God,   how    long  delay  ? 
When  shall  I  feel  those  heavenly  rays 

That  chase  my  fears  away? 
2  H  w  long  shall  m\-  poor  labouring^ scul 

Wrestle  and  toil  in  vain  ? 
Thv    word  can  all  my  foes  control, 

And  ease  my  raging  pain. 
S  See  how  the  prince  of  da:  kness  tries 
All  his   malicious  arts ; 
He  spreads  a  mist  around   my  eyes, 
And  throws  his  fiery  darls. 

4  Be  thou  my  sun,  and  thou  my  shield ; 

My  soul  in   safety   keep ; 
Make  haste,bcfore  mine  eyes  are  seal'd 
In  death's  eternal  sleep. 

5  How  would  the  tempter  boast  aloud 

li  I  become  his  prey! 


356 
proud 


Behold  the  sons  of  hell  grow 
At  thy  so  long  delay. 

6  But  they  shall  fly   at  thy  rebuke, 

And  Satan  hide   his  head  : 
He  knows  the   terrors  of  thy  look, 
And  hears  thy  voice  with   dread. 

7  Thou  wilt  display  that  sovereign  grace 

Where  all  my  hopes  have  hung; 
I  shall  employ  my   lips  in  praise, 
And  victory  shall  be  sung. 

<^KR  I     Hymn  20.     B.  2.    C.  M.     b 

^*^^  5         Chelsea,  Carolina. 
Backslidlngs  and  returns  ;  or.,  the  in- 
constancy of  our  love. 

1  "¥^/'HY  is  my  heart  so  far  from  thee, 

▼  ?     My  God,  my  chief  deiight  ? 

Why  are  my  thoughts  no  more  by  day 

With  thee,   no  more  by  night  ? 

2  [Why  should  my  foolish  passions  rove? 

Where  can   such  sweetness   be, 
As  1   have   tasted  in  thy  love, 
As  I  have  found  in  thee?] 

3  When  my  forgetful  soul  renews 

The  savour  of  thy  grace, 
My  heart  presumes  I   cannot  lose 
The  relish   all  my  days. 

4  But  ere   one  fleeting  hour   is  past. 

The  flattering   world  employs 
Some  sensual  bait  to  seize  my  taste, 
And  to  pollute  my  joys. 

5  [Trifl^s  of  nature,   or  of  art, 

With  fair,  deceitful  charms, 
Intrude  into  my   thoughtless  heart. 
And  thrust  me  from   thy  arms.] 

6  Then  I  repent,  and  vex  my  soul 

That   I  should   leave   thee  so; 
Where  will  those  wild  affections  roll, 
That   let  a  Saviour  go? 

7  [Sin's  promis'd  joys  are  turn'd  to  pain, 

And   I   am   drown'd    in   gritf; 
But  my   dear  Lord   returns  again, 
He  flies  'to   n  y  relief! 

8  Seizing  ray  soul  with  sweet  surprise, 

He  draws  vvith  loving  bands; 
Divine   ccmpassicn   in   his  eyes, 
And*  pardon  in  his  hands] 

9  [Wretch  that  I  am,  to^vander  thus, 
In   chase  cf  false  delight ! 

to  thy  cross, 
thy   sight.] 

10  Make  has1«?.,ir)y  days,to  reach  the  goal, 

And   bring  my  heart  to  rest 
On  the  dear  centre  cf  my  soul, 
Mv  Gfd,  mv  Savicur's  breast! 


Let  me   be  fasten'd 
Rather  than   hse 


oKQ?  Psalm  119.  16th Part.  CM.  b 
ooo  ^       Windsor,  Canterbuiy. 
Praijer  for  qwckening  grace. 

Verse  25,  37. 

Ill/TY  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust; 
JjrX  Lord,  give  me  life  divine ! 
From   vain   desires,  and   every  lust. 
Turn  off  these  eyes  of  mine. 

2  I  need  the  influence  of  thy  grace 

To  speed   me  in  thy  way,  ' 
Lest   I   should   loiter  in   my   race, 
Or  turn  my  feet  astray. 

Verse  107.. 

3  When  sore  afflictions  press  me  down, 

I  need  thy  quickening  powers ; 

Thy  word,  that  I  have  rested  on. 

Shall  help   my  heaviest    hours. 

Verse  156,  40. 

4  Are  not  thy  mercies  sovereign  still, 

And  thou  a  faithful  God? 
Wilt  thou  not  grant  me  warmer  zeal 
To  run  the   heavenly  road? 

^  Verse  159,  40. 

5s  Does  not  my  heart  thy  precepts  love. 
And  long  to  see  thy  face  ? 
And  yet  how  slow  my  spirits  move, 
Without  enlivening  grace ! 


357,  358  CHRISTIAN. 

^^^)         Psalm  13.    L.  M.  b 

^^i\        97th  Psalm,    German. 

Pleading  noit/i  God  und^-r  desertion  ; 
or^  hofi"  in  dirkne^s. 

\  TTOW  long,  O  Lord,  shall  1  complain, 
xXLikeone  who  seeks  his  God  in  vain? 
Canst    thou   thy    face   forever   hide, 
And    I    still   pray  and   be    deny'd? 

2  Shall  I   forever  be  forgot. 
As   one  whom  thoa  regardest  not? 
Still  shall  my  soul  thine  absence  mourn  ? 
And   still   despair   of  thy   return? 

3  Mow  long  shall  my  poor,  troubled  breast 
Be  w!th  the>e  anxious  jhnuRhts  oppress'd  ? 
And   Satan,   my    malicious   foe,  , 
Rejoice   to  see   me    sunk  so  low  ? 

4  Hear,  Lord,  and  grant  me  quick  relief, 
Before  my  death  conclude  my  grief  ; 
If  thou  withhold  thy  heavenly  light, 
I    sleep   in   everlasting  night. 

5  How  will  the  powers  of  darkness  boast. 
If  but   one    praying   soul   be   lost  I 
But  I  have    trusted    in   thy   grace, 
And    shall   again   behold   thy  face. 

6  Whate'er  ray  fears  or  foes  suggest. 
Thou  art  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest; 
My  heart  shall  feel  thy  love,  and  raise 
My   cheerful  voice  to   songs  of  praise. 


359",  360- 


Verse  93. 

6  Then  shall  I  love  thy  gospel  more, 

And  ne'er   forget  thy   word, 
Wn^n  I  have  felt  its  quickening  power. 
To  draw  me  near  the  Lord. 

q-Q?  Psalm  119.  12th  Part.  CM.  b 
^^^  \      Bedford,  Windsor,  York. 

Breath' ng  after  comfort  and  deliverance. 
Verse   153. 

1\/|"Y  God,  consider  my  distress, 
itX  Let  mercy  plead   my.  cause  ; 
Though  I  have  sinn  d  agaijistthy  grace, 
I  can't  fjrget  thy   laws. 

Verse  39,  116, 

2  Forbid,  forbid   the  sharp   reproach, 
Which  I  so  justly   fear  ; 

Uphold  my  hfe,  uphold  my  hopes^ 
Nor  let  my  shame  appear. 

Verse  122,  135. 

3  Be  thou  a  surety.   Lord,  for  me ; 
Nor  let  the  proud  oppress : 

But   make  thy    waiting    servant  see. 
The  shiiungs  of  Chy  face. 

Verse  82. 

4  Mine  eyes  with  expectation  fail  ; 
My  heart   within  me  cries, 

**  When  will  the  Lord  his  truth  fulfil, 
And  make  my  comforts  riser" 

Verse  132. 

5  Look  down  upon  my   sorrows.  Lord, 
And  show   thy  grace  the  same, 

As  thou  art  ever  wont  t'  afford 
To  those  th'at  love  thy  name. 


360^ 


Psalm  38.    C.  M.  b 

P*y mouth,  Wantage. 

Guilt  of  conscience  and  relivf;   or,  repentance^  and 
prayer  for  pardon  and  health, 

1  A  MIDSr  thy  wrath  remember  love, 
jfjL  Restore  thy  servant,   Lord; 
Nor  let  a  father's  chastening  prove 

Like  an  avenger's  sword. 

2  Thine  arrows  stick  within  my  heart, 

My  flesh  is  sorely  press'd; 
Between  the  sorrow  and  the  smart 
My  spir  t  finds  no  rest. 

3  My  sins  a  heavy  load  appear, 

And  o'er  my  head  are  gone; 
Too  heavy  they  for  me  to  bear^ 
Too  hard  for  me  t*  atone. 

4  My  thoughts  are  like  a  troubled  sea, 

My   head  still   bending  down ; 
And  I   go  mourning  all  the  day. 
Beneath  my  Father's  frown. 

5  Lord,  I  am  weak  and  broken  sore, 

None  of  my  powers  are  whole ; 
The  iaward  anguish  makes  me  roar, 
The  anguish   of  my  soul. 

6  All  my   desire  to  thee  is  known. 

Thine  eye  counts  every  tear; 


361,36^ 

And  every  sigh  and  every  groan 

Is  t;otic'd  by  thine  ear. 
7  Thou  an  my  God,  my  only  hope, 

My  God   will  hear  my  cry ; 
My    'iod   will  b'3'ir  my   spirit  up, 

When   Saltan  bids  me  die. 
S  [My  foot  is  ever  apt  to  slide. 

My  foes   rt-joice  to  see't ; 
They  ^ai?e  their  pleasure  and  their  pride, 

When  they   su])plant   my  feet. 

9  Rut  ru  confess  my  gnilt  to  thee, 

And  grievg"  for  all   my  sin  ; 
I'll  monrn  how   weak  my  graces  be, 
And  beg  support  divius. 

10  Mv  Go:1,  forgive  m7  fellies  past, 

A  kI  be  fo  -ever  nigh  ; 
©  Lord  of  my  salvation,  haste, 
Bel'ore  thy  S8rva->t  die.] 


3\jx 


Psalm  107.    2(1  Part.   L.  M.  2& 

Leeds,  Bath, 

Correction  fur  sin,  and  r  lease  by  prayer. 

1"|^ ROM  age  to  age  exalt   his    narae  ! 

Sl    God  and  hip  grace  are  still  the  same; 

He   fills  the  hungry   soul    v/ith    food, 

And  feeds  the  poor   with  every  good. 

2  But   if  their  hearts   rebel,   and  rise 
Against  the  God    that   rules  the  skies ; 
Jf  they   reject   his   heavenly    word, 
And   slight  the   counsels  of  the  Lord; 

.'3  He'll  bring  their  spirits  to  the  ground, 
And   no  deliverer  shall   be  found: 
Laden  with  grief,they  waste  their  breath 
In  darkness,  and  the  shades  of  death. 

4  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries  ; 
He   makes   the   dawning  light   arise, 
And   scatters    all   that    dismal    shade, 
That  hung  so  heavy   round  their  head. 

5  He    cuts   the   bars  of  brass   in  two, 
And  lets  the  smiling  prisoners  through ; 
Takes  off  the  load   of  guilt   and  grief, 
And   gives  the   labouring  soul   relief. 

„  O    may  the   sons    of  men   record 
'The  wondrous  goodness  of  the   Lord ! 
How  great  his  works!  how  kind  his  ways! 
Let  every  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 

Psalm  4.     L.  M .  b 

Green's  Hundredth,  Bath. 
Hearing  of  firayer  ;    or^  God  our  p  or- 

fion^  and  Christ  our  ho/i^. 
li^  GOD  of  grace  and  righteousness, 
\J  Hear  and  attend  when  I  complain  ; 
Tiiou   hast   enlarg^l    me  in    distress, 
Bow    down   a  gracious    ear   again. 

2  Ye   sons   of  men,   in   vain  ye  try, 
To  turn   my  glory  into   sname  ;   . 


GimiSTIAN.  363,  364 

How  long  will    scoffers   love   to  iie. 
And  dare  reproach  my  Saviour's  name  ? 

SKnow  that  the  Lord    divides  his  saints 
From  all   the   tribes   of  men   beside  ; 
He  hears    the   cry   of  penitents 
For  the  dear  sake   of  Christ  that  died. 

4  When  our  obedient  hands   have   done 
A    thousand    worlds   of  righteousness, 
We   pat  our   trust    in   God  alone. 
And   glory    in  hi.s   pardoning   grace, 

5  Let  the  unthinking  many   say, 
JV/io  ivill  ijt^sfovj  ^ume  ea-thlij  good  ? 

But,  Lord   thy  light  and  love  we  pray  ; 
Gur  souls   desire   this   heavenly  food. 

6  Then  shall  my  cheerful  power*  rejoice 
At  grace   and   favour  so    divine  ; 
Nor  will   1    change    my    happy   choice 
For   all   their   corn   and  all  their  wine. 

Psalm  85.     1st  Part.    h.U,  M. 
Italy,  Nevvcourt,  Quercy. 
IVuiiingJur  an  un^iivsr  to  Jirwyer  ;    or, 
detivetance  begun  a^id  Cj.  jilt  led 

1  J"   ORD,  thou  hast  eall'd  thy  grace  to 
JLi         mind, 

Thou    hast  reversed  our   heavy  doom ; 
So  God  forgave   when    Israel   sinn'd, 
And  broughthis  wmdoi  n^  capuvcaht.nie* 

2  Thou   hast  b&2;un  to  set   us    free, 
And   made   thy   fiercest  wrath   abate  j 
Now  let  our  hearts   be  turn'd  to  thee, 
And   thy   salvation    be  complete. 

3  Revive  our   dying   graces.   Lord, 
And   let   thy   saints   in   thee    rejoice  ; 
Make  known  thy  truth,  fulfil  thy  word; 
We  wait  for  praise  to  tune  our   voice. 

4  We  wait  to  hear  what  God   will  say  ; 
He*ll  speak,  and  give  his  people  peace  \ 
But   let  them    run   no    more  astray, 
Lest  his   returning  wrath  increase. 


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Psalm  SI,    3d  Part.    L,  M.     b 
Putney,  Bath. 

The  backslider  restored;  or,  refierit- 
ance,  and  faith  in  the  bio'id  of  Christ, 

l|^k  THOU,  ihaihear'st  when  smners cry, 
\J  rhi;»ugh  all  my  crimes  before  thee  lie. 
Behold  tliem  not  with   angry   look. 
But  blot  their  memory  from  thy  book. 

2  Create  my   nature  pure  within, 
And   form  my   soul  averse   to  sin  ; 
Let  thy  good   Spirit  ne'er  depart. 
Nor  hide  thy  presence  from  mj  heart.. 

3 1  cannot  live  without  thy   light. 
Cast  out  and  banish'd  from  thy  sight : 
Thine    holy   joys,   my  God,   restore, 
And  guard  me,  4.hat  I   fall  no  ciore. 


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CHRrSTlAN. 


2%7 


4  Though  I  have  grievM  thy  Spirit,  Lord, 
His   help   and  comfort   still  afford : 
And  let  a  wretch  come  near  thy  throne, 
To  plead  the   merits  of  thy    Son. 

5  A  broken  heart,  ray  God,  my  King, 
Is  all  the  sacrifice   I  bring; 

The   God   of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A    broken   heart   for  sacrifice. 

6  My   soul  lies   humbled   in  the   dust. 
And  owns  thy  dreadful  sentence  just; 
Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 
And  save  the  soul  condemn'd  to  die. 

7  Tken  will  I  teach  the  world  thy  ways ; 
Sinners  shall  learn  thy  sovereign  grace  ; 
ril  lead  them  to  my  Saviour's  blood, 
And  they  shall  praise'a  pardoning  God. 

8  0  may  thy  love  inspire   my  tongue  1 
Salvation   shall    be   all   my   song; 
And  all  ray  powers  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord^my  strength  and  rijrhteousness. 

Qpfr>      Hymn  95.     B.  2.     CM.      b 

^"^  5  Bangor,   Dundee. 

LooA:  on  him  -ivhom  they  pierced  and  mourn. 
3  XNFINITE   grief!    amazina:   wo! 

A    .Behold    my  blee  ling   Lord! 

Hell  and  the  Jew?  con'>;^)ir'd  his  death. 
And  us'd  tlie  Roman  sword. 

2  01  the  sharp  pangs  of  smarling  pain 

My    dear   Redeemer  bore, 
"When  knotty  whips,  and  jagged  thorns 
His   sacred   body   tore ! 

3  But   knotty  whips  and  jagged  thorns 

In   vain    do    I    accuse  ; 
In   vain   I   blame  the  Roman  bands, 
And    the  more   spiteful  Jews, 

4  Twere   you,  ray  sins,  my  cruel  sins 

His   chief  tormentors  were  ; 
Each  of  my  crimes  became  a   nail, 
And   unbelief  the  spear. 

3  'Twere  you  that  puU'd  the  vengeance 

Upon   his   guiltless  head  ;         [do\rn 

Break,  break,  my  heart, — O  burst,  mine 

And  let  my   sorrows  bleed,     [eyes, 

6  Strike,    mighty   grace,  my  flinty  soul, 

Till  melting  waters   flow. 

And  deep  repentance  drown  mine  eyes 

In   undissembled   wo ! 

'^RR  I    PsAi-M  ^^'    1st  Part.    L.  M.  M 
*^""  S    Islington,  Green's  Hundredth. 
^^cliverancefrom  despair;  orueinptationt  overcome 
IfiEE    will    1    love,    O   Lord,    my 
strength, 
My  rock,   ray  tower,  my  high  defence  ; 
Thy   mighty   arm  shall   be    my   trust, 
For  I   have  found  Alvation  thenee. 
M  2 


2Death  and  the  terrors  of  the  grave 
Stood  round  me  with  their  dismal  shade; 
While  floods  of  high  temptations  rose, 
And   made  my  sinking  soul  afraid. 

31  saw  the  opening  gates  of  hell, 
With  endless   pains  and  sorrows  there. 
Which  none  but  they  that  feel  cau  tell, 
While  I   was  hurried  to  despair. 

4  In  my  distress,  I  call'd   my   God, 
When  I  could  scarce  believe  him  mine  4 
He  bow'd  his  ear  to   my  complaint 
Then  did  his  grace  appear   divine. 

5  [With  speed  he   flew  to   my  relief, 
As   on   a  cherub's  wing  he  rode; 
Awful   and    bright  as   lightning  shon©^ 
The  face  of  my  deliverer,  God, 

6  Temptations  fled   at  his  rebuke. 
The   blast  of  his   almighty  breath; 
He  sent  salvation  from   on   high. 
And  drew  me  from  the  deeps  of  death.}. 

7Great  wef-e  my  fears, mj'  foes  were  great; 
Much  was  their  strength,  and  more  their 

rage  ; 
But  Christ,  ray  Lord,  is  conqueror  stillj. 
In   all    the   wars   that  devils  wage. 

8  My  song  forever  shall  record 
That  terrible,  that  joyful  hour ; 
And  give  the  glory  to  the  Lord, 
Due  to  his  mercy  and  his  power. 

cyn^y  I  Psalm  40=     1st  Part..  C.  M.  » 
"^^  '  >  Abridge,   Christmas. 

A  song  of  deliverance  from  great  distress. 
ly    WAITED  patient  for  the   Lord; 
JL     He   bow'd   to   hear  ray  cry  ; 
He  saw    me  resting  on  his  word, 
And  brought  salvation  nigh. 

2  He   rais'd   me  from  a   horrid  pit, 

Where  mourning  long  I   lay ; 
And  from  my  bonds  releas'd  ray  feet ;; 
Deep   bonds  of  miry   clay. 

3  Firm  on  a  rock  he   made  me  stand^ 

And   taught  my  cheerful   tongue 
To  praise  the  wonders   of  his   hand, 
lu   a  new,  thankful   song. 

4  I'll  spread  his  works  of  grace  abroad; 

The  saints   with  joy  shall  hear; 
And  sinners  learn  to  make   my  God 
Their  only   hope  and  fear. 

5  How  many  are  thy  thoughts  of  love' 

Thy  mercies,  Lord,   how   great ! 
We  have  not  words  nor  hours  enouo-li 
Their  numbers  to  repeat. 

6  W^hen  I'm  afflicted,  poor  and  low^ 

And  light  and  peace  depart, 

My  God   beholds  my    heavy   wo^.. 

And   bears  nae  en  his  heart. 


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368 


Psalm  61.    S.  M. 

Ubtic,  Sutton. 
Safety  in   GccL 


CHRISTIAN, 
b 


371 


1  "VSTHEN.  overwhelmed  with  grief, 

?T    My  heart  within   me  dies; 
Helpless,   and   far  fiom   all  relief, 
To  heaven  I  lift  mine  eyes. 

2  O  lead  rne  to  the  rock 
That's  high   above  my  head, 

And  make  the  covert  cf  thy  wings 
My  shelter  and  my   bhade. 

3  Within  thy  p?estnce,   Loid, 
F(  rever  I'll  abide  ; 

Thou   art  the  tower  cf  my  defence, 
I'he  refage  where   I   hide. 

4  Ti'Oii  givest  me  the  lot 

Of  those  that  fear  thy   name  ; 
If  endless  life  be  their  reward, 
I  shall  possess  the  same. 

Q<^Q  }      Hymn  50.     B.  2.     L.  M.       b 

^^^\  Bath. 

Comfort  under  aoi  rows:  and  fiainff. 

1"T^6W  let  the  Lord, my  Saviour,  smile, 
X^  And  show  my  name  upon  his  heart ; 
I    would    forget   my  pains    a  while, 
And   in   the   pleasure   lose  the   smart. 

2  But  O!   it   swells   my   sorrows   high, 
To  see   my   blessed   Jesus  frown  : 
My    spirits   sink,    my  comforts  die. 
And   all  the    springs   of  life  are  down. 

3Yet  why,mysoul,  why  these  complaints? 
Still  whi'e  he  frowns,  his  boM^els  move  ; 
Still  on  his  heart  he  bears  his  saints, 
And  feels  their  sorrows,   and  bis  love. 

4 My  name   is  printed  on    his  breast; 
His  book   of  life   contains   my  name  ; 
Pd   rather   have    it    there  impress'd, 
Than  in   the   bright  records  of  fame. 

6  When  the  last  fire  burns  all  things  here,: 
I'hose  letters  shall  securely  stand,  } 
And  in  the  Lamb's  fair  book  appear, 
Writ   by   th'    eternal   Father's   hand. 

6  Now  shall  my  minutes  smoothly  run. 
While  here  1  wait  my  Father's  will ; 
My   rising   and  my   setting  sun  | 

Roll  gently  up   and  down   the  hill. 

c^rjf^l       nxMNl02.     B.  1.     L.  M.     «' 

^'^^  Portugal,  Leeds,  Eaton. 

'jyic  bealitudes. 

LEST  are  the  humble  soids  that  see! 

Their   emptiness  and  poverty  :     | 

Treasures  of  grace   to    them  are  given,! 

And  crowns  of  joy  laid  up  in  heaven.  1 

2  Bleft    are   the  men   of  broken    heart, 

Who  mourn  for  sin  with  inward  smart ; 


The  blood   of  Cluist    divinely  flows, 
A   healing  balm   for   all   their  woesi 

3  Blest  are  the  meek,   who   stand  afar 
From  rage  and  passion,  noise  and  war  ; 
God    will    secure   their  happy   state, 
And  plead  their  cause  against  the  great. 

4  Blest  are  the  souls  that  thirst  for  grace, 
Hunger  and   long  for  righteousness  ; 

'\  hey  shall   be    well  suppiy'd   and  fed 
•  With   living  streams  and  living  bread, 

5  Blest  are  the  men,  whose  bowels  move 
And  melt  with  sympathy  and  love  ; 
From  Christ,  the  Lord,  shall  they  obtain 
Like   sympathy   and    love    again. 

6  Blest  are  the  pure,  whose  hearts  are 
From  the  defiling  power  of  sin  ;  [clean 
Wi(U  endless  pleasure  they  shall  see 
A    God   of  spotless   purity, 

7  Blest  are    the    men   of  peaceful  life, 
Who  quench  the  coals  of  growing  strife;- 
They  shall  be  call'd  the  heirs  of  bliss, 
The  sons  of  God,   the   God    of  peace. 

8  Blest  are  the  sufferers,  who  partake 
Of  pain  and  shame  for  Jesus'  sake  ; 
Their  souls  shall  triumph  in  the  Lord  ; 
Glory  and  joy   are  their  reward. 

Hymn  53.     13.2.    CM.      b 

Durham,  Stade. 

The  pilgrimage  of  the  saints  ;  or,  earth  and  heaven, 

1 1"  ORD!  what  a  wi'etched  land  is  this, 
JLi  That  yields  us  no  supply :      ^ 
No  cheering  fruHs.no  wholesoTiie  trees, 
Nor  streams  nf  living  joy! 

2  But  pricking  thorns  through  all  the 

And  mortal  poisons  grow  ;  [ground, 
And  all  the  rivers   that  art  found 
With  dangerous  wattrs  fiow. 

3  Yet  the  dear  path  to  thine  abode 

Lies  through  this  honid  land : 
Lord!  we  would  keep  the  heavenly  road, 

And   run  at  thy  conmiand. 
4[0ur  souls  shall  tread  the  desert  through, 
With   undivertt-d   feet; 
And  faith,  and  flaming   zeal    subdue 
The  terrors  that  we  ujeet,] 
5  [A  thousand  savage  beasts  of  prey 
Around  the  forest  roam; 
But  Judah's  Lion  guards  the  way, 
And  guides  the  strangers  home.] 
6[Long  nights  and  darkness  dwell  below, 

With  scarce  a  twinkling  ra\  ; 
But  the  bright  world  to  which  we  go 

Is  everlasting  day.] 
7  [By  glimmering  hopes  and  gloomy  feariS 
We  trace  the<$acred  road; 


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372 


CHRISTIAN. 


373,  S74 


Through  dismal  deeps,  and  danger- 
ous sn  vres, 
We  make  our  way  to  God. 

8  Our  journey  is  a   thnrny  maze. 

But  we  march  upward  stil' ; 
Forget  these  troubles  of  th*-^  ways. 
And  reach  at   Zir:n*s  hill. 

9  [See  the  ki?id  angels,  at  the  gates, 

Inviting  us  to  come! 
There  Jesus,  the  forerunner,   waits 
To  welcome  travelers  home.] 

10  There,  on  a  green  and  flowery  mount, 
Our  weary  souls  shall  sit, 

And  with   trftnsportitig  joys,  recount 
The  labours  of  our  feet. 

11  [No  vain  discourse  shall  fill  our  tongue. 
Nor  trifles   vex  our  ear; 

Infinit*?  grace  shnil  be   our  song, 
And  God  rejo}ce  to  hear.] 

12  Eternal  glories  to  the  King, 
That  brought   us  safely  through ; 

Our  tongue  shell  never  cease  to  smg. 
And  endless  praise  renew. 


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Hymn  100.  B.  2.  L.  M.  D 
Limehouse,  Quercy,  Putney. 
The  preaence  of  Christ  is  the  life  of  my  soul. 
ITFOW  full  of  anguish  is  the  thought, 
Jtl  How  it  distracts  and  tears  my  heart, 
If  God  at  last,  my  sovereign  Judge, 
Should  frown,  and  bid  niy  soul  depart. 

2  Lord,  when  I  quit  this   earthly  stage, 
Where   shall    I    fly  but  to  thy  breast  ? 
For   I   have   sought   no   other   home. 
For   I   have  learn'd   no  other   rest. 

3 1   cannot  live  contented    here. 
Without   some   glimpses    of  thy   face ; 
And  heaven,  without  thy  presence  there, 
Would  be  a  dark  and   tiresome   place. 

4  When  earthly  cares  engross  the  day, 
And  hold  ray  thoughts  aside  from  thee, 
The    shining  hours   of  cheerful   light 
Are   long    and   tedious   years   to   me. 

5  And    if  no   evening  visit-s    paid 
Between   ray    Saviour   and    my  soul, 
How  dull  the  night !  how  sad  the  shade  I 
How  mournfully   the   minutes   roll  I 

6  This  flesh  of  mine  might  learn  as  soon 
To  live,  yet  part  with  all  my  blood  ; 
To  breathe,  when  vital  air  is  gone. 
Or  thrive   and  grow  without  my  food. 

7  [Christ  is   my  light,  my  life,  my  care, 
My   blessed  hope,  my  heavenly  prize  ; 
Dearer   than  all    my   passions   are. 
My  limbs,  my  boit*lSj  or  mine  eyes.j, 


8  The  strings  that  twine  about  my  heart, 
Tortures  and  r^cks  may  tear  them  off; 
But  they   can   never,   never  part 
With  their  dear  hold  of  Christ  my  love.] 

9  [My   God !    and  can  a  humble  child, 
That  loves  thee    with  a  flame  so  high, 
Be    ever  from   thy  face  exil'd, 
Without  the  pity   of  thine   eye  ? 

10  Impossible  !   for  thine   own  hands 
Have   tied  my   heart   so  fast  to  thee  ; 
And   in  thy  book  the  promise  stands, 
That  where  thou  art,thy  friends  must  be,] 

cyj.:>l     Hymn  54.    B.  2.    CM.      » 

*     J      Swanwick,  Hochesier. 
GoiTs  firescnce  is  light  in  darkness, 

1  I^^Y  God.,  the  spring  ■^f.sji  aiyjo^s, 
-LtJL    The   life  of  ms    deli  guts. 

The  gjory    of  my  biightest  days. 
And  comfort  of  my  nights, 

2  In   darkest  shades,  if  he  appear. 

My  dawning  is  beguaJ 
He  IS  niy  soul's  sweet  Morning  Star, 
i.\cd  lie   my  rising  Sun. 

3  The  opening  heavens  around  me  shine 

\Vith   beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
While  Jftsus  shows  his  heart  is  mine,. 
And  whispers,  /  <ini  his. 

4  My  soul  wou^d  leave  this  heavy  clay 

At  that  transporting  word ; 
Run   up   with  joy   the   shining   v/ay, 
T'  embrace  my  dearest  Lord. 

5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death, 

I'd   break  through  every  foe  ; 
The  wings  of  love,  and  arms  of  faith 
Should  bear  me  conqueror  through. 

^74?  Psalm  90    3d  Part.  CM.  b 
"^'^y      Abridge,   Canterbury. 
Breathing  afttr  heaven. 

1  'OETURN,'0  God  of  love,  rtturn: 
3\    Earth  is  a  tiresome  place; 

How  long  shall  we, thy  children,mourni 
Our  absence  from   thy  face.^ 

2  Let  heaven  succeed  our  painful  years, 

Let  sin   and  sorrow  cease ; 

And  in  proportion   to  our  tears 

So  make  our  joys  increase. 

3  Thy  wonders  to  thy  servants  show. 

Make  thy  own  work  complete; 
Then  shall  our  souls  thy  glory  know, 
And  own  thy  love  is  great. 

4  Then  shall  we  shine  before  thy  throne 

In  all  thy   beauty.   Lord; 
And  the  poor  service  we  have  dort6 
Meet  a  divine  reward. 


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^ '  ^  S   St.  David,  Christmas,  China 
The  hope  of  heaven  our  sufifiort  under 
trials  on  earth, 

1  XMTHEN  I  can  read  my  title  clear 

f  ▼      To  mansions  iu   the  skies ; 
I  Did  farewell  tu  every  fear, 
And   wipe  my   weepihg  eyes. 

2  Sh<iuld  earth  agaius:  my  soul  engage, 

And   hr^llish  da'ts   oe  hurl'd. 
Then  I  can  smile  at   Satan's   rage, 
And  face  a  frowning   world. 

3  Let  cares,  like  a  wild  dt  luge,  come, 

\w'\  c-torms  of  so*  row  fiiij 
May   I  but  safely  reach  my    home, 
My  God,  my  heaven,   my   all: 

4 There   shall   I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In    seas  of  heave. .ly  rest ; 
Aiid  not  a  wave  of  trcubk  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breist. 

0*7^7     Hymn  117.     B.  2.     L.  M.     b 

«''"J  Portugal,   Eaton. 

Living  and  dyv^g  ivHh   God  firts'^nt. 

1  ~W  CANNOT  bear  thine  absence,  Lord; 
M.     My   life    expires   if  thou  depart : 

Be  thou,  my  heart,  still  near  my  God, 
And  thou,  my  God,  be  near  my  heart. 

2  I   was  not  born   for   earth   and  sin. 
Nor  can   I   live   on   things  so  vile ; 
Yet   I    will   stay    my  father's   time. 
And  hope  and  wait  for  heaven  a  while. 

S  Then,  dearest  Lord,  in  thine  embrace 
Let   me    resign   my  fleeting   breath  ; 
And,    with   a   smile    upon   my    face, 
Pass   the  important  hour   of  death. 

vwvw 

SAINTS  AND  SINNERS. 


SAINTS  AND  SINNERS. 
C.  M.      * 


378,  379 


S^ 


Psalm  1.     L.  M. 

Portugal,    All  Saints. 

The  rl'iffcrence  bctxvcen  tlte  righteous  andthetvicked. 

1  ini  APPY  the  man,  Avho?e  cautious  Aet 
XX  Shun  the  broad  way  that  siuners  gfo, 
"Who  hates  the  place  where  atheists  meet, 
And   fears   to   talk   as    scoifers    do. 

2  He  loves  t'  employ  his  morning  light 
Among  the   statutes   of  the    Lord  ; 
And  spends  the  wakeful  hours  of  night 
"With  pleasure,  pondVing  oVr  his  word. 

3  He,   like   a    plant  by   gentle  streams, 
Shall    flourisli    in   immortal   green  ; 
And  heaven  will  shine  with  kin.iesi  beams 
On  every   work  his  hands   begin. 

4  But  sinners  find  tiieir  counsels  crossed  : 
As  chaff  before  the  t«ijipegt  flit»s, 


So  shall  their  hopes  be  blown  and  lost. 
When  the  last  trumpet  shakes  the  skies* 
5  In   vain   the  rebel  seeks  to   stand, 
In  judgment   with    the   pious   race  ; 
The  dreadfulJudge,with  stem  command,. 
Divides  him   to   a  different  place. 

6"Straight  is  the  way  my  saints  have  trod ; 
"  I  blest  the  path,  and  drew  it  plain  ; 
"  Bu'  you  would  choose  the  crook'd  road, 
"And  down  it  leads  to  endless  pain." 


378  j 


Psalm  1.     S.M.  » 

Sutton,  St.  Thomas. 

The  saint  hafifty^  the  ainntr  miserable, 

1  rfilHE  man  is  ever  blest, 

i  Who  shuns  the  sinners'  ways. 
Among  their  councils  never  stands, 
Nor  takes  the  scornrr*s  place; 

2  But  makes   the  law   of  God 
His  s-usi.y   and  delight. 

Amid  the   labours  of  the  day, 
And  watches   if  the  night, 

3  He,   like  a  tree,  shall  tlirive, 
Witn  waters  ne.ir  t!ie  roo. : 

Frtsh  as  the  leaf  his  name  sri  11  live ; 
His  w  >rks  are  heavenly   fruit. 

4  Not  so  th'  ungodly   race ; 

I'hey  no  such  b-^.s-iings  find ; 
Their  hopes  shall  flee  like  empty  chaff 
i:iefore  the  drivine  wiiKi. 

5  How   will   thev  bear  to  stand 
Before  th-t  judgment  sear. 

Where  all  the  saints  atChrist's  right  hand 
In  full  assembly   meet? 

6  He   knows  and   he  approves 
The  way  the  righteous  go ; 

But  sinners  and  •  iieir  works  shall  meet 
A  dreadful  overthrow. 

c>7qXPsalm119.  1st  Part.  CM.  » 
^'^3         Cambi-idge,  Stade. 

The  blessedness  of  saints^  and  misery 
of  f<inncrs. 

Verse  1 , 2,  3. 

1  J]l  LEST  are  the  undefil'd  in  heart, 
J3  Whose  ways  are  right  and  cean;. 
Wao  nev.er  from  thy  law  depan, 

But  fly  from  every   f;M. 

2  Bli:st  are  thr  n-ien  thai  keen  thy  word, 

.4.nd  practise  thy  commandt; ;   [Lord, 

Witli  their  whole  heari  they  «r:  ■■  k  the 

And  serve  tlie".  with  tneir  hands. 

Verse.  165. 

3  Great  is  their  peace  who  love  thy  law;. 

How  firm  their  souls  abide  !    ^1" 
Nor  can  a  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  steady  feet  aside. 


380,  381 


SAINTS  AND  SINNERS. 


382 


Verse  6. 

4  Then  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy, 

And  keej)  my  f  ice  from  shame, 
When   ail  thy    statutes  I  obey, 
And  honour  a'l  thy  name. 

Ver»e  21,  118. 

5  But  haughty  sinuers  God  will  hate, 

The  proud  shall  die  accurst ; 
The  soiis  of  falsehood  aud  deceit 
Are  trodden   to   the  dust* 

Verse  119,  155. 

6  Vile  as  the  d'-oss  the   wicked  are ; 

And  those  that  leave  thy  ways 
Shall  see  saU^ation  from  afar, 
But  never  taste  thy  grace. 

QQH?         Psalm  1.    CM.  ^ 

^^^5      St.  M.runs.   Barby. 
The  -way  and  end  of  the  righteous  and  tlie  wicked. 

1  I J  LESTis  the  man  who  shuns  the  place 
JI3  'vVhei*e  sinners  love  to  m«;et ; 
Wiio  fears  to  tread  their  wick»:jd  ways. 

And  hates  the   scofft^r's  seat : 

2  But   iti  the  statutes  of  the   Lord 

Has   p^'ic'd  hise  chief  delight  ; 
By  i!ay  he  reads  or  hears  the  word, 
And   meditates  by   ni^ht. 

3  [He,  like  a  pi  mt  of  genTous  kind, 

By   livung   witers   set,  [wind, 

Safe  from    the  stor'ns   and  bl':;sting 
E'ljoys  a  peac: ful   st.ite.] 

4  Green  as   the  leaf,    and  ever  fair 

S  udl  his  profession  sliine ; 
While  fruits  of  hohness  appear, 
Like  clusters  on  the   vine. 

5,  Not  so  the   impious  md   unjust ; 
Wliat  vain  designs  ihey  form  ! 
Their  hopes  are  blown  away,likedust, 
Or  chaff,  before  the  storm. 

6  Sinners  in  iudgment  shall  not  stand 

Among   the  sons  of  grace, 
When  Christ  the  Judge  at  his  right  hand 
Appoints   his  saints  a  place. 

7  His  eye  beholds  the  path  they  tread, 

His  heart  approves  it  well; 
But  crooked  w  '.ys  of  sinners  lead 
Down  to  the  gates  of  hell. 

QQl  /Psalm  37.    3d  Part.    CM.  SL 
^^*-\         Sunday,  Braintree. 
The  same. 

1  A/i^Y  God,  the  steps  of  pious  men 
jJIm.  Are  order'd  bv  thy   will ; 

Though  they  should  fall, they  rise  again; 
Thy  hand  supports  them  still, 

2  The  Lord  delights  to  see  their  ways, 

Their  virtue  he  approves  : 
He*il  ne'er  deprive  them  of  his  grace. 
Nor  leave  the  men  he  loves. 


3  The  heavenly  heritage  is  theirs, 

Their  portion  and  their  home; 
He  feeds  them  now,  and  makes  thein 
Of  blessings  long  to  come,    [heirs 

4  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  men, 

Nor  fear   when  tyrants  frown; 
Ye  shall  confe:.s  their  pride  was  vai^i, 
When  justice  casts  them  down. 
Pause. 

5  The  haughty  sinner  have  I  seen. 

Not  feariig  m aa   nor  (iod. 
Like  a  tall  a  ly  tree,  fair  and  green, 
rSpr-ading  his   arms  abroad. 

6  And  lo,  he  vanish'd  from  tiie  ground, 

Des'rov'd  by   hi  ids  unseen; 
Nor  root,  nor  branch,  nor  leaf  was  found 
Where  all  tnat  pnde  had  been. 

7  Bat  mark  the  m.in  of  righteousness. 

His  seveial  steps  atiend ; 
True  pleas  ire  ruus  througfi  all  his  ways, 
And  peicefu.   is   ais  end. 

QQO^    Psalm  37.    1st  Part.  CM   b 
^^^^  Mear,  Y.  rk 

The  cure  of  envy,  fretfulness  and  unbelief:  or,  the 
rewards  of  the  righteous  and  the  wicked:  or,  the 
ivoriifs  hatred,  and  the  saint^s  patience. 

1  4^€7"i.i  V  sliould  1  v.rx  my  sou.,and  fret 

??     To  see   the   w*cked   rise  .^ 
Or  envy   sinners,    waxing  great 
By   violence   and  lies  ? 

2  As  flo  very  grass,  cut  down  at  nooq^ 

Before   the    evening,   fades, 
So  suiii   their  glories  vanish  soon, 
in  everlasting  shades. 

3  Then  let  me  make  the  Lord  my  trusty 

/Vnd  practise  all  that's  good ! 
So   shall  1  dwell  among  the  just. 

And   ne'll  provide  me   food. 
4 1  to  my   God  my  ways  commit. 

And  cheerful  wait  his  will; 
Thy  hand,  which  guides  my  d 'ubtful 

Shall  my   desires  fulfil.  [feet, 

5  Mine  innocence  shaU  thou  display, 

And  make  thy  judgments  known, 
Fair   as  the  light  of  d  .wnmg  day. 
And  glorious  as  the  noon. 

6  The  n»eek  at  last  the  earth  possess, 

And  are   the  lieirs  of  heaven; 
True  riches,  with  cibundmt  peace, 
To  humble  souls  are  given. 
Pause. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  arjd  keep  his  way. 

Nor  let  your  anger  rise. 
Though  providence  should  long  delay 
To  pur.ish  haughty   vice. 

8  Let  sinne.  s  join  to  break  your  peace, 

And  plot,  and  rage,  and  foam ; 


383,  884 

The  Lord  derides  them,  for  he  sees 
Their  day  of  vengeance  come. 

9  They  have  drawn  cut  the  threatening 

Have  bent  the  murderons  bow,  [sword, 
To  slay  the  men  that  fear  the  Lord, 
And  bring  the  righteous  low. 

10  My  God  shall  break  their  bows,  and 

Their  persecuting  darts;        [burn 
Shall  their  own  swords  against  them  turn, 
And  pain  surprise  their  hearts. 

«qq)    P5ALM  94.    IstPart.    CM.  b 

^^^S         Dundee,  London. 

Saints  chastised^  ar^d  sinmrs  destroyed; 

oVy  instructive  affliction. 
l|^GOD,  to  whom  revenge  belongs, 
\3  Proclaim  thy  wrath  aloud; 
Let  soverelgnpower  redress  our  wrong? , 

Let  justice  smite  the  proud 
2  They  say,   *'  The  Lord  nor  sees  nor 
When  will  the  fools  be  wise !  [hears:" 
Can  he  be  deaf,  who  form'd  their  ears? 

Or  blind,  who  made  their  eyes? 

3 He  knows  their  impious  thoughts  are 

And  they  shall  fee!  his  power  ;[vain, 

His  wrath  shall  pierce  their  souls  with 

In  some  surprishig  hour.        [pain 

4  But  if  thy   saints  deserve  rebuke, 

Thou  hast   a  gentler  rod : 
Thy  providences  and  thy  book 
Shall  make  them  knew  their  God, 

5  Blest  is  the  man  thy  hands  chastise. 

And  to  his  duty   draw ; 
Thy  scourges  make  thy  children  wise, 
When  they  forget  thy   law. 

6  But  God  will  ne'er  cast  off  his  saints. 
■  Nor  his  own  promise  break; 
He  pardons  his  inheritance, 

Fo^   their  Redeemer's  sake. 

384^         Psalm  11.     L.  M.     b  or  X 

5  Winchester,  Armley. 

God  loves  the  righteous,  and  hates  the  ivieked. 

1  lk/1  Y    refuge   is    the   God  of  love  ; 
-LtJL  Why  do  my  foes  insult,  and  cry, 
*'Flj,  hke  a  tiraorous,  trembling  dove, 
"To  distant  woods  or  mountains  fly  ?" 

2  If  government  be   all   destroyed, 
(That  firm   foundation   of  our  peace) 
And    violence    make  justice    void. 
Where  shall  the  righteous  seek  redress*? 

3The  Lord  in  heaven  hath  fixM  his  throne; 

His  eye  surveys  the     world    below, 

To  hun  all  mortal  things  are  known  ; 

His  eye-lids  search  our  spirits  through. 
4  If  he   afflicts   his  saints   so  far, 

To  prove  their  love,  and  try  their  grace, 


SAINTS  AND  SINNERS. 


385,  386 


What  must  the  bold  transgressors  fear? 
His   very  soul  abhors  their  ways. 

5  On   impious  wretches   he  shall  rain 
Tempests  of  brimstone,  fire,  and  death, 
Such   as   he   kindled  on   the  plain 
Of  Sodom,  with   his   angry    breath. 

6The  righteous  Lord  loves  righteous  souls> 
Whose  thoughts  and  actions  are  sincere  » 
And  with  a  gracious   eye   beholds 
The   men  that    his  own   image  bear. 

QQK  I  Psalm  \7.    S.  M.       « 

^^^  5         Silver  Street,  D^ver. 
Portion  of  saints  a?id  siiiners  ;  or^  hofie 
and  desfiair  in  death. 

1  A  PISE,  my     gracious  Gcd, 
J\.  And  make  the   wicked  flee ; 

They   are  but  thy   chastising   rod 
To  drive  thy  saints  to  thee. 

2  Behold  the   sinner  dies, 

His  haughty  words  are  vain : 
Here  in  this  life  his  pleasure  lies, 
And  all   beyond  is  pain. 

3  Then  let  his  pride  advance, 
And  boast  of  all   his  store ; 

I'he  Lord  is  mine  inheritance. 
My  soul  can  wish  no  more. 

4  I  shall  behold  the   face 
Of  my    forgiving  God  ; 

And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 
Washed  in  my   Saviour's  blood. 

5  There's  a  new  heaven  begun 
When   I  awake  from   death, 

Dress'd  in  the  Hkeness   of  thy  Son, 
And  draw  immortal  breath. 

QQR  I  Psalm  17.     L.  M.  » 

€5»D  J  Truro,  Nantwich. 

rhe  sinner^ s  fiortion,i^  the  saint's  hojie; 

or,  (he  heaven  of  sefiarate  souls,  and 

the  resurrection* 

J  X  ORD,  I  am  thine ;  but  thou  wilt  prove 

jLi  My  faith, my  patience,and  my  love  : 

When  men    of  spite    against  me  join, 

They  are  the  sword,  the  hand  is  thine, 

2 Their  hope    and  portion   lie   below; 
'Tis  all  the   happiness    they   know  ; 
'Tis  all  they  seek;  they  take  their  shares , 
And  leave  the  rest  among  their  heirs, 

3  What  sinners    value,    I    resign  ; 
Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine  ; 
I   shall   behold    thy    blissful    face, 
And  stand  complete  in   righteousness. 

4  This  life's  a  dream,   an   empty   show  ; 
But  the    bright    world   to  which  I    go 
Hath  Joys   substantial    and    sincere  ; 
When  shall  1  wake  and  find  me  there  ? 


Safi',  388 

5  O  glorious  hour !    O  blest   abode  ! 
1   shall  be  near  and  like   my   God  I 
And  flesh   and   sin  no   more  control 
The  sacred    pleasures    of  the   soul. 

9  My  flesh  shall  slumber  m  the  ground, 
Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound: 
Then  burst  the  chains  wi;h  sweftt  surprise, 
And   in  my   Saviour's  image  rise. 

qQ7  ^  Psalm  149.    C.  M.         ^ 

*^^'  3  Rochester,  Irish. 

Praise  God,  all   hi<t    saints  ;    or,  the 
saints  judging  the  ivorld, 

1  A  LL  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  rejoice, 
J\.  And  let  your  songs  be  new 
Amid  the  church  with  cheerful  A'oice 

His  later  wonders  shew. 

2  The  Jews,  the  people  of  his  grace, 

Shall   their    Redeemer  sing ; 
And  Gentile  nations  join  the  praise, 
VVhile  Zion  owns  her  King. 

3  The  Lord  takes  pleasure  in  the  just 

Whom  sinners  treat   with  ecorn  ; 
The  meek,  that  lie  despis'd  in  dust, 
Salvation  sliall    adorn* 

4  Saints  should  be  joyful  in  their  King, 

E'en  on  a  dying  bed ; 
And  like  the  souls  in  glory  sing, 
For  God  shall  raise  the  dead. 

5  Then  his  high  praise  shall  fill  their 

tongues, 
Their  hands  shall  wield  the  sword ; 
And  vengeance  shall  attend  their  songs, 
The  vengeance  of  the  Lord. 
6When  Christ  his  judgment-seat  ascends, 

And  bids  the   world  appear. 
Thrones   are  prepar'd  for  all    his  friends, 
Who  humbly  lovM  him  here. 

7  Then  shall'  they  rule  with  iron  rod 

Natio:is  that  dai'd  rebel; 
And  join  the  sentence  of    their  God 
On   tyrants  doomVl  to  hell. 

8  The  royal  sinners,  bound  in  chains, 

New  triumphs  sh^dl  afford; 
Such  honcur  for  the  saints  rem'iins  ; 
Praise  ye,  and  love   the   Lord. 

vwvwvw 

WORSHIP. 

PRIVATE   WORSHIP. 

Hymn  122.     B.  2.     L.  M. 
Portugal,    Eaton. 


388  ( 


Retirement   and  meditation, 
Y    God,    permit   me    not  to  be 
A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee 


Amid   a   thousand   thoughts   I   roi 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 


WORSHIP.  389,  ^90 

2  Why  should  my  passions  mix  tvith  earth, 
And  thus  debase  my  heavenly  birth  ? 
Why  should  I  cleave  to  things  belo^v, 
And    let   my    God,    my   Saviour   go  ? 

3  Call   me    away  from  flesh  and  sense"; 
One  sovereign  word  can  draw  me  thence: 
I    would   obey    the    voice  divine. 
And   all   inferior  joys   resign. 

4  Be  earth, with  all  her  scenes,withdrawn; 
Ii€t  noise  and   vanity   be  gone  : 
In  secret  silence   of  the   mind. 
My  heaven,  and  there  my  God,  I  find. 

c^q;  Psalm  119,  2d  Pirt.  CM.  « 
o^^j  5         Canterbuiy,  York. 
Secret  devotioJi  and  spiritual  ininded- 
ness  ;  or,  constant  converse  ivith  God. 

Verse  147,  55. 

1  PTpO  thee,  before  the  dawning  light, 
JL     My  gracious  God,  1  pray; 

I  meditate  thy  name  by   night. 
And  keep   thy  law  by  diy. 

Verse  81. 

2  My   spirit  faints  to  see  thy  grace; 
Thy    promise  bears  me  up ; 

And,   while  salvation  long  delays, 
Thy   word  suppm-ts  my  hope. 

Verse  164. 

3  Seven  times  a  day  1  lift  my  hands. 
And   pay    my  thanks  to   thee; 

Th>    righieous  providence  demands 
Repeated   praise  tVom  me. 

Vek'se  62. 

4  When  midnight  darkness  veils  the  skies, 
I  call  thy   works  to   mind'; 

My  thoughts  in  warm   devotion  rise, 
And  sweet  acceptance  fiud. 

cy^Cil  PsALM  55.     S.  M.  b 

^^^  S  Ustic,  Aylesbury. 

Dangerous  firu&finnty  ;  or^  daily  devo- 
tion encouraged. 

1  "T  ET  sinners  take  their  course, 
JLi  And  choose  the  road  to  death; 

But  in  the   worship   of   my   God 
I'jl  spend   my  daily  breath. 

2  My   thoughts  address   his  throne. 
When    mo.*ning  brings   the   light; 

I   s^ek  his  b'f^ssing  every  noon. 
And  piy  my  vows  at  night. 

3  Thou  wilt   regard   my  cries, 
O  mv    ^ternal  Gf>d ; 

While  sinners  perish  in  surprise, 
Beneath   thine  a!!gry   rod. 

4  Because  they  dwell   at  ease, 
A:kI   no  sad  chani^es   feel. 

They  neither  fear  nor  trust  thy  name 
I^lo^   learn   to  do   thy   will. 

5  But    I,   with  all  my  cares. 
Will  lean  upon   the  I^ord  ; 


SK 


WORSHIP. 


391,  392 

I'll  cast  my  burdens  on  his  arm, 

And  rest  upou  bis  word. 
6    H:s  arm  shall  well   sustain* 
liie  children   of  his  h  ve ; 

The  ground  on  which  their  safety  stands 
No  earthly  power  can   move. 

«Q .  >         Psalm  26.    L.  M.  « 

*^"*  \         Blendon,   Islington. 

Self-examination  ;  or,  evidences  of  grace. 

1   XUDGE  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  my 
^  ways, 

And   try  my  reins,  and  try  my  heart, 
My   faith   upon  thy  promise   stays. 
Nor  from  thy  law   my  feet  depart. 

tX  hate  to  walk,  I  hate  to  sit 
With  men  of  vanity  and  lies ; 
The  scoffer  and  the  hypocrite 
Are  the   abhorrence   of  mine  eye«« 

SAmonc  thy    saints  will    I    appear 
With  hands  well  washM  in  innocence  ; 
But  when   1  stand  before  thy  bar, 
The  blood   of  Christ  is  ray   defence. 

4 1   love   thy    habitation.    Lord, 
The  temple  where  thine  honourB  dwell ; 
There   shall    I    hear  thy    holy  word. 
And  there  thy   works  of  wonder  tell. 

5  Let   not  my  soul  be  joinM  at  last 
With  men  of  treachery   and    blood, 
Since   I    ray  days   on   earth  have  past 
Among   the    saints,  and  near  my  God, 

FAMILY  WORSHIP. 

QQ«>        PSA.IM  101.     CM.  » 

o^4f  ^  Bedford.  London, 

Jl  tiHilm  fo^'  a  masttr  ofafaimly, 

1  £\V  justice  and   of  gr?ice  1   sing, 
I J     And  pay  mv   God  my  vows; 

Thy  grace  :*nd  justice,  heaven;y  King, 
Teach   me  to  rule   my    house. 

2  Now   to  my  tent,  ()   God,   repair, 

And  mcJce   thy  servant  wise; 

I'll  sufter   nothing  near  me  there 

That   shall  offend   thine  eyes. 

3  The  man  that  doth  his  neighbour  wrong, 

Bv  falsehootl  or  by  force, 
The  scornful  eye,  the  slanderous  tong:ue, 
ril  thrast  them  from  my  doors. 

4  I'll  seek  the  faithful  a«d  the  just, 

And  will  their  help   enjoy  ; 
These  are  the  friends  that  I  shall  trust 
The  servants  Til  employ. 

5  The  Vretch  that  deals  in  sly  deceit, 

I'll  not  endure  a  night: 
The  liar's  tongue  I'll  ever  hate, 
And  banish  trom  my  sight. 


593,  394,  S96 


393 1 


6  I'll   purge  my  family  around, 
An;^   make  the  wicked   flte; 
So  s'lfall  my  house   be  ever  found 
A  dwelling  fit  for  thee. 

PSAJ.M  127.     L.  M.  b 

Limehouse,  Quercy. 
The  'blrfising  of  God  on.  the  business 
and  coir-fcn^ifi  of  lft\ 

1  TTF  God  succeed   not,   all   the   cost 

i   And  pains  to  build  the  h(  use  are  lost; 
Jf  God    the   city    will  not   keep. 
The  watchful  guards  as  well  may  sleep. 

2  What  if  you   rise   before   the   sun. 
And  work  and  toil  when  day  is  done, 
Careful    and   sparing  eat  your  bread. 
To   shun  that   poverty  you  dread. 

3'Tis  all  in  vain,  till  God  hath  blest-; 
He  can  make  rich,  yet  give  us  rest-; 
Children  and  friends  are  blessings  too^ 
If  God,  our  sovereign,  make  them  so. 

1  Happy  the   man   to   whom   he   sends  , 
Obedient  children,   faithful   friends! 
How  sweet  cur  daily  comforts  prove. 
When  they  are  seasoned  with  his  love-? 

cu\aX        Psalm  127      CM.        [> 
•^^    S         A'mdge,  Swanwick. 
God  all  in  all. 

1  TTF  God  to  build  the  house  deny, 
jL   The  builders  work  in  vain ; 

And  towns,  without  his  wakeful  eye, 
An   useless  watch  maijitain. 

2  Before    the   morning   beams  arise, 

Y'  ur  painful  vvork  r.mew. 
And,  till  the  st.trs  asQtnd  'he  skies, 

Youf-  tirf-some  tf.i'   pursue. 
SShort  be  your  sleep,and  coarse  your  fare, 

In  vain,  til^   God  has  blesi ; 
But  if  his  smiles  attend  yvur  care, 

You  shdil   have  food  and   rest. 

4  Nor  children.  relatiN'^s,  nor  friends, 
Shall  i*fal  blessings   prove, 
Nor  ad  the  earthly  joys  he   sends, 
If  sent   without  his  love. 

qqk")         Psalm  128.     CM.         K 
^^•^  5  Rockbridge,  Irish,  St,  Martins. 

Family  bltss^ngi. 
^£\  HAPPY  man,  who^e  soul  is  fiU'd 
\3  With  zeal  ctnd  reverend  awe ! 
His  IJps  to  God  their  honours  yield, 

His  life  adorns  the  law. 
2  A  careful  Providence  shall  stand. 

And  ever  gu-.rd  ihy  head, 
Shall  on   tlie  labours   of  thy  hand 
'       Its  kindly  ble.  sings  shed. 
.  3  Thy  wiie  shall  be  a  fruitful  vine; 
f      Thy  children  round  thy  board» 


396,  397 

Eich  like  a  plant  of  honour   shine, 
And  learn  to  fear  tlie  Lord. 

4  The  Lord  shall  thy  best  hopes  fulfil 

For  months  and  years  to  come  ; 

The  Lord,  who  dwells  on  Zion's  hil!, 

Shall  send  thee  blessings  hcime. 

3  This  is  the  man  who^e  happy  eyes 

Shall  see  his  house  increase, 
Shall  see  the  sinki-  g  church  arise, 
Then  leave  the  world  in  peace. 


PUBLIC  VVOIlSHir. 


398,  39» 


396} 


Psalm  153.    S  M.         » 
Aylesbury,  Dover,  Watchman. 

Cotninunion   of  saints ;    or,  love  and 
ivorafiifi  in  afomily. 

1  "OLEST  are  the  sons  of  peace, 
m3  Whose  hearts  andhopes  are  one, 

Whose  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please, 
'I'hrough  all  their  actions  run. 

2  Blest  is  the  pious   h^use. 
Where  zeal  and  friendship  meet ; 

Their  songs  of  praise,  their  mingled  vows 
Make  tlieir  communion  sweet., 

3  Thus,  when  on  Aaron's  head 
They  pour'd  the  rich  perfume. 

The  oil  through  all  his  riiinient  spread, 
And  pleasure  fiU'd  the  r.Toni. 

4  Thus   on   the  heavenly  hills 
The  s  tints  are  blest  above, 

Where  joy  like   morning  dew  distils, 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 

.3Q7?       Psal5i153.    S.P.M.         ^ 
*^'^ '  \         St.  Giles,  Dalston. 

77z(?  bleasings  of  friendnfiifi, 

1  TTOW   pleasant  'tis  to  see 
XI   Kin:lred  and   friends  agree; 

Each   in  his   proper  station   niove, 
And  each   fulfil  his  part, 
Wiih  sympathising  heart, 

In   all  the  cares  of  life  and  love.' 

2  'Tis  like  the  ointment  shed 
On   Aaron's   sacred   head, 

Divinely   rich,  divinely  sweet : 
The  oil  through  all  the   room 
Diffus'd  a  choice  perfume. 

Ran  through  his  robes,  and  blest  hia  {e^i. 

3  Like  fruitful   showers  of  rain, 
That  w.tter  all  the  plain,     [hills; 

Descending   from    the    neighbouring 
Such  streams  of  pleasure  roll 
Througli  every  friendly  soul. 

Where  love  like  iieavenly  dew  distils. 

XRepcat  theffst  ttanxa  if  necessary.'] 

N 


398} 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 
Psalm  122.    CM. 


Dunstan,  Braintree* 
Gohir^  to  church. 
l|nBrOW  (Kid  my  heart  rejoice  to  heal* 
JOL   My  friends  devoutly  say, 
"  In  Zion   let  us  all  appear, 
"  And   keep  the  solemn  day  !" 

2  I  love  h' r  gates,  I  love  the  road  : 

The  cluirch,  adorn'd  with  grace. 
Stands  hke  a  palace,  budi  for  God, 
To  show  his  milder   face. 

3  Up  to  her  courts,  with  joys  unknown, 
I        Th     holy  tribes  repair ; 

I    The  Son  ('f  David  holds  his  throne, 
I       And   sius  in  judgment  there. 

!  4  He  hears  oiu-  praises  and  complaints  ; 

I        And  while  his  awful  voice 

I   Divides  the   sintiers  from  the  saints, 

I       Wtr  tremb'e,   and  rejoicci 

is  Peace   he   within  this  sacred  place, 

And  joy  a  coni,tant  guest : 
Willi  holy  gifts,  and  heavenly  grace> 

Be   her  attendants  blest. 

6  My  s'lul  shall  pray  for  Zion  stiil. 
While   life  or  breath   remains  ; 

There  my  best  friends, my  kindred  dwell, 
There  God  my  Saviour  reigns. 


399 1 


Psalm  122.    S,  P.  M.      ^ 
St.  (iiies,  Dalston. 
The  name, 
OW  pleas'd  and  blest  was  T, 
ro  hear  the  people  cry,      ^ 
*•  C-ome,  let  us  seek  <  ur  God  to-day  1" 
Yes,  *'ith  a  cheerful  zeal. 
We  liaste  to  Zio  *s  liill, 
Aiid  there  oar  vows  and  hcnours  pay. 

2  Zion,  thrice  happy  place, 
Adorn'd  with   wondrous  grace, 

And  walls  c.f  f.trengtii  embrace  thee 
In  thee  our  tribes  appear,  [round  ! 
To  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear 

The   sacred  gospel's  joyful  sound. 

3  There   David'.;   grearer  Soa 
Has  fix'd  his  rjyai  throne; 

He  sits  for  grace  and  judgment  there : 
He  bids  the  SL.int  be  glad. 
He  makes  the  sinner  sad. 

And  humble  souls   rejoice  with  fear. 

4  May  peace   attend  thy  gate. 
And  joy    within   thee   w-^it. 

To  bless  the  soul  of  every  guest: 
The   man   that  seeks  thy  peace. 
And  wishes   thine  inriease, 
A  thousand  blessings  on  him  rest- 


400,  401,  402 


/>     My  tongue  repeats  her  vows, 
*'  Peace  to  this  sacred  house  ! 

For  here  my  friends  and  kindred  dwell:" 
And  since    my  glorious  God 
Makes  thee  his  blest  abode, 

lyiy  soul  shall   ever  love   thee  well. 

^Repeat  the  fourth  stanza  if  necessarij.'] 

A(\c\  I        Psalm  134.    C.  M.  ^ 

^^^S      Christmas,  Irish,   York. 
Daily  and  nighUy^  devotion. 
l"irrE,  that  obey  "^the  immortal  King 
J.    Atiend  his  holy   place  ; 
.Bow^   to  the  glories  of  his  power, 
And  bless  his  wondrous  grace. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  by  morning  light. 

And  send  your  souls  on  high  : 
Raise  your  admiring  thoughts  by  night 

Above  the  starry   sky. 
S  The  God  of  Zion  cheers  our  hearts 

With  rays  of  quickening  grace; 
I'he  God  that   spreads  the  heavens 
abroad, 
Aiid   rules  the  sv^^elling  seas. 
Ar..  I     Hymn  108.    B.  2.    CM.    ^ 
^^J*^  \       St.  Asaphs,  Uochester. 

Access  to  the  throne  of  grace  by  a  mediator. 

1  |SOME,  let  us   lift  our  joyful  eyes 
\j     Up   to  the  courts   above. 
And  smile  to  see   our  Father  there 

ypon  a  throne  of  love. 
:  Once  *twas  a  seat  of  dreadful  wrath, 

And  shot  devouring  fiame; 
Our  God  appear*d   consuming  fire, 

And  vengeance  was  his  name. 

3  Rich  were  the  drops  of  Jesus*  blood. 

That  calm'd   his  frowning  face- 
That  sprinkled  o"*er  the  burning  throne, 
And  turnM  the  wiath  to  grace! 

4  Now   we  nnay  bov/  befi>re  his  feet, 

And  venture  near  the   I^ord  ; 
No  fiery  cl^erub  guards  his  seat, 
Nor  double  flaming  sword. 
.^  The  peaceful  gates  of  heavenly  bliss 
Are  open'd  by   the  Son ; 
High  let  us  raise  our  notes  of  praise, 

And  reach  tti'  Almighty  throne. 
6  To  thee  ten  thousand  thanks  we  bring, 

Cireat   Advocate   on  high ; 
And  glory  to  th'   eternal   King, 

That  lays   his   fury   by. 
-^,^1      Psalm  84,  Ist  Part.  L.  M.    « 
^^^  \    Portugal,  Green's  Hundredth. 
The  pleasures  of  public  worship. 
J  "ijrOW    pleasant,   how  divinely   fair, 
JHL  O  Lord  of iIosts,thy  dwellings  are! 
XVith   Ion?  desire    my   spirit   faints 
'^>  meet  the  assemblies  of  thj'   saints. 


WORSHIP.  403,  404 

2 My  fiesh  would  rest  in  thine  abode; 
My  panting  heart  cries  out  for  God  ; 
My  God  I  iny  King  I  why  should  1  be 
So   far  from    all   my  joys  and  thee? 

3  The  sparrow  chooses  where  to  rest. 
And  for  her  young  provides  her  nest ; 
But  will  my  God  to  sparrows  grant 
That  pleasure  which  his  children  want? 

4  Blest  are  the  saints,  who  sit  on  high, 
Around  thy   throne    of  majesty  ; 
Thy    brightest  glories  shine    above. 
And  all  their  work  is  praise  and  love. 

5  Blest  are  the   souls  that  find  a  place 
Within    the    temple    of  thy   grace  ; 
There   they  behold   thy    gentler    rays, 
And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise. 

6  Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 
To   find   the  way  to   Zion's    gate  ; 
God   is  their  strength  ;  and  through  the 

road 
They   lean   upon    their  helper,  God. 

7Cheerful  they  walk  with  growing  strergth 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length  ; 
Till    all   before    thy   face   appear, 
And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 


403 1 


Psalm  84.  2d  Part.  L.  M.     « 
Italy,  Eaton. 
God  and  his  church;  or,  grace  arid  glory. 
REAT  God, attend, \\  hile  Zion  sings 
The  joy,  that  from  Ihy  presence 
springs  ; 

To  spend  one  day  with  thee  on  earth 
Exceeds   a   thousand  days    of  mirth. 

2  Might   I   enjoy   the  mearjest    place 
Within   thy   house,    O    God    of  grace. 
Not  teats  of  ease,  nor  thrones  of  power, 
Should  tempt  my  feet  to  leave  thy  door. 

3  God  is  our  «un,  the  inakes  onr  day  : 
God  is  cur  shield,  he  guards  our  way 
Erom  all  the  assaults  of  hell  and  sin, 
Erom   foes   without,    and    foes    within, 

4  All  needful  grace  will  God  bestow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too: 
He  gives  us  all  things,  and  withholds 
No   real  good  from   upright  souls. 

5  O  God,our  King,  Avhose  sovereign  sway 
The    scloi^ous  hosts  of  heaven    obey  ; 
And    devils  at  thy  presence  fiee  ; 
Blest  is   the  man    that  trusts  in   thee, 

/in/!  I         I'sArr.T  84.    C.  xM.  X 

^^■^  \         Brattle-Street,  Parma. 
Delight  in  ordinances  of  worship;  o?', 

'  ''God  present  in  his  churches. 
1  "IV/f  Y  soul,  how  lovely  is  the  place 
lyi.  To  which  thy  God  resorts! 


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PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 


406v  4m 


*Tb  heaven  to  see  his  smiling  face, 

Though  in  his  earthly  courts. 
2  There  the  great  Monarch  of  the  skies 
His   saving  power  displays; 
,    And   ligiu  i>reaks  in   upon   our   eyes 
With    kind  and  quickening  rays. 

SVVith  his  rich  gifts,  the  heavenlv  Dove 

Descends  and  tills  the   place, 
While  Christ  reveals  his  wondrous  love, 
And  sheds  abroad  his  grace. 

4  There,  mighty  God, thy  words  declare 

The   secrets  of  thy  wiil  ; 
And  still  we  seek  t'ny  mercy  there, 
And  sing  thy  praises  still. 

Pause. 

5  Mv  heart  and  flesh  ery  out  for  thee, 

While   far  from  thine   abode  : 
When  shall  I  tread  thy  courts,  and  see 
My  Saviour  and  my  God  ^ 

6  The  sparrow  builds  herse.f  a  nest, 

And    suffers  no   remove  ; 
O  make  me,  like  ti»e  sparrow,  blest, 
To  dwell  but  where  I  love. 

7  To  si',  one  day  beneath    thine  eye, 

And  hear  thy  gracious  voice, 
Exceeds   a    whole   eternity 
Employ'd   in  carnal  j>iys. 

8  Lord,  at  thy  threshold  I  would  wait, 

W'^ile  Jesus  is  within,  | 

Rather  than  fi'l   a  throne   of    state,! 

Or  live  in  tents  of  sin.  j 

9  Could  I  command  the  spacious  Ian  i, 

And  the    more   bounuiess  sea. 
For  one  blest  hour  at  thy  right  hand 
I'd  give  them  botii  away. 

Af^cz }  Psalm  84.     H.  M.  % 

^^*^  S         Betl.esda,  Portsmouth. 
Lonf(in(r  for  the  house  f  God, 

1  X   OllD  of  the  worlds   above, 
JLi  How   pleasant  and    how   fair 
The  dwellings   of  thy  love, 
Thine    earthly   temples   are ! 

To  thine   abode 
My  heart  aspires, 

2  The  sparrow  for  her  youna; 
With  pleasure    seeks  a  nest, 
And   wandering    swallows   long 
To   find  their    wonted   rest  : 


With  warm  desires 
To   see   my    Grod. 


To  rise  and  dwell 
Among  thy  saints. 


My    spirit   faints, 
With    equal   zeal, 

3     O   happy    souls  that   pray 
Where   God   appoints  to  hear! 
O    happy   men    that  pay 
Their   constant    service    there ! 
They  praise  thee  stilldThat love  the  way 
And  happy   they       |  To  Zion's  hill ! 


They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Througli    this   dark  vale    of  tears, 
Till   each  arrives  at   length, 
Till  each   in   heaven    appears : 


Shall  thither  bring 
Our  willing  feet  i 


0  glorious  seat. 
When  God  our  King 

Pause. 

5  To    spend    one    sacred    day, 
Where    God   and   saints  abide, 
Affords    diviner  joyA 

Than   thousand   dayl    beside : 
Where  God  resorts,!  To  ke<-^  the  door, 

1  love  it  more         J  Fbaishne  u  courts 

6  God    is   our  sun   and    shield, 
Our  light   and  our   defence  ; 
With    gifts    his   hands   are   fill'd, 
We   draw    our  blessings   thence : 


He  shall   bestow 
On  Jacob's  race 


Peculiar   grace, 
And   glory   too. 


7     The    Lord   his   people   loves; 
His  hand  no  good    withholds, 
From   those  his  heart   approves. 
From   pure  and   pious   souls : 
Thrice  happy  he,       Whose  spirit  trust« 
O  God  of  Host«,     Alone   in  thee  1 

4P»o  >     Hymn  123.     B.  2.     L.  M.     «r 
^^"S  Shoe],   Newcourt. 

The  benefit  of  fiublic  ordinances. 

1  A  WAY  from  every   mortal   care, 
xV  Away  from  earth,  our  souls  retreat; 
We    leave   this    worthless    world    afar, 
And   wait  and   worship   near  thy  seat, 

2  Lord,   in  the    temple   of  thy   grace 
We   see    thy   feet,   and    we  adore ; 
We  gaze    upon  thy  lovely    face. 
And   learn  the  wonders  of  thy  power. 

3  While  here  our  various  wants  we  mourn., 
United  groans    ascend    on  high  ; 

And  prayers   produce   a  quick  return 
Of  blessings  in  variety. 

4  [If  Satan  rage,  and  sin  grow  strong, 
Here  we  receive  some  cheering  word  ; 
We    gird    the  gospel   armour  on, 

To  fight   the  battles   of  the    Lord.  - 

5  Or  if  our  spirit  faints  and  dies,    [stings). 
(Our   conscienceiiii'd      with    inward 
Here    doth    the    righteous    Sun    arise. 
With  healing  beams  beneath  his  wings.] 

6  Fa'her  !  my  eoul  Avould  still  abide 
Within  thy  temple,  near  thy  side  ; 
But  if  my  feet  must  hence  depart. 
Still  keep   thy  dwelling  in  my  heart. 

c\ml  Psalm  2r.   1st  Part.   C.  M.  iK 

S      Arund-^l,    Hymn  Second 
The  church  is  our  delight  and  safety. 
^Tn**^^   Lord  of  glory   is  my  light? 
X     And  my  salvation  too: 


'1 00,  401,  402 


WORSHIP. 


403,  404 


/>     My  tongue  repeats  her  vows, 
*'  Peace  to  this  sacied  house  ! 

For  here  my  friends  and  kindred  dwell:" 
And  since    my  glorious  God 
Makes  tliee  his  blest  abc^de. 

My   soul  shall   ever  love   thee   well. 
IRepeat  the  fourth  stanza  if  necessary.^ 

Annl       PSAX.M134    CM.         ^ 
^^^5      Christmas,   Irish.   York. 
Daily  and  7iightly  devotion. 
1"^BTE,  that  obey  tlie  immortal  King 
J.    Attend  his  holy   place  ; 
Bow   to  the  glories  of  his  power, 
And  bless  his  wotidrous  grace. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  by  morning  light. 

And  send  your  souls  on  high  : 
Raise  your  admiring  thoughts  by  night 

Above  the  starry   sky. 
S  The  God  of  Zion  cheers  our  hearts 

With  rays  of  quickening  grace; 
The  God  that  spreads  the  heavens 
abroad, 

Aiid   rules  the  swelling  ?eas, 
Ar..  I     Hymn  108.    B,  2.    CM.    ^ 
■   ^^  \       St.  Asaphs,  Kochester. 

Access  to  the  throne  of  grace  by  a  mediator. 

1  iSOMli,  let   us   lift  our  joyful  eyes 
\j     Up   to  the  courts  above, 

And   smile  to  see  our  Father  there 
Upon  a  throne  of  love. 

2  Once  'twas  a  seat  of  dreadful  wrath, 

And  shot  devouring  fiame; 
Our  God  appeared   consumitig  fire, 
And  vengeance  was  bis  name. 

i  Rich  were  the  drops  of  Jesus*  blood. 

That  calm'd   his  frowning  face; 
That  sprinkled  o"*er  the  burning  throne, 
And   turnM  the  wiath  to  grace) 
4  Now   we  npjay  bnv/  before  his  feet, 
And  venture  near  the   liOrd  ; 
No  fiery  clierub  guards  his  seat, 
Nor  double  flaming  sword. 
H  The   peaceful  gates  of  heavenly  bliss 
Are  open'd   by   the  Son ; 
High  let  us  raise  our  notes  of  praise, 

And  reach  tli*   Almighty  throne. 
G  To  thee  ten  thousand  thanks  we  bring, 

Cireat   Advocate   on  high  ; 
And  glory  to  th'   eternal   King, 

That  lays   his   fury   by. 
4r>.cy\      PsAOi84.  1st  Part.  L.  M.    « 
aU^  ^    Portugal,  Green's  Hundredth. 
The  pleaaiires  of  public  worshi/h 

HOW    pleasant,   how  divinely   fair, 
O  Lord  of  Hosts, thy  dwellings  are! 
With   Ions:  desire   my   spirit  faints 
^V>  meet  the  assemblies  of  ihj  saints. 


2  My  flesh  would  rest  in  thine  abode  ; 
My  panting  heart  cries  out  for  God  ; 
My  God!  my  King  I  why  should  1  be 
So   far  from    all   my  joys   and   thee? 

3  The  sparrow  chooses  where  to  rest. 
And  for  her  young  provides  her  nest ; 
But  will  my  God  to  sparrows  grant 
That  pleasure  which  his  children  want? 

4  Blest   are  the  saints,  who  sit  on  high, 
Around  thy   throne    of  majesty  ; 
Thy   brightest  glories   shine    above. 
And  all  their  work  is  praise  and  love. 

5  Blest  are  the   souls  that  find  a  place 
Within    the    temple    of  thy   ^race  ; 
There   they  behold   thy    gentler    rays, 
And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise, 

6  Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 
To   find   the  way  to   Zion's    gate  ; 
God   is  their  strength  ;  and  through  the 

road 
They    lean    upon    their  helper,   God. 

7Cheerful  they  walk  with  growing  sfrei;gih 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length  ; 
Till    all   before    thy   face   appear. 
And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 


403^ 


PsAT,M  84.  2d  Part.  L.  M.     « 

Italy,  Eaton. 
God  and  his  church;  or,  grace  atid  glory. 
REAT  God, attend, H  hile  Zion  sings 
The  joy,  that  from  thy  presence 
springs  ; 

To  spend  one  day  with  thee  on  earth 
Exceeds   a   thousand  days    of  mirth. 

2  Might   I   enjoy   the  meanest    place 
Within   thy   house,    O    God    of  grace. 
Not  lects  of  ease,  nor  thrones  of  power, 
Should  tempt  my  feet  to  leave  thy  door. 

3  God   is    our  sun, --he  jnakes  our   day: 
God    is  our  shield,  he  guards  our  way  , 
From  all   the  assaults   of  hell  and  sin, 
From   foes   without,    and    foes    within. 

4  All  needful  grace  will  God  bestow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too: 
He  gives  us  all  thing*,  and  withholds 
No    real  good  from   upright  souls. 

5  O  God, our  King,  Avhose  sovereign  sway 
The    glortous  hosts  of  heaven   obey  ; 
And    devils  at  thy  presence  flte  ;' 
Blest  is   the  man    that  trusts  in   thee, 

Af\4  I  ^^^^'^^  ^4-     ^-  ^^-  * 

^^^  5         Brattle-Street,  Parma. 

Delight  in  ordinances  of  ivorshifi ;  or, 

'    God  present  in  his  churches. 

1  "m/ff Y  soul,  how  lovely  is  the  place 

It  A  To  which  thy  God  resorts! 


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406v40^ 


'Tls  heaven  to  see   his  smiling  face, 

I'hough  in  his  earthly  courts. 
2  There  the  great  Monarch  of  the  skies 
His  saving  power  displays ; 

Aiul   lig'U  i:)reak.s  in    upon   our   eyes 
With   kind  and  quickeniig  rays. 

SVVith  his  rich  j;ifts,  the  lieavenly  Dove 

Descends  and  tills  the   place, 
While  Christ  reveals  h'.s  wondrous  love, 
And  sheds  abroad  his  grace. 

4  There,  mighty  God, thy  words  declare 

The   secrets  of  thy  wiil  ; 
And  still  we  seek  fay  mercy  there, 
And  sing  thy  praises  still. 

Pause. 

5  Mv  heart  and  flesh  cry  out  for  thee, 

While   far  from  thine   abode  : 
When  shall  I  tread  thy  courts,  and  see 
My  Saviour  and  my  God  i* 

6  The  sparrow  builds  herse.f  a  nest, 

And   suffers  no   remove  ; 
O  make  me,  like  tiie  sparrow,  blest, 
To  dwell  but  where  I  love. 

7  To  si.  one  day  beneath    thine  eye, 

And  hear  thy  gracious  voice. 
Exceeds   a    whole   eternity 
Employ'd   in  carnal  jys; 

8  Lord,  at  tliy  threshold  I  Avould  wait, 

W'^ile  Jesus  is  withi.-). 
Rather  than  fi'l  a  throne   of    state, 
Or  live  in  tents  of  sin. 

9  Could  I  command  the  spacious  Ian  i, 

Anfl  the    more   bouiujless  sea, 
For  one  blest  hour  at  thy  right  hand 
I'd  give  them  both  away. 

Af^f-  )  Psalm  84.     H.  M.  % 

^^^  S         Betliesda,  Portsmouth. 
Loni(in^  for  the  houne  f  God. 

1  IT  ORE)   of  the  worlds   above, 

■  i  How   pleasant  and    how   fair 
The  dwellings   of  thy  love. 
Thine    earthly   temples   are !     • 
To  thine  abode        With  warm  desires 
My  heart  aspires,     To   see   my   God. 

2  The  sparrow  for  her  youna; 
With  pleasure    seeks  a  nest, 
And   wandering    swallows  long 
To   find  their    wonted   rest : 


My    spirit  faints, 
With    equal   zeal, 


To  rise  and  dwell 
Among  thy  saints. 


3     O   happy    souls  that   pray 
Where   God   appoints  to  hear ! 
O    happy   men    that  pay 
Their   constant    service    there ! 
They  praise  thee  stilldThat love  the  way 
And  happy   they       j  To  Zion's  hill ! 


They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Through    this    dark  vale    of  tears, 
Till   eacli  arrives  at  length, 
Till  each   in   heaven   appears : 


0  glorious  seat. 
When  God  our  King 

Pause. 
)     To    spend    one    sacred    day. 

Where    God   and   saints  abide, 

Affords    diviner  io^ 

Than  thousand  da 
Wliere  God  resorts,!  To  ke(:<p  the  door 

1  love  it  more         j  Frni!  shoe  n  couiis. 
>     God    is   our  sun   and    shield. 

Our  light   and  our   defence  ; 
With   gifts   his   hands  are  fill'd. 
We   draw    our  blessings   thence ; 


Shall  thither  bring 
Our  willing  feet  1 


beside : 


He  shall   bestow 
On  Jacob's  race 


Peculiar   grace. 
And   glory   too. 


The    Lord   his   people   loves ; 
His  hand   no   good    withholds, 
From   those  his  heart   approves, 
From   pure  and   pious   souls : 


Whose  spirit  trusts 
Alone   in  thee ! 


Thrice  happy  he, 
O  God  of  Hosts, 

4PJO  >     Hymn  123.     B.  2.     L.  M,     SSr 

^^^\  Shoel,    Newcourt. 

The  benefit  of  fiublic  ordinances. 

1  A  WAY   from   every    mortal   care, 
xIl  Away  from  earth,  our  souls  retreat; 
We    leave   this    worthless    world    afar. 
And   wait  and  worship   near  thy  seat, 

2  Lord,   in  the    temple   of  thy   grace 
We   see    thy   feet,   and   we  adore ; 
We  gaze    upon  thy  lovely    face, 
And   learn  the   wonders   of  thy  power* 

3  While  here  our  various  wants  we  mourn-, 
United  groans    ascend    on  high  ; 

And   prayers   produce    a  quick  return 
Of  blessings  in  variety. 

4  [If  Satan  rage,  and  sin  grow  strong, 
Here  we  receive  some  cheering  word  ; 
We   gird   the  gospel  armour  on, 

To  fight   the  battles   of  the    Lord.  - 

5  Or  if  our  spirit  faints  and  dies,    [stings). 
(Our   conscience^ili'd      with    inward 
Here    doth    the    righteous    Sun    arise, 
Wiih  he;ding  beams  beneath  his  wings.] 

6  Fa'her  !  my  eoul  would  still  abide 
Within  thy  temple,  near  thy  side  ; 
But  if  my  feet  must  hence  depart, 
Still  keep   thy  dwelling  ia  my  heart. 

.\rril  Psalm  27.   1st  Part.   C.  M.  « 

S      Arimd-^l,   Hymn  Second 
The  church  is  our  delight  and  safety. 
innHE   Lord  of  glory  is  my  light; 
i     Aad  my  salvation  too: 


405,  409  WORSHIP.  '  410,  4ii 

Qocl  is  iny   streneUj,   nav  will  1  fear  ■14  In  answering  what  thy  church  requests.^ 
What  all  my  toes   can  do.  Thy  trutli  and  terror  shine, 


3 One  privilege  my  heart  desires: 

O !   grant  mc   an   abode 
Amon^  the  churciics  of  thy   saints, 
The  temples  of  my   God. 

5  There  shall  I  offer  my  requests, 

And  see  tliy  beanty  still ; 
Shall  he:ir  thy^essages  of  love. 
And   there  enquire  tliy    wilL 

4  When  troubles  rise,  and  stornjri?  appear, 

There   may  his  children   hide ; 
Qod   has  a  strong   pavilion,  where 
He  raake«  niy   soul  aljide. 

5  Now  shall  vny  head   be  Iifijrd  high 

Above   my  foes    aronnd; 
And   songs   of  joy   and   victory 

WitijiM  thy  temple  sound. 
Ap.o)  Psalm  27.  2d  Pi\rt.  CM.   « 
^^^  5         Abridg*^,  C:hristm  is. 

Prayer  and  hofie. 
1  QOON  as  I  heard  my  Father  say, 
k3  "  Ye  children,  seek  my  grace ;" 
Zvly   heart  rcpiy*d,   withotrt  delay, 

'♦I'll   seek  my  Father's  tace.*' 

/  [^'"t  not   thy  face   h^.  hid  from  me, 

Nor  frown   my   soul  away  ; 
God  cf  my  life,  I  fly  to  ttiee 
In  a  distressing  day. 

3  Should  friends  and  kindred,  near  and 

Leave  me  to  want  or  die,        [dear. 
My  Gofl  would  make  my  life  his  care, 
And  all  my  need   supply. 

4  My  fainting  flesh  had  died  v/ith  grief. 

Had  not  my  soul   btliev'd 
To  see  thy  grace  provide  relief; 
Nor  was  my  hope  deceived. 

5  Wait  01)  the  Lord,ye  trembling  saints* 

And  keep   your  courage  up; 
He'll  raise  your  spirit  when  it  faints, 
And  far  exceed  your  hope. 

4r)Q>  Psalm  65.  1st  Part.  CM.   « 
lUtF  ^         Devizes,  Christmas. 

A  prayer-hearing  God,  and  the  Gentiles  called. 

ITJIIAISE  waits  in  Zion,  Lord,  for  thee; 

jL    I'here  shall  our  vows  be  paid  : 

Thou  hast  an  e>ir  when  sinners  pray  ; 

All  flesh  shall  seek   thine  aid. 

3  Lord,  our  iniquities   prevail. 

But  pardoning  grace  is   thine ; 
And  thou  wilt  grant  us  power  and  skill 
To  conquer  every   sin. 

3BIest  are  the  men  whom  thou  wilt  choose 
To  bring  them  near   tiiv  face ; 

Give  them  a  dwelling  in  thiae  house. 
To  feast  upon  thy   grace. 


Anfl  works  of  dreadful  righteousness" 
Fulfil   thy   kind  design. 

3  Tlius  shall  the  wondering  nations  see 
The  Lord  is  good  and  just: 
And   distant  islands  fly  to   tiiec. 
And  make  thy   name  their  trust. 
G  They  dread  thy  gKttcring  token?,  Lord, 
When   signs  in   heaven  appear; 
But  they  shall  learn  thy  holv  word, 
And  love,   as   well  as  fear. 

Aif\X    Psalm  65.  1st  Fart.  L.M.  bor« 
■^^^5  Roth  well,  Luton,  Bath. 
Public  firayer  and  firahc. 

1  rilHK  praise  of  Z'lon  waits  for  thcp, 

JL    My  God  ;  and  praise  becomes  thy 
house  : 
There  shall  thy  saints   thy   glory  pre 
And  there  perform   their  public   vows. 

2  O  thou,  whose  mercy  bends  the  skies, 
To  save,  when  humble  sinners  piKy, 
All    lands    to  thee  shall  lift  their    eyes, 
And  islands  of  the  northern   sea. 

3  Against  my   will    my  sins   prevail, 
But  grace  shall  purge  away  their  slain  ; 
The   blood   of  Christ   will    never  fail 
To    wash  my   garments    white   again. 

4  Blest  is  the  man  whom  thou  shah  choose, 
And  give  him  kind  access  to  thee  ; 
Give  him  a  place  within  thy  house, 
To   taste   thy   love  divinely   fpee. 

Pause. 

5  Let   Babel  fear  when  Zion    prays  j 
Babel,   prepare  for  long;  distress, 
When  Zion's  God  himself  arrays 
In  terror  and  in   righteousness. 

6  With  dreadful  glory,  God   fulfils 
What   his   afflicted   saints    request  ; 
And   with  almighty    wrath    reveals 
His   love,    to  give    his   churches    rest. 

7  Then   shall  the   flocking   nations    run 
To   Zion's   hill,    and  own  their   Lord  ; 
Th^   rising  and   the    setting  sun 
Shall  see  the   Saviour's   name   ador'd. 

Aii  }   P5ALM  116.  2dFart.C.  M.bori^ 

^^'■^        St.  Martins,  St,  James. 

Foxvs,  made  in  trouble,  paid  in  the  church  ;  or, 

fmbVic   thanks  for  private  Uelivirauce. 
I'VlTflAT  shall   I  render  to  my  God 
T  T      For   all  his    kindness    shown  ? 
My   feet  shall    visit   thine   abode, 
My  songs  address    thy  throne. 

2  Among  (he  saints  thatlfill  thine  house 
My   olfering  shall    be   paid  ; 


41^;  413 


LORD^S  DAT. 


414,  415 


There  shall  ray  zeal  perform  the  vows 
My   soul   in   anguish    made. 

3  How  much  is   mercy   thy   delight, 

Thou    ever   blessed    God  ! 
How  dear  thy   servants  in  thy  sight  ! 
How   precious   is    their    blood  I 

4  How    happy   all  thy   servants   are  ! 

How    great    thy    grace    to   me  ! 
My  life,  which  thou  bast  made  thy  care, 
Lord,    I   devote  to   thee. 

5  Now   I   am   thine,    forever  thine. 

Nor    shall    my   purpose  move  ; 
Thy  hand  hath  loosM  my  bonds  of  pain, 
And  bound  me    with  thy  love. 

6  Here  in  thy  courts  I   leave  my   vow, 

And    thy   rich  grace   record  ; 
Witness,  ye  saints,  who   hear  me  now, 
If  I    forsake    the   Lord. 

412  J     Htm»  145      B.  2.     CM.     « 

5         St.  James,  Christmas. 

Sig-ht  through  a  glass  y  and  face  to  face 
IT    LOV^E  the  windows  of  thy  grace,. 

JL  Through  which  my  Lord    is   seen  ; 

And  long  to  meet  my  Saviour's  face. 
Without  a  glass    between. 

^O,  that  the  happy  hour  were  come,. 
To  change    ray   faith  to    sight  j 
I   shall    behold   my   Lord   at   home 
In   a    diviner   light. 

3  Haste,    my   Beloved,  and   remove 
These   interposing   days  ! 
Then   shall   my    passions   all    be   love. 
And   all  my   powers  be  praise. 


413  ( 


LORD'S  DAY. 

Psalm  5.     CM,  » 

Arundel,  Christmas, 
the  Lonf.^  day  morning. 
1  jr   ORD,in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 
jLi  My   voice    ascending    high  ; 
To    tliee   will    I  direct   my    prayer, 
To  thee   lift  up    mine   eye  : 

2-Up   to  the  hills,  where  Christ  is  gone, 
To    plead    for   all   his    saints, 
Presenting   at  his    Father's  throne 
Our   songs   and    our   complaints. 

3  Thou   art  a  God,    before    whose   sight 

The    wicked- shall  not   stand  ; 

Sinners   shall  ne'er    be   thy   delight, 

Nor  dwell   at  thy  right  hand. 

4  But  to  thy   house   will   I  resort, 

To   taste    thy   mercies    there  ; 
I    tvill   frequent  thine   holy  court, 
And  worship-  in  thy    fear. 

5  O   may   thy    Spirit  guide   my   feet 

In  ways   of  righteousness  i 


Make  every  path  of  duty  straight 
And   plain   before   my  face. 

PAUSE. 

6  My  watchful  enemies  combine 

To  tempt  my   feet   astray  ; 
They  flatter   with   a  base  design 
To   make  my  soul    their  prey. 

7  Lord,    crush  the   serpent  in   the  dust,. 

And   all  his    plots   destroy; 
While   those,  that  iif  thy  mercy  trust, 
Forever   shout  for  jo}'. 

8  The  men,  that  love  and  fear  thy  name. 

Shall   see   their   hopes  fulfiU'd ; 
The   mighty  God  will  compass   them 

With   favour   as  a   shield. 
A.  A  I  Psalm  19.   1st  Part.  S.M.    ^. 
^1^  S   l^^'Ver,  Hopkins,  St.  Thomas. 
The  books  of  nature  and  scrifiiure. 

For  a   Lord's  day  morning'. 

1  TIEHOLD  the  lofty  sky 

_I3     Declares  its  Maker,  God; 
And  all  his  starry  works  on  high 
Proclaim  his  power  abroad. 

2  The  darkness  and  the  light 
Stiil  keep  their  course  the  same ; 

While  night  to  day,  and  day  to  nigh? 
Divinely  teach    his  name. 

3  la  every  different  land 
Their  general  voice  is  known ; 

Tliey  show  the  wonders  of  his  hand^ 
And  orders  of  his  throne. 

4  Ye   Christian  lands,  rejoice! 
Here  he  reveals  his  word; 

We  are  not  left  to  nature's  voice 
To  bid  us  know   the  Lord. 

5  His  statutes  and  commands 
Are  set  before  our  eyes ; 

He  puts  his  gospel  in   our  hands, 
Where  our  salvation  lies. 

6  His  laws  are  just  and  pure; 
Hts  truth  without   deceit; 

His  promises  forever  sure. 
And  his  rewards  are  great, 

7  [Not  honey  to  the  taste, 
x^ftbrds  so  much  delight; 

Nor  gold  that  has  the  furnace  passM 

So   much   allures   the   sight. 
S     While  of  thy  works  I   sing,. 
Thy  glory   to   proclaim, 
Accept  the  praise,  my  God,  my  King, 

In  mv  Uedeemf-r's   name.] 
4  I  K  >  Psalm  19.   2d  Part.     S.  M.     « 
"*i«>^  Dover,  Watchman. 

God'^s  ivord  most  exceltnit',  or,  sincer- 
ity and  luaichficlnesfi.     - 
For  a  Lord's  day  moinincf. 
1     "OP^HOlD  the   morning  sun 
Rpgirrs  his  g!op>'Js   v/>*y! 


4115 


WORSHIP, 


417,  418 


His  beams  through  all  (he  nutions  run. 
And   life    and   light   convey. 

-Z    But  whe«»e   the  gospel  comes, 
It   spreads   divijier   light; 
It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs, 
And   gives   the  blind   their  sight. 

3  How   perfect  is  thy    word  f 
And  all   thy  j^udgments  jtist ; 

Forever  sure  thy  promise.   Lord, 
And   raen  securely  trust. 

4  My  gracious   God,    how   plain 
Are   thy   directions   given'. 

O   may    I  never   read  iu    vain, 
But   find  the   path   to   heaven. 

Pause, 
iJ    I   hear  thy    word    with   love. 
And    1  would    fain    obey  ; 
Send  thy  good   Spirit  from  above, 
To  guide  me,  lest   I  stray.. 

6  O  who   can   ever   find 
The  errors   of  his    ways  I 

Yet  with    a  bold  presumptuous   mind 
I  would  not   dare   transgress. 

7  Warn   me  of  every  sin  ; 
Forgive   my  secret   faults, 

And   cleanse  this   guilty   soul  of  mine, 
Whose  crimes  exceed  my  thoughts. 

8  While  wilh    my    heart  and   tongue 
1  spread   thy    praise    abroad, 

Accept  the  viiforsliip   and  the  song, 
1^     My  Saviour  and  my  God. 

>|.p  >  Psalm  63.    1st  Part.    C.  M.    » 
*-»^S  Parma,   Arundel. 

The  7norning  of  a  J^'jrcPs  day. 
l"OARLY,    my   God,  without  delay, 
Mid     I   haste   to   seek  thy    face : 
My    thirsty   spirit  faints   away» 
Without   thy   cheering  grace. 

2  So  pilgrims   on   tlie  scorching  sand. 
Beneath  a   btirning  sky. 
Long   for  a   cooling  stream  at   hand, 
And  they  must  drink   or  die. 

J  Tve   seen  thy  glory    and    thy  power 

Through   all   thy  temple  shine ; 
My  God,    repeat  that  heavenly  hour, 
That   vision   so   divine  ! 

4  Not   all  the  blessings  of  a  feast 

Can   please  my   soul    so  well^ 
As  when   thy  richer  grace   1  taste, 
And  in   thy   presence  dwelL 

5  Not   life   itself,    with    all    her  joys, 

Can   my   best  passions   move. 
Or   raise   so   high  my  cheerful  voice, 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 


6  Thus   till  my  last  expiring  day, 

I'll  bless   my  God  and    King  ; 
Thus   vvill    I    lift  my   hands   to  pray, 
And  tune   my    lips   to  sing. 

A4>j}  Psalm  63.     L.  M.  ^ 

^^  '  S      Eaton,  Green's  Hundredth. 
Longing  a f'er  God;    or^  the  love  of 
Ood  better  than  life^ 

1  /^  REAT  God,  indulge   my  humble 
Vff  c'aim ; 

Thou   art  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest  ; 
The   glories    that   compose    thy   name 
Stand   all   engag'd  to  make  me   blest* 

2  Thou  great  and  good, thou  just  and  wise,^ 
Thou  art  my  Father   and   ray   God  ; 
And   I   am   thine   by  sacred    ties  ; 
Thy  son,  t-hy  servant  bought  with  blood. 

3  With  heart,  and  eyes,  and  lifted  hands,. 
For  thee  I   long^  to  thee  I   look  ; 

As   travellers,   in    thirsty   lands. 
Pant   for  the    cooling  water-brook. 

4  With    early  feet   I    love  to   appear 
Among  thy  saints,    and  seek  thy  face  ; 
Oft  have   I    seen   thy  glory   there, 
And  felt  the  power  of  sovereign  grace. 

5  Not  fruits  nor  wines  that  tempt  our  taste^ 
Nor  all   the  ioys   our  senses  know. 
Could  make    me    so   divinely  blest. 
Or  raise   ray  cheerful    passions    so. 

Q  My  life  itself,   Without   thy    love, 
No  taste   of  pleasure    could   afford  ; 
'Twould  but  a  tiresome  burden  prove,. 
If  I   w^ere   bauish'd   from   the    Lord. 

7  Amidst  the    wakeful    hours    of  night, 
When  busy  cares  atliict  rny  head. 
One  thought  of  thee  gives  new  delight, 
And    adds  refreshment  to   my    bed. 

8  I'll  lift  my  hands,  I'll  raise  my  voice, 
Whi'e  1  have  breath  to  pray  or   praise  ; 
This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice,. 
And  spend  the  remnant  of  my  days. 

Aiol  Psalm  63.     S.  M.  jg 

"^i-^  ^  Hopkins,  Thaclier. 

S-^-cking  God. 

1  "1\^/I  Y    God,  permit   my    tongue 
lyJL  This  joy,  to   call  tlite    mine^; 

And    let.  my  early   cries   prevail 
To  taste   thy    love   divine. 

2  My   thirsty,  fainting  soul 
Thy   mercy  does   implore ; 

Not  travellers  in  des-jrt   lands 
Can   pant  for  water    more. 

3  Within   thy    churches,    Lord, 
1   long  to   find   my   place  ; 

Thy    power  and   glor^'  to    behold,, 
And  feel  thy  quickening  grace 


410,  420 


LORD'S  DAY. 


421,  422 


4  For  life   without  thy  love 
No  relish    can   afford  ; 

No  joy   can    be    coraparM    to   this, 
To    serve   and    please    the    Lord. 

5  To   thee   Pll  lift  my    hands, 
And    praise    thee    while    I    live : 

Not   the   rich   dainti*^s  of  a  feast 
Such   food   or   pleasure  give. 

6  In   wakeful   hours    of  night, 
I    call  my    Clod   to   mind  ; 

I    think   how   wise   thy    counsels    are, 
And    all    thy   dealings   kind. 

7  Since   thou  hast  been  my   help, 
To   thee   ray  spirit   flies. 

And   on   thy    watchful  providence 
My   cheerful    hope    rehes. 

8  The  shadow   of  thy   wings 
My    soul    in  safety    keeps  ; 

I   follow    where  my  Father  leads, 
And   he   supports   my   steps. 

^.q)     ^Hym.v  14      B.  2     S.  M      M 
^•*-^  \       Silver  Street,  Watchman. 
The   LorrVs  day  ;  or,  delight  in  ordinances. 

1     %l[/'l^!^CviME.  swcft  day  of  rest, 
T  ▼     Vhat  saw    the  Lord  arise; 
VVelco  ne  to  this    reviving   breast 
And   these  rejoicing  eyes  J 

3  The  King   himself  comes  near, 
And   feasts   nis  saints  to-day  ; 

Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  him  here, 
And   love,   and  praise,   and  pray. 

S    One  day  amidst  the  pi  ice 
Where  my  <l..ir  God  hath  been. 
Is   sweeter  tn-.n  ten  thousand   days 
Of  pleasurable  sin, 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 
In   such  a  frame   as  this  ; 

And  sit  and   sirg  herself  away 
To  everlasting  bliss. 

420?  Psalm  92.  IstPart.  L.  M.  « 
■^^  5  Gloucester,  Antigua. 

A  ps.alm  for  the  Lord's-  day. 

1  O  WEET  is  the  work,ray  God,my  King, 
lO  To  praise  thy  name,give  thanks  and 
To  phew  thy  love  by  morning  light, [sing. 
And    talk   of  all   thy   truth    at   night. 

2  Sweet  is    the   dav  of   sacred    rest, 
No  mortal  cares  shall  seize  my  breast ;. 
O    may    my  heart  in    tune    be    found, 
Like    David's  harp  of  solemn   sound  I 

3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works,  and  bless  his  word  ; 
Thy  works  of  grace,  how  bright  they 

shine  '. 
How  deep  thy  counsel  I  how  divine  ! 


4Fools  nev^r  raise  their  thoughts  so  high  : 
Like  brutes  they  live, like  brutes  they  die; 
Like  grass  they  flourish,  till  thy  breath 
Blast  them  in   everlasting  death. 

5  But  I  shall   share   a  glorious   part, 
When  grace  hath  well  refin'd  my  heart, 
And   fresh   supplies   of  joy    are   shed, 
Like  holy   oil,   to   cheer   my  head. 

G  Sin  (my  worst  enemy  before) 
Shall  vex  my  eyes  and  ears  no  more  j 
My    inward    foes   shall  all   be   slain, 
iVor  Satan   break   my   j[>eace    again. 

7  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know 
All   1    desir'd   or   wish'd   below  ; 
And   every    power    find  sweet  employ 
In   that   eternal   world  of  joy. 

A.j.\      Hymn  72.    B.  2.    CM.      « 
^^•*-  S  Irish,   Mear. 

The  Lord''s  day  ;   a?-,  the  resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  Oi^iiSr  moniing,  whose  young. 
JlI  dawni;)g    rays 

Beheld  our  rising   God; 
That  saw  him  triumph  o'er  the  dust. 
And  leave  his  dark  abode ! 

2  In  t!ie  cold   prison  of  a  tomb 

The  dead   Redeemer  lay. 
Till   tiie  revolving  skies  had  brought 
The   third,  th'  appointed  day. 

3  Hell  and  the  grave  unite  the;r  force 

To  hold   our  God   in   vain ; 
The  sleeping  Conqueror   arose, 
And  burst  their  feeble  chain. 

4  To  thy  great  name.  Almighty  Lord, 

These  sacred  hours  we  pay  ; 
And   loud  hosannas  shall   proclaim 
The  triumph   of  the   day. 

5  [Salvation   and  immortal   praise 

To  our  victorious   King;       [seas. 
Let  heaven,  and  eardi,  and  rocks,  and 
With  glad  hosannas  ring.] 

^^cy  I  PSAI.M  118    4th  Part.  C  M.  S 
^Z4>^  Br.iintree,  Yoiit. 

Hosanna ;  tht  Lord's  day  ;  or,  Christ's 

re  urreciion  and  our  salvatioji. 
inp  ifllS  is  the  day  the  Lord  h.ith  made, 
JL    He  calls  the  hours  his  own  ; 
Let  heaven  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad. 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

2  To-day  he  rose,   and  left  the  dead. 

And  Satan's  empire   fell ; 
To-day  the  saints  his  triumphs  spread. 
And   all  his  wonders  tell. 

3  Hosanna  to  th'  anointed  King, 

To  David's  holy  Son:     . 
Help  us,  O  Lord;  descend  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 


423,  424 

4  Blesf.  be  the  Lord,  who  comp  to  men  1 

With  messages  of  grace  >' 
Who  comes  hi  Gocl  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  oui*  sinful  race. 

5  Hrsannu   in  the  highest  strains 

The  church  on   earth   can   raise; 
The  highest  heavens,  in  which  he  reigns, 
Slirt.ll  give   him   nobler  f» raise. 

Aool         PsALiuHS.     S.  M.  SK 

•^Zo  ^  Thacher,  Dover. 

^n  hosannafor  the  Lard's  day  ;  or^  a 
new  'oni(  of  salvaiicin  by  ChriaC 

1  OEE  vvnat  a  living  stone 
^      i  he  builders  did  refuse  ; 

YetCiod  hath  built  his  church  thereon, 
In   ^.pite  of  envious  Jews. 

2  The  scribe  and  angry   priest 
KeJ(  ct   thine  only  Son  ; 

Yet  on   thi>  lock   shall  Zion   rest, 
Ab   tlie   chief  corner-stone. 

5  The   work,  O  Lord,  is  thine. 
And   wondrous  in   our  eyes  ; 

This  day    declares  it  all  divine, 

This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 
4    This  is  the  glorious  day 

That  our  Redeemer  made  ; 
Let  us  rej^sice,  and  sing,  and  pray, 

Let  all  the  church  be  glad. 

5*    Hosainia  to  the  King 
Of  David's  royal    blood  ? 

Bless  him,  ye  saints  ;  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation  from  your  God. 

6  We  bless  thine   h<:ly  word, 
Which  all  this  grace  displays  ; 

And  offer  on  thine  altar.  Lord, 
Our  sacrifice*  of  praise. 

PsAL3f  118.      L.  M.  2S^ 

Nantwch,  Old  Hundred. 

The  SiiTne, 
what  a  glorious  corner-stone 
The  Jewish  builders  vlid  refuse  ; 
But  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon,. 


WORSHIP. 


425,  426 


425} 


424  ( 


Jevvs.- 

divine, 
our   eyes 


Jn   spite   of  envy,   and   the 

2  Great  God!  thewoik'is  all 
The  joy   and  wonder   of 
This  is   the    day  that  proves  it   thine, 
The    day   that  saw   oar    Saviour   rir^e. 

3  Sinners   rejoice,  and   saints   be   glad; 
Hosanna,  let   his   name   be  blest  ; 

4  A  thousand   honours   on    his   head, 
With  peace,  and  light,  and  glory  rest  I 

4  In  God's  own  name  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation   to    our   dying   race  ; 
Let  the  whole  church  address  their  King 
With  hearts  of  joy,  and  ^ongs  of  praise. 


BEFORE  PRAYER. 

Psalm  95.    CM.  a 

Rochester,  Parma. 
A  fisnlm  before  prayer. 
iING  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name, 
And  in  his  strength  rejoice ; 
When   his  salvation  is  our  theme, 
Exalted  be  our   voice. 

2With  thanks  approach  his  awful  sightv 
And  psalms  »>f  honour  sing; 
The  Lord's  a  God  of  bc)undless  might, 
Ttie  whole  creation's  King. 

3  Let  princes  hear,  let   angels  know 

How  mean  their  natures  seem. 
Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below, 
When  once   compar'd   with  him. 

4  Earth, with  its  caverns,  dark  and  deep, 

Lies  in   his  spacious   hand ; 
He  fix'd  the  seas  what  bounds  to  keep. 
And  where  the  hiils  must  stand. 

5  Come,  and  with  humble  souls  adore  ; 

Come,  kn-el  before  his  face; 
O  may  the  creatures  of  his  power 
Re  children  of  his  grace ! 

6  Now  is  the  time :  he  bei^s  his  ear, 

And  waits  for  your  request ; 
Come, lest  he  rouse  his  wrath, and  swear^ 
•*  Ye  shall  not  see  my   rest." 

BEFORE   SERMON. 
AC) a  I         Psalm  95.    S.  M.  « 

^^"  {      Silver  Screet,  Dover. 
A  fisalni  before  sennon. 

1  ^OME,  Sound  his  praise  abroad,. 
\j   And  hymns  of  glary  slug;* 

Jehovah  is  the  sovereign   Gud, 
The  universal  King. 

2  He  form'd  the  deeps  imknown  ; 
He  gave   tlie  seas  their  bound. 

The  watery  worlds  are  all  his  own, 
And   all  the  solid  ground. 

3  Come,   worship  at  his  throne. 
Come,  bow  before  the  Lord : 

We  are  his  works,  and  not  our  own, 
Me  form'd  us  by  his  word. 

4  To-day  attend  his  voice, 

N  >r  dare  provoke   his  ro;i  ; 
Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choice^ 
And   own  your  gracious   God. 

5  But  if  your  ears  refuse 

The  language  of  his  grace,    [Jews, 
And  hearts  grow  hard,  like  stubborn 
Tliat  unt)elieving  race ; 

6  The   Lord,  hi  vengeance  drest, 
Will  lift  his  hand,  and  swear,     ^ 

"  Ye  that  despis'd  my  promis'd  rest 
"fchall  hiive  no  portioji  tlie  re." 


427,  42« 


THE  WORIM). 


4^»,  430,  431 


Acyyjl         Psalm  95.     L.  M.  ■#■ 

'*^'  5  Luton,  China,  Castle-Street. 
Canaan  lost  throuif/i  imbelief;  or,  a 
ivarning  t9  delaying  sinners. 

1  ^OME,  let  our  voices  join  io  raise 
\j  A  sacred  song;  of  solenin   praise : 

God  is    a   sovereign    King ;    rehearse 
His   honours    in  exalted    verse. 

2  Come,  let  our  souls  address  the  Lord, 
Who  framed  our  natures  with  his  word  : 
He    is   our   shepherd ;    we  the  sheep 
His  naercy  chose,  his  pastures  keep. 

3  Come,  let  us  hear  his  voice  to-day, 
The   coxinsels  of  his   love  obey  ; 
Nor   let  our  hardea'd    hearts  renew 
The  sins  and  plagues  that  Israel  knew. 

4  Israel,   that  saw   his  works  of  grace. 
Tempted    their   Maker   to  hi?   face  ; 
A    faithless,   unbelieving   brood. 
That  tir'd  the  patience  of  their  God. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  *'  How  false  they 

prove  ! 
•'•  Forget  my  power  ;  abuse  my  love : " 
"  Since   they  despise  my  rest,  I  swear 
"  Their  ^e^  shall  never  enter  there." 

6  [Look  back,  my  soul,  with  holy  dread. 
And  view  those  ancient  rebels  dead  ; 
Attend  the    offerM   grace  to-day ; 
Nor   lose   the   blessing   by   delay. 

7  Seize  the  kind  promise,  while  it  waits. 
And  march  to  Zion's  heavenly  gates  : 
Believe,   and   take   the  promisM  rest, 
Obey,  and   be   forever  blest.] 

A'^mX   Hymk  165.    B.  2.    CM.     b 
^^®  J         Barby,  Bedford. 
UnfruitfidnesSy  ignorance^  and  un&anc- 

tified  affections. 
i  T  ONG  have  I  sat  beneath  the  sound 
Xi  Of  thy  salvation,  Lord  ; 
lint  still  how  weak  my  faith  is  found. 
And  knowledge  of  thy  word. 

3  Oft  I   frequent   thy   holy  place, 
And  hear  almost  in  vain : 
How  small    a  porti<m   of  thy  grace 
My  memory  can  retain ! 

3  [My  dear  Almighty,  and  my  God, 

How  little   art  thou  known 
By   all  the  judgments  of  thy  rod, 
And  blessings  of  thy  throne!] 

4  [How  cold  and  feeble  is  my  love  ! 

How   negligent   my  fear ! 
How  low  my  hope  of  joys  above! 
How  few   afftctions  there!] 

SGreat  God!  thy  sovereign  power  impart. 
To  give  thy  word  success! 


429  ( 

I 


N 


His 


Write  thy  salvation  in  my  heart. 
And  make  me    learn   thy    grace. 

6  [Show  my   forgetful  feet   the  way 

That  leads  to  joys  on  high  ; 
There  knowledge  grows  without  decay^ 
And  love   shall  never   die.] 

AFTER    SERMON. 

Psalm  150.    C,  M.  « 

Christmas,  Exeter,  Parma, 

j1  song  of  firaise. 
God's  own  house  pronounce  his 

pra'se  ; 
grace   he  there   reve^^ls; 
To  heaven  your  joy  and  wonder  raise^ 
For  there  his  glory   dwells. 

2  Let  all  your  sacred  passions  move. 

While  you  rehearse  his  deeds  ; 
But  the    great  work   of  saving  love 
Your  highest,  praise  exceeds, 

3  All  that  have  motion,  hfe  and  breath. 

Proclaim  your  Maker  blest ; 
Yet  when  my  voice  expires  in  death. 
My  soul  shall  praise  him   best. 

4<D^)      Hymn  135.     B   1.     L.  M.     % 
^'^^  \  Blendon,  Winchester. 

The  love  of  Christ  thed  abroad  in  the  hear:. 
IJ^OME,  dearest  Lord,   descend  and- 

\J  dwell 

By  faith    and   love   in    every    breast ; 

Then  shall  we  know,  and  taste,  and  feel' 

The  joys  that  cannot  be   expressed, 

2Come,fili  our  hearts  with  inward  strength, 
Make  our   enlarged  souls  possess 
And  learn  the  height,  and  breadth,  ani 
Of  thine  unmeasurable  grace,      [length 

3  Now  to  the  God,  whose  power  can  do 
More  than  our  thoughts  or  wishes  know, 
Be    everlasting   honours    done 
By  all  the  ch<irch, through  Christ  his  Sort. 


431 


THE  WORLD. 

)    HymnIOL     B.  2.    CM.      « 
$  Irish,   St.  Davids. 

JVie  nvorld\'i  three  chief  temfitati07if}., 

1  ■^^T'HEN  in  the  light  of  faith  divine 

??      We  look  on  things  below, 
Honour,  and  gold,  and  sensual  joy 
How  vaiii   and  dangerous  too! 

2  [Honour's  a   puff  of  noisy   breath ; 

Vet  men  expose  their  bloo<l. 
And  venture  everlasting  death, 
To  gaui  that  airy  good. 

3  While  others  starve  the  nobler  mind, 

And  feed  on  shining  dust, 


432,  433 


They  rob    the  serpent  (jf   his  food, 
T'  indulge   a   sordid  lust.] 

4  The  pleasures  that  allure  our  sense- 

Are  diiigerous  snares  to   souls; 
There's  but  a  drop  ot  flattering  sweet. 
And  dash*d  with  bitter  bowls. 

5  God  is  mine   all-sufficient  good, 

My  pi  rtion   and  my*  choice ; 
In  him    my    vast  desires  are   fiU'd, 
And   all   my   powers  rejoice. 

6  In   vain  the  world  accosts  mine  ear, 

And  tempts  my  heart  anew ; 

I  cannot  bu.    your  bliss  so  dear, 
Nor  part  with  heaven  for  you. 
Acicy  }      Hymn  146-    B.  2.    L.  M.     b 
^^^S    Pwtnej,    Old  Hundred,   Bath. 
Tfie  vanity  of  creatures;   or,  no  rest  on  earth. 
1  ~]^/|"AN    has   a   soul    of  vast  desires; 

±yM.  He  burns  within  with  restless  fires: 

Toss'd   to    and    fro,  his  passions  fly 

From   vanity  to    vanity. 

2  In  vain   on   earth   we   hope   to   find 
Some   solid  good   to   fill   the  mind  ; 
We    try   new    pleasures — but   we    feel 
The   inward  thirst   and  torment   still. 

3  So  when    a   rasfing  fever  burns, 
We  shift  from   side   to  side  by  turns ; 
And    'tis  a    poor   relief  we   gain. 
To  change  the  place,  but  keep  the  pain, 

4  Great  God  !  subdue  this  vicious  thirst. 
This  love    to    vanity    and    dust ; 
Cure  the   vile   fever  of  the   mind, 
And  feed   our  soids    with  joyti  refin'd. 

AooX     Hymn  56.     B.  2.    CM.      b 

^'^•^5    Ba-igor,   I.ondon,   Bedford. 
T/i"   mi' try  of  tieiri^  vjithout  God  in 

thi     world;    or,  vain  jirosficrity. 

llVrO!   I  shail  C'.vy  them  no  more, 

jji      Who  grow    prof inely   srreit, 

Though  they  increase  their  i,'olden  store. 

And  rise   to  wondrous  heigtit. 

2  They   taste  of  all  the  joys  that  grow 

Upon   tiiis  earthly   clod; 
Well,   they  may  search  the  creature 
through, 
For  they  have  ne'er  a  Go(L 

3  Shake 'ff  the  thoughts  of  dying  too, 

And  think  your    life   vour  own ; 
But  death  comes  h  si*t)iiig  on  to  you, 
To  mow   your  glory   down. 

4  Y's,  you  must  bow  youv  stately  head. 

Away   your   spirit  fll  s. 
And   no  kind   angel  near  your  bed. 
To  bear  it  to  the   skies 

5  Go  now,  and  boast  of  all  your  stores, 

And  tell  iiow  bright  they  shine ;  I 


THE  JEWISH  CHURCH :   OR,  434,  435,  43ti 

Your  heaps  of  glittering  dust  ai  e  yours, 
And  my   Redeemer's  mme. 

a^aX  PsAi,rvi73.     L.  M.      Sorb 

^*^"*S  All  Saints,    Bath. 

The  liro^fterity   of  .svmers   cursed, 

1  "J    ORD,  what  a  thoughtless  wretch 
JLi  was  I, 

To  mourn,  and  murmur,  and  repine 
To  see  the  wicked  placed  on  high^ 
In   pride    and  robes   of  honour  shine  I 

2  But  O   their  end,  their  dreadful  end  I 
Thy   sanctuary  taught  me  so : 
On    slippery    rocks  1    see  them  stand, 
And  fiery    billows   roll  below. 

3  Now  let  them  boast  how  tall  they  rise, 
Pll   never   envy  them   again; 
There  they  may  stand  with  haughty  eyes 
Till  they  plunge  deep  in  endless  puin. 

4  Their  fancy'd  joys,  how  fast  they  flee  I 
Just  like  a  dream  when  man  awakes ; 
Their   songs    of  softest   harmony 
Are  but  a  preface  to  their   plaguesj 

5lVow  I  esteem  their  mirth  and  wine 
Too  dear  to  purchase  with  my  blood  ; 
Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine, 
My  life,   my   portion,  and  my  God. 

a^kX  Hymn  164     B.  2.    CM.     b 
^^*^5         Abridge,  Durham. 
The  tnd  of  the  world. 
l^^StTHY  should  thiseartli  delight  us  so? 
?  ?     Why  shoul.l  we  fix  our  tves 
On  th  se  low  grounds,  where  sorrows 
And  every  pleasure  dits  •*      [gi'ow^, 

2W.nle  time  his  sharpest  teelh  prepares 

Our  comforts   to   devour, 
Tliere  is   a   land   above   the  stars,. 
And  joys  above   his  power. 

3  Nature  shall   be  dissoh 'd  and  die. 
The  sun   nuist  end  his  race. 

The  earth  and   sea  forever   fly 
Before   my  Saviour's   face. 

4  W'.ien  will  that  glorious  morning  rise, 
When   the  last   trumpet  sound. 

And  call  the  nations  to  the  skies 
Frorn  underneath  the   ground  ? 


vwvww^- 


THE  JEWISH  CHURCH: 

OR, 

THE  HISTORY   OF    THE   ISRAEL- 
ITES. 

ACir^l  PSAL>I  105.       CM.  ^ 

^'^^  \  Rochester,  York. 

Go(Vs  conduct  to  Jsrael,and  theplaguet  of  Egypt, 
1  J^  i  VE  thanks  to  God, invoke  hisnaine,, 

Or  And.  tell  the  world  his   grace ; 


436 


THE  HISTORY  OF  THE  ISRAELITES. 


437 


Soiind  through  the    earth  his  deeds  of 
That  all  may  seek  his  face.       [fame, 

2  His  covenant^  which  he  kept  in  mind 

For  numerous   ages   past^ 
To  nuraernus   ages,   yet   behind, 
In   equal   force   shall    last. 

3  He  sware  to   Abrah^'m  and   his  seed. 

And   made   the    blessing   sure  ; 
Gentiles   the   ancient  promise  read, 
And   find   his   truth    endure. 

4*'Thy  seed  shall  make  all  nations  blest," 
(Said   the    x\lmighty  voice) 
^'  And  Canaan's  land  shall  be  their  rest, 
"The    type   of  heavenly  joys." 

o  [How   large  the  grant  !  how  rich  the 
To  give  them  Canaan's  land,  [grace  ! 
When  they  were  strangers  in  the  place, 
A   little    feeble   baud  1 

C  Like   pilgrims,   through  the  countries 
Securely  they  removVI  ;         [round, 
And  haughty  kings  that  on  them  fro wn'd 
Severely   he    reprov'd. 

7  *'  Touch  mine  anointed,  and  mine  arm 

"  Shall  soon   avenge   the    wrong  ; 
"The  man  that  doss  my  prophets  harm, 
"Shall  know  their  God  is   strong." 

8  Then  let  the   world  forbear  its  rage; 

Nor  put  the   church    in   fear : 
Israel  must   live    through   every  age, 
And    be   th'   Almighty's    care.] 

Pacsk  I. 

OWhen  Pharaoh  dar''d  to  vex  thf?  saints, 
And    thus    provokM   their    God, 
Moses    was  sent,  at  their   complaints, 
Arm'd  with    his    dreadful    rod. 

iOHe  call'd  for  darkness;  darkness  came, 

Like  an    o''erw1ielming    flood  ; 
He  turnM  €ach  lake  and  every  stream 
To  lakes   and   streams   of  blood. 

11  He  gave  the  sign,  and  noisome  flies 
Through  the  whole  country  spread  ; 

And    frogs,    in    croaking   armies,   rise 
About    the    monarch'^s    bed. 

12  Through  fields,and  towns  and  palaces, 

The    tenfold    vengeance    flew  ! 
Locusts  in  swarms  devour'd  their  trees. 
And    hail   their  cattle    slew. 

13  Then  by  an  angel's  midnight  stroke. 

The  flower   of  Egypt  died  ; 
The  strength  of  every  house  was  broke, 
Their   glory    and   their   pride. 

14  Now  let  the  world   forbear  its  rage, 
Nor   put   the   church   in   fear  ; 

Israel   must  live   through  every  age, 
Aad   be    th'  Almighty's    care.' 


Pause  II. 

15  Thus  were  the  tribes  from  bondage 

brought, 
And   left  the    hated    ground  ; 
Each   some    Egyptian  spoils   had   got, 
And  not  one   feeble   found. 

16  The  Lord  himself  chose  out  their  way, 

And    mark'd   their  journies    right  ; 
Gave  them   a  leading  cloud   by  daj, 
A    fiery  guide   by   night. 

17  They  thirst ;  and  waters  from  the  rock 

In  rich    abundance   flow, 
And  following  still  the  course  they  took, 
Ran   all   the   desert    through. 

18  O  wondrous  stream!  O  blessed  type 
Of  ever-flowing    grace  ! 

So  Christ  our  rock  maintains  our  life 
Through    all    this    wilderness. 

19  Thus  guarded  by  th'  Almighty  hand. 

The   chosen   tribes  possess'd 
Canaan  the    rich,   the   promis'd   land. 
And    there   enjoy'd    their   rest. 

20  Then  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage, 
The   church  renounce    her   fear  ; 

Israel    must    live  through   every   age, 
And   be   th'  Almighty's   care. 

437 1        Psalm  81.    S  M.  « 

5         Thacher,  Dover. 
7'/i(°  nvnrni'U^s  of  God  to  his  fieofih^  ;  or, 
bfiiriiudl  blcfinings  and  fmnishmcnts, 

1  QING   to  the   Lord   aloud, 
^  And  make  a  joyful  noise  ; 

God  is  our  strength^  our  Saviour  God, 
Let  Israel  hear  his  voice. 

2  *•  From   vile  idolatry 

'*  Preserve  my   worship  clean  : 
"  I   atn  the  Lord  who  set  thee  free 
"  Frara  slavery  and  sin. 

3  "Stretch  thy  desires  abroad, 
♦'  And   I'll   supply  them   well  : 

"But  if  ye    wi  I  refuse  your   God^ 
*•  If  Israel   will  rebel ; 

4  "I'll  leave  them,"saith  the  Lord, 
"To  their  ov/n    lusts   a  prey, 

"And  let  them  run  the  dangerous  road; 
" 'Tis   their  own  chosen  way. 

5  "  Yet,   O  !  that  all   my   saints 

"  Would  hearken   to  my   voice  ! 

*'Soon  I  would  ease  their  sore  complaints 

"  And  bid  their   he;\rts  lejuice. 

6  "While  I  destroy  their  foes, 
"  I'd  rJch'y  feed  my  flock > 

"  And  they  showld  taste  the  stream  that 
"  From  iheir  eternal  Rock."  [flows, 


438,  439 


"iflE  JEWISH  OHL'RCII:    OR, 


440,  441 


438 1 


Psalm  78.     2(i  Part.    CM.     «i 
St.  Martins,  Irish. 

Isracrs  rebellion  am)  punlshmfnt  ;  or,  the  sUis  and 
chastisements  of  GoiPs people.  > 

1f\  WHAT  .'   stiff  rebel! Jous  house 
\9  Was  Jacob's  ancient  race!  j 

False  to  their  own  most  solemn  vows, ! 
And  to  their   Maker's  grace.         \ 

2  They  broke  the  covenant  of  his  love, ' 

And   did  his  laws  despise. 
Forgot  the  works  he  wrou.^ht.to  prove 
His  power  before  their  eyes. 

3  They  saw  the  plas^ueson  Egypt  light. 

Fronj    his  avenging  hand  ; 
WhsU  dreadful  tokens   of  his   ntiight 

Spread  o'er  the  stubborn   la>;d. 
4Th'^v  sav/  him  cleave  the  mighty  se.i, 

And  march  in  safety  through, 
Wi  h  watery  walls  to  guard  their  way, 

Till   they  had  'scap'd  the    foe. 

:>  A  wondrous  pillar  rnark'd  the  road, 

Compos'd  of  shade  and  light ; 
By  dvty  it  j^rov'd  a  sheltering  cloud, 
A   le-iding  iire  by  night, 
fillefrom  the  rock  their  thirst  supply'd; 
Tiie  gushing  waters  IVll, 
And  ran  in  rivers  by  their  side, 

A  constant  miracle. 
7Yet  they  provok'd  the  Lord  most  high, 

And  dar'd  distrust  his  hind  ; 
*'  Can  h-*  with  bread  our  hosts  supply 

'*  Amid  this  desert  land  ?" 
8  The   Lord   with  indignation  heard, 
And  caus'd  his  w»ath  to  flame; 
His  terrors  ever  stand  prepar'd 
To  vinfeUcate   his  name. 


439} 


Psalm  78.   3d  Part.    C.  M.  • 
KingstiiH,  Havbv. 

The  punishment  of  luccnry  anrf  intemperance  ;  or, 

chastisement  and  salvation. 
I  ^^THEN  Israel  sins,  the  Lord  reproves, 
A'd  fills  their  hearts  with  dread; 
Yet  he  f  )rgives  the  men   he   loves, 
And  sends  them  heavenly  bread. 

2-PIe   fed  them   w'lth   a  liberal  hand, 
And  made  bis  treasures  known; 
He  gave  the  midnight  clouds  com- 
To  pour  provision  down.         [mand 

3  The  manna,  like  a  morning  shower. 

Lay  thick  around  their  feet ; 
The  corn  of  heaven,  so  light,  so  pure. 
As  though  'twere  angel's  meat. 

4  But  they  in  murmuring  language  said, 

*'  Manna  is  all  our  feast, 
*'  We  loath  this  light,  this  airy  bread  ; 
"  We  must  have  fl^sh  to  taste," 


5  "Ye  shall  have  flesh  to  please  your  lust," 

The  Lord  in  wrath  replv'rl; 
And  sent  them  quails,  like  sand  or  dust, 
Heap'd  up  from  side  to  side. 

6  H  •  gave  them  rdl  their  own  desire ; 

And  greedy  as  they  fed, 
His  vengtrancs  burnt  witli  secret  firiJ, 
Ar.d  smote  the  rebels  de-.d. 
7 When  some  w^re  slain,therestreturn'd, 
An'l  sought  the  Lord  wiih  tears  ; ' 
Under  the  rod  they  fearM  and  mourn'd, 
But  soon   fcrgot  their  fears. 
8  Oft  he   chastis'd,  and  stiil  forgave, 

Till   by   his   gracious  hand, 
The  nation  he  resolv'd  to  save 

Possess'd  the  proiiis'd   land. 
^^rj  )  Psalm  107.  3d  Part.  L.  M.  ftorb 

^  Armley,    Fountain. 

Intemperance  punished  and  pardoned  ;  or,  a  psalm 

for  the  glutton  and  the  drunkard. 
l'\T'A\IS  man,  on  foolish  pleasures  bent, 
?     Prepares  for  his  own  punighment ; 
What  pains,  what  loathsome  maladies 
From  luxury   and  Just  arise  ! 

2  The    drunkard  feels  his  vitals  waste, 
Yet  drowns  his  health  to  please  his  taste; 
Till   all   hie    active   powers?    are   lost, 
And  fainting  life  draws  near  the  dust, 

3  The  glutton  groans,  and  loathes  to  eat, 
His    soul   abhors  delicious  meat ; 
Nature,   with   heavy    loads    oppressed, 
Would   yield  to  death  to   be  releasM. 

4  Then   how   the   frighted   sinners   fly 
To   God    for  help,   with   earnest  cry  I 
He   hears   their  groans,  prolongs  their 

breiith. 
And  savee  them  from  approaching  death* 

5  No   med'cines   could   effect  the   cure 
So   quick,   so    easy,    or   so    sure  ; 
The   deadly   sentence   God    repeals  ; 
He  sends  his  sovereign  word,  and  heals. 

6  O   may   the    sons   of  men    record 
The  wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord ! 
And  let  their  thankful  offerings  prove 
How  they    adore   their   Maker's   love. 

^^.  )  Psalm  78.     4th  Part     L.  M.     * 

^  Castle  Street,  Eaton, 

Backslidinir  and  jhrg^ivefiess  ;  or,  sm 
punWhcd  and  saints  saxrrd. 

1  ^^iREAT  Godjhow  oft  did  Israel  prove 
vXBy  turns  thine  anger  and  thy  love  I 
There  in  a  glass  our  hearts  may  see 
How   fickle    and   how  false  they   be; 

2  How  soon  the  faithless  Jowa  forgot 
The  dreadful  wonders  God  had  wroughtl 
Then  they  provoke  him  to  hi-  face, 
Nor  fear  his  power,  nor  trust  his  grace/ 


442,  443 


THE  HISTORY  OF  THE  ISRAELITES. 


444 


3  The  Lord  consumM  their  3-ears  in  pain, 
And  made  their  travels  long  and  vain  ; 
A  tedious  inarch,through  unknown  ways, 
Wore     out    their    strength,  and    spent 

their   days. 

4  Oft,  when  they  saw  their  brethren  slain, 
They  moura'd  and  sou^h?  the  I-,v.rd  ngsiii, 
CalPd  him  the  Rock  of  their  abode, 
Their  high  Redeemer  and  their  God. 

s  Tlieir  prayers  and  vows  before  him  rise, 
As   tlattering   words,    or  solemn   lies, 
While    their   rebellious   tempers    prove 
False    to   his    covenant,  and    his  love. 

6  Yet  did  his  sovereign  grace  forgive 
The  men  who  not  deservM  to  live  ; 
His    anger   oft  away   he   turnM, 

Or    else   with  gentle   flame  it   burnM. 

7  He  saw  their  flesh  was  weak  and  frail, 
He  saw    temptations    still    prevail  ; 
The  God  of  Abrah'm  lovM  them   still, 
And   led   them   to  his   holy  hill. 

442  I  Psalm  106.  2d  Part.  S^.  » 
\         St.  Thomas,  Froome. 

Israel  fiunishcd  and  pardoned  ;  or^ 
GoWs  unchang-fablc  love, 

1  I^OD  of  eternal  love, 

\X  Hnw  fickle  are  our  ways! 
And  yet  h -w  oft  did   Israel  prove 
Thy  constancy  of  grace  ! 

2  They  saw  thy  wonders  wrought, 
And  then  thy  praise  they  sung ; 

But  sorm  ihy  works  of  power  forgot, 
And  murnnur'd  with  their  tongue. 

3  Now  they  believ'd   his    word. 
While  rocks  with  rivers  flow  ; 

Now  with  their  lusts  provok'd  the  Lord, 
And  he  reduc'd  them  low. 

4  Yet  when  they  mourn'd  their  faults, 
He  hearkt-nM  to  their  gro ms  ; 

Brought  his  own  covenant  to  his  thoughts 
And  cah'd  them  still  his  sons. 

5  Their  names  v/ere  in  his  book, 
He  sav'd  them  from  their  foes ; 

Oft   he   chastis'd,  but  ne'er  forsook 
The   people  that  he  chose. 

6  Let  Israel  bless  the  Lord, 
Who  lov'd  their  ancient  race  ; 

And  Christians  join  the  solemn  word 
^^meUy  to  all   their  praisp, 

44q  I        Psalm  1^9.    C  M.  » 

^'•"  5  Abridge,  ArlUigton.  I'isbury. 

Persecutors  /mnis/ied. 
1  TTP  from  my  youth,  may  Israel  say, 
1^'  Have  I  been  nurs'd" in  tears; 
My  griefs  were  constant  as  the  day. 
And  tedious  as  the  years. 

O 


2  Up  from  my  youth,  I  bcre  the  rage 

Of  all  th(-   sons  of  strife  ; 
Oft   they  assail'd  my   liper  age, 
But  not  destroy 'd   my  life. 

3  Their  cruel  plough  had  torn  my  llesli, 

With  furrow?    long  and   deep  ; 
Hourly  they  vex'd  my  wounds  afresh, 
Nor  let  my  sorrows  sleep. 

4  The  Lord  grew  angry  on  his  throne, 

And,  with  impartial  eye, 
Measur'd  the  mischiefs  ihey  had  done, 
Tiieu  let  his  arrov^s  fly. 

5  How   was  their  insolence  surpris'J, 

To  hear  his   thunders   roil ! 
And   all  the   foes  of  Zion  seiz'd 
With   horror  to  the  soul ! 

6  Thus  shall  the  men  that  hate  the  saints 

Be  bhistcd   from    the  sky; 
Their  glory  fades,  their  courage  faints, 
Av.d   all  their  projects  die. 

7[\Vhatthough  they  flourish  tall  and  fair, 

They   have  no   root  beneath ; 
Their  growth  shall  perish  in  despah*, 
And   lie   despis'd  in  death.] 

8  [So  corn,  that  on  the  house-top  stands , 

No  hope   of  harvest  gives  ; 
The  reaper  ne'er  shall  fill  his  hands, 
Nor  binder  fokl  the  sheaves. 

9  It  springs  and  withers  on  the  place  : 

No  traveller  bestows 
A  word   (if  blej-sing  on  the   grass, 
Nor  minds   it  as   he  goes.] 

444')    Psalm  135.  2d  Part.  L.  M.    dL 
^^^•*3  Luten,   Truro. 

The  works  of  creation,  providence,  redemption  V 
Israel,  and  destruction  of  enemies. 

1 1^  REAT  is  the  Lord,  exalted  high 
\]S^Above  all  powers, and  every  throne: 
Whatever  he  pleas'd,  in  earth  or  sea, 
Or  heaven  or  hell,    his  hand  hath  done. 

2  At  his  command  the  vapours  rise  ; 
The  lightnings  flash,  the  thunders  roar ; 
Fie  pours  the  rain,  he  brings  the  wicid 
And   tempest    from   his   airy  store, 

3 'T was  he  thopc  dreadful  tokens  sent, 
O  Egypt,  through  thy  stubborn  land  ; 
When  all  thy  firstborn,  beasts  and  men, 
Fell   dead   by   his   avenging   hand. 

4  What  mighty  nations,  mighty  kings 
He  slew,  and  their  whole  country  gave 
To  Israel,  whom  his  hands  redeemed, 
No  more  to  be  proud  Pharaoh's  slave  I 

5  His  power  the  same,  the  same  his  grace. 
That  saves  us  from  tJie  hosts  of  hell; 
And  heaven   he   gives   us   to   posses^, 

Whence  those  apostate  angels    fell. 


445 


THE  JEWISH  CHURCH,   &c. 


446,  447 


Thy  mercy.  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure ; 


.jj.-)        Psalm  136.    li.  M.  « 

^t'lDj     Bethcsda,  Portsmouth. 

iji^cVs  wonrkrs  of  creation,  prov'ulencc,  redemption 
cf  Israel,  anil  salvafivn  of  /its  people. 

1  i  "<  I VE  thanks  to  (ioJ  most  high, 
Xj(    The  universal  Lord; 

The  sovereign   King  of  kings  j 
And  be  his   grace   ador'd. 
His  power  and  grace  I  And  let  his  name 
Are  still  the  same;}  Have  endless  praise. 

2  How   mighty  is  his  hand ! 
What   wonders   hath   he  done ! 
He   form'd  the  earth  and  seas, 
And  spread  the  heavens  alone. 

And   ever  sure 
Abides  chy  word. 

3  His  wisdom   fram'd   the   sun. 
To  crown  the  day   with  light; 
The   moon  and   tv.'irikling  stars, 
To  cheer  the  darksome  night. 

His  power  and  grace]  And  let  his  name 
Are  still  the  same ;  I  Have  endless  praise. 

4  ^He   smote  the  first-born  s  ms. 
The  flower  of  Egypt,  dead : 
And  thence  his  chosen   triijes 
With   joy   and  glory   led. 

Thy  mercy,  Lord,  j  And  ever  sure 
Shall  still  endure;  {  Abides  thy  word. 

5  His  power  an  J   lifted  rod 
Cleft  the  Red   Sea  in  two, 
And  for  his  people  m-^de 
A   wondrous  passage  through. 


His  power  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same  ; 


And  let  h>s  name 
Have  endless  pra  se. 


desert  ground. 
And   ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word.] 


$    But  cruel   Pharaoh  there 
With  all  his  host   he  drown'd; 

And  brought   his  Israel  safe 

Through  a  long 
Thy  meicy.  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure ; 

Pai:sk. 
7    ,[The  kings  of  Canaan   fell 

Beneath  his  dreadful   hand; 

While  his  own   servants  took 

Possession   of  their  land. 
His  power  and  grace  1  And  let  his  name 
Are  still  the  S'jme;|  Have  endless  praise.J 

He   saw  the  nations  lie, 

All  perishing  in  sin. 

And  pity'd  the   sad  state 

The  ruin'd   world   was  in. 


'I'hy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure ; 


And  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 

He  sent  his  only  Son 
To  save  us  from   our  wo, 
From   Satan,   sin,   and  death, 
And  every  huvtful  foe. 
His  power  and  grace  I  And  let  his  name 
A  re  .still  the  sanoe  ;|  Have  endless  praise. 


10  Give  thanks   aloud   to  God, 
To  God,  the   heavenly   King; 
And   let   Vie  spacious  earth 
His  works  and  glories  sing. 
'I'hy  mei  cy,  Lord,  j  And  ever  sure 
Shall  still  endure;  J  Abides  thy  word. 


446^ 


Psalm  77.  2d  Part.  C.  M. 
Plymouth,  Carolina. 


Comfort  derived J'rom  ancient  providences  ;  or,  Is- 
rael delivered  J  rotn  Egypt,  and  brought  to  Canaan. 

1  *'  lJ[OW  awful  is  thy  chastening  rod! 

XX  (Mriy  thine  own  children  say) 
"  The  great,  the  wise,  the  dreadful  God, 
**How  holy  is   his  wayj" 

2  Pll  meditate   his  works  of  old ; 

The   King   who  reigns  above ; 
I'll   hear  his  ancient  wonders   told, 
And  learn  to  trust  his  love. 

3  Long  did   the   hnuse  of  Joseph   lie 

With  Egypt's  yoke  oppress'd  ; 
Long  he  delay'd  to  hear  their  cry, 
Nor  gave  his  people  rest. 

4  The  sons  of  good  old  Jacob  seem*d 

Abandon 'd  to  their  foes  ; 
But  his  alnughty  arm  redeem'd 
The  nation  that  he  chose. 

0  Israel,  his  people  and  his  sheep, 
j       Must  follow   where  he  calls; 

r   He  bade  them  venture  through  the  deep, 
1       And   made  the   waves  their  waUs, 
I  6  The  water?  saw  thee,  mighty  Go-1, 
'       The   waters  saw   thee  come  ; 
Backward  they  flf  d,  and  frighted  stood, 

To  make  ihine   armies  ro<.m. 
TStrange  was  thy  journey  through  the  sea, 

Thy  footsteps,  Lord,  unknown  ; 
Terrors   attend   tlie   wcndrius  way, 

I'hat   brings   thy   mercies  down. 

8  [Thy  voice,  with  terror  in  the  sound, 

I'hrough  cloucis  and  darkness  broke; 
All  heaven  in  lightnhig  shone  arcund. 
And   earth   with   thunder  shook. 

9  Thine  arrows  through  the  skies  were 

How  glorious  is  the  Lord  !     [lun  I'd : 
Surprise  and  trembling  seiz'd  the  world, 
And   his   own  saints  ador'd. 

10  He  gave  them  water  from  the  reck, 
And  safe,  by   Moses'  hand. 

Through  a   dry   desert   led  his  fiock 
Home   to  the  promis'd  land.] 

44.7?        Psalm  114.     L.  M.  « 

^"^^  ^  Antigua,  Blendon. 

Miracles  attendwtf   IsracPs  Journey. 

1  -ilkT-HEN  Israel,  freed  from  Pharaoh's 

f  ?  hand, 

Left  the  proud  lyrant  arid  bis  lan^, 


448,  449 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 


439 


Tho   tribes    with  cheerful  homage  own 
Their  King,  and  JttJah  was  his  throne. 

2  Across  the  deep  their  journey  lay  ; 
The  deep  di. "ides  to  make  them  way; 
Jordan  beheld  their  march,  and  fled 
With   backward   current    to   his  head, 

3The  mountains  shook  like  frighted  sheep, 
Like    lambs    the   little   hillocks  leap ; 
Not    Sinai    on  her    base  could    stand, 
Conscious  of  sovereign  power  at  hand. 

4  What  power  could  make  the  deep  divide? 
Make  Jordan   backward   Toll  his  tide  ? 
Why   did   ye   leap,  ye    little    hills  ? 
And  whence  the  fright  that  Sinai  feels  ? 

5  Let   every    monntaia,   every   flood 
Retire,  and  knowth'  appi'oachingGod, 
The    King   of  Israel:   see  him   here! 
Tremble,  thou  earth,  adore  and  fear. 

6  He  thunders,  a«d  all  nature  mourns ; 
The  rock  to  standing  pools  he  turns  ; 
Flints  spring  with  fountains  at  his  word, 
And  fires  and  seas  confess  the  Lord. 


448^ 


Hymn  124.    B.  2.    CM.    « 
Birby,  Swanwick. 
Moses,  jiuron^  and  Joshua. 

1  'rillS  not  the  law  of  ten  commands 

A    On  holy  Sinai  given. 
Or  sent  to  men  by  Moses'  hanis, 
Ca:i  bring   us  safe  to  heaven. 

2  'Tis  not  the  blood  that  Aaron  spilt, 

Nor  smoke  of  sweetest  smell, 

iZ\w  buy  a  p?.rdon  for  cur   cjailr. 

Or  sive  our  souls  from   hell. 

3  Aaron  the  priest  resigns  his  breath 

At  Go.i's  immediate  will ; 
And   in   the  desert  yields  to  death, 
Upon  the  appointed  hill. 

4  And   thus   on   Jordan's  yonder  skle 

The   tribes  of    Israel  st  nd, 
While  i.Vl;)sts  bov»?'d  his  liead  and  died 
Short  of  the  promis'd   land. 

5  Israel,  rejoice,  nov/   Josliua*^  leads  !  I 

He'll   bring  your  tribes  to  rest  ;     i 

So  far  the  Saviour's  name   exceeds  i 

The   ruler  and  the  priest.  | 

•  Joshua,  the    same  wiih  Jesus,  and  signifies  a ' 
Saviotir.  i 

AAQtX  Psalm  107.  1st  Part.  L  M.    » 
^^^l      Italy,  Newcourt,  Rothwell. 

Israel  led  to  Canaan^  and  Christians  to  heaven. 

1^1  IVE  thanks  to  God;  he  reigns  above, 

\jr  Kind   are   his  thoughts,  his  name 

is   love  ; 
His   morcy   ages    past   have    known. 
And  ages  Iqn^  to  come   shall  own. 


2  Let   the   redeemed   of  the   L^rd 
The  wonders    of  bis  grace    record : 
Israel,    the    nation    whom   he    chose, 
And   rescuM  from   their  mighty   foes. 

3  [When  God's  almighty  arm  had  broke 
Their  fetters  and  th'  Egyptian  yoke, 
The}'  trac'd  the  desert, wandering  rounct 
A   wild   and   solitary  ground  ! 

4  There  they  could  find  no  leading  road, 
Nor   city   for   a  fixM    abode ; 

Nor   food,   nor   fountain   to   assuage 
Their  burning  thirst,  or  hunger's  rage.] 

5  In  their  distress,  to  God  they  cry'd  ; 
God  was  their  Saviour  and  their  guide  ; 
He  led  their  march  far  wandering  round; 
'Twas  the  right  path  toCanaan's  ground . 

6  Thus  when  our  first  release  we  gain 
From  sink's  old  yoke,  and  Satan^s  chain, 
We  have  this  de.sert  world  to  pass, 
A   dangerous   and   a  tiresome  place. 

7  He  feeds  and  clothes  us  all  the  way, 
He  guides  our  footsteps,  lest  we  stray  ; 
He  guards  us  with  a  powerful  h&>»(', 
And  brings   hs   to  the  heavenly   land. 

8  O  let  the   saints   with  joy  record 
The  truth  and  goodness  of  the  Lord  \ 
How  great  his  works!  how  kind  his  wa\ «.' 
Let  every  tongue  pronounce  his  prr,i-.c. 


WXiWVVW 


450  ( 


THE   CHRISTIAN    CHURCH. 

THE  SETTLEMENT  AND  BEAUT V 
OF  A  CHURCH. 

Psalm  15.     C.  M.  « 

Braintree,  Stade, 
Characters  of  a  saint ;  or.,  a  citizen  of  Zion  ;  or, 
the  quaiijicatiovs  of  a  Chriitian. 

^  W^^   shair  inhabit   in  thy   hill, 

7  f     O  Gotl  of  holiness  ? 
Whom  will  the  Lord  admit  to  dwell 
So  near  his  throne  of  grace  ? 

2  The  man  that  v/alks  in  pious  ways. 

And  wo'ks  with  righteous  hands. 
That  trusts  his   Maker's    promises, 
And  fclows  his  commands. 

3  He  speaks  the  meaning  of  his  heart, 

Nor  slanders   with  his  tongue ; 
Will   scarce  btlieve   an   ill   report, 
Nor  do  his  neighbour  wrong. 

4  The  wealthy  sinner  he  contemns, 

L(=ves  all  that  fear   the  Lord  ;* 
And,  though  to  his  own  hurt  he  swears, 
Still  he  performs  his   word. 

5  His  hands  disdain  a  golden  bribe, 

And   never  gripe  the  poor ; 
This  man  shall  dwell  with  God  on  earth, 
And  find  his  heaven  secure. 


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453] 


^ 


A^i  I  PsAT.M  15.     L.  M. 

^'^'^S  Shoel,  Eaton. 

iicligion   and    hi.stice,    ^q-oodnet^s    and 

truth  ;  or,  duties  to  God  and  man  ; 

or,  th'    qualificatiuns  of  a  Chrkuian. 

I'TVTHOshiill  ascend  thy  heavenly  p!ac(*, 

,  GreatGod,anddwc!i  before  thy  face' 

The    man   that  minds   religion  now, 

And    humbly  walks  with    Ciiod   below 

1  Whose  handsale  pure.whos^  heart  is  clean, 
Wiiosc  i'ps still  speak  i!ie  xWm^  they  mrah; 
]\'o  planders  dwell  tipon  his  tongue  ; 
rie  hates   to  do  his  neighbour   wrong. 

;5  [Scarce     will   he   trust   an  ill   report, 
Or    vent   it  to  his   neiglibour"'s  hurt. 
Sinners    of  state    he   can    despise, 
But  saints    are  honourM   in  iiis   eye.?.] 

4  [Firm   to   his    word   he  ever    stood, 
And  always  makes  his  {  romise  good  ; 
Nor  dares  to  change  the  tiling  he  swears, 
Whatever   pain  or   loss   he    bears.] 

t  [He   never   deals  in    bribing  gold, 
A  jd  mourns  thjt  justice  shouUl  be  sold  : 
Whi  e  others  grj;;e  and  griiul  the  poor, 
^Sweet  charity   attends  his  door.] 
1)  TT(i   loves   his   enemies,   and    prays 
Fop  those  that  curse  hi.m  ty  [us  face: 
A  id   doth    to    all  mrn  still  the    «ame, 
That  he  would  hope  or,  wish  from  them. 

7  Yet  when  his   holiest  works  are  done, 
His  soul  depends    on   grace   alone  : 
This   is   the    man  ihy    face    shall  see, 
And   dwell  forever,    Lord,  with    thee. 

Af-cy  I      Psalm  24.    C.  M.      b  or  • 
kD4>  J     gt  Davids,  Abt  idge,  Londbm. 

DweUin^  nvi^h   God. 
1  rilHE  earth  forever  is  the  Lord's, 
JL      With  Adam's  numerous  race ; 
He  rais'd  its  arches  o'er  the  floods, 

And  built  it  on  the   seas. 
?  But  who  among  the  so  is  of  men 

May  visit  thine   abode  .•* 
He  that  hath  hands  from  nnschief  clean, 

Whose  heart  is   right  with   (iod. 

oTiiis  is  the  man  may  rise,  and  take 

The  blessings   of  his   grace  ; 
Tliis  is  tiie  lot  of  those   that  seek 
The  G;jd  of  Jacob's  face. 

4  Now  let  our  souls'  immortal  powers 

To  meet  the   Lord  prepare  : 
Lift   up  their   eveilasting   doors, 
The  King  of  glory's  near. 

5  The   Kii^g  of  glory !   who  can   tell 

The  wonders  of  his  might  ? 
We  rules   the   nations ;   but  to  dwell 
Wjth  saints  is  his  delight. 


453,  4o4 

Psalm  132.    CM.  «K 

Colchester,   Lcndrn, 
.^  church   established. 

1  [IVfO  sleep  nf;r  slumber  to  his  ejTS 

J3l      Gn(;d   David   wculd   ftfford. 
Till   he  had   found  below   the  skies 
A    dwelling  for  the  Lord. 

2  The  Lord  in  Zian  placed  bis  name, 

His  ark  was   settled  there  : 
To  Zion   the  whole   nation  came 
To  worship  thrice  a  year. 

3  But   we  h^ive  no  such  lengths  to  gp, 

Nor   wander   far  abroad; 
Wliere'er  ihy   saints  assemble   ngw, 
There  is  a  house  for   God.] 

Pause. 

4  Arise,   O  King  of  grace,   a>ise, 

/\nd  enter  to   thy   rest  ! 
Lo  !  thy  church  waits  Avitb  longing  eycj, 
Thus  to  be   own'd   ai>d  blest. 

5  Enter,  with    all   thy    glorious   train; 

Thy    Spirit  and  thy   word  ; 
All  that  the   ark   did  once  contain 
Could   n  >  such   grace  afford. 

6  Here,  mighty  God!  accept  our  vcw^; 

Hire   let    thy  praise   be   spread ; 
Ble*>s   the  provis'.cns   of  thy   house, 

Ana    till   tHy    pcur    tt  uu    uimuf 

7  Here  let  the  Son  of  David  reign  s 

Let  God's  anrinted    shine; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court   maintain. 
With-  love  and  power   divine, 

8  Here  let  him   bold  a  lasting  throne. 

And,   as  his  kingdom    grows. 
Fresh  honours  shall  adorn  his  crcwn^ 
And  shame  confourjd  his  fgts. 


454 


}  Psalm  133.     L    M.  m 

ji  Dunstan,    Eaton. 

Ac  the  settlement  of  axhunh  ;  or,  the 

ordi?iaiion  of  a  minhti'T. 
IXMTHERE  shall  we  go  to  seek  and  find 

T  ?      An   habitation   for    our   God, 
A   dwelling   for   th'    Eternal   Mind, 
Among  the  sons  of  flesh  and    blood  } 

2  The   God   of  Jacob  chose    the   hill 
Of  Zion,    for  his   ancient    rest  ; 
And    Zion    is  his    dwelling   still, 

His  church  is  with    his  presence  blest. 

3  "  Here  will  I  fix  my  gracious  throne, 
"  And  reign  forever,''  saith  the  Lord  ; 
••'Hrre  sha'i  my  pover  and  love  be  known, 
^'  And  blessings  shall  attend  my  word. 

4  *'  Here  will  I  meet  the  hungry  poor, 
''  And  fill  their  souls  with  living  bread  : 

.  *'  Sinners,  that  vvait  before  my  door, 
*'  With   stV'eet  provision  shall  be  fed. 


4o5,  -^56 


ITS  SETTLEMENT  AND  BEAUTY. 


457,  368 


5  "  Girded  with  truth,  and  cloth'd  with 

grace, 
*'  My  priests,  my  ministers  shall  shjne  : 
"  Not   Aaron,   in   his  costly  dress, 
'*  Made  an  appearance   so  divine. 

6  ''  The   saints,   unable   to  contain 

"  Their  inward  joy,  shall  shout  and  sing ; 
**  The  Son  ot  David  here  simil  reign, 
'*  And   Zion   triumph   in  her   King. 

7  ['' Jesus  shall  see  a  numerous  seed 
*'  Born  here,t'  uphold  his  glorious  name; 
*'  His  crown  shall  flourish  on  his  head, 

'U  While  all  his  foes  are  cloth'd   with 
shame."] 

4kk)  Psalm  118.   3d  Part.  CM.   « 
^*^^J         Kochester,   London. 
Christ  the  foundution  of  his  church. 

1  tf^EHOLD  the  sure  foundation  stone, 
-O     Which  God   in   Zion  lays, 

To  build  our  heavenly  hopes  upon, 
And   his  eternal  praise. 

2  Chosen  of  God,  to  sinners  dear, 

And   saints  adore  the  name; 
They  trust  their  whole  salvation  here, 
Nor  shall  they   suiFcrr  shame. 

3  The  fov')lish  builders,  scribe  and  priest, 

Reject  it   With  disdain; 
Yet  on  this  rock,  the  church  shall  rest, 
And  envy  rage  in  vain. 

4Whatthough  the  gates  of  hell  withstood, 
Yf  t  must  this  building  rise : 

.'Tis  thine  own  work,  Almighty  God, 
And    wondrous   in   our  e)es. 

At^a}   Psalm  45.    2d  Part.    L.  M.      •* 

^*^^  ^  Islington,  Antigua. 

Christ  and  Ids  church;  or ,  the  mystical  marriage. 

1 TTIHE  King  of  saints,  how  fair  his  face, 
JL  Adorn'd  with  majesty  and  grace  \ 
He  comes  with  blessings  from  above, 
And   wins  the  nations    to  his    love. 

2  At   his  right   hand,  our  eyes  behold 
The   queen,   array 'd  in   purest  gold; 
The  world  admires  her  heavenly  dress, 
Her   robe   of  joy    and  righteousness. 

3  He   forms   her  beauties  like   hi^  own  ; 
He  calls  and  seats  her  near  his  throne  ; 
Fair  stranger,  let  thine   heart   forget 
The   idols    of  thy   native  state. 

4  So   shall    the   King    the    more  rejoice 
In   thee,    the  favourite  of  his  choice: 
Let  him    be  lov'd,    and    yet  ador'd. 
For   he*s   thy   Maker    and    thy    Lord. 

5  O    happy    hour,    when  thou  shalt  rise 
To   his   fair  palace   in   the   skies, 
And  all  thy  son-,  (a  numerous  train) 
feaeh  Hke  -a  prince   in  gloiy  reign, 

O  2 


6  Let  endless  honaurs  crown  his  head  ; 
Let   every    age    his   praises   spread ; 
While  we,  with  cheerful  songs,  approve 
The    condescensions  of  his  love. 

^fVJ.:  I        Psalm  45.    S.  M.  » 

^^'  J         Pe.ham,    Froome. 
The  glory  of  Christ ;  thf  success  of 
the  go-sfifU  and  the  Gentile  church, 

1  IVJY  Saviour  and  my  King, 
Xt-I.  Thy  beauties  are   divine; 

Thy  lips  with  blessings  overflow. 
And  every   grace  is   thine. 

2  Now  make  thy   glory  known; 
Gird   on   thy  dreadful  sword. 

And  ride  in   majesty,   to  spread 
The  conquests  of  thy   word. 

3  Strike  through  thy  stubborn  foes. 
Or  melt  their  hearts  t'  obey ; 

VViiile  justice,  meekness,grace  and  truth- 
Attend   thy  glorious  way,- 

4  Thy  laws,    O   God,  are  right ; 
Thy   throne  shall  ever  stand : 

And  ihy   victorious   gospel  prove 
A  sceptre  in  thy  hand. 

5  [Thy   Father  and  thy  God 
Hath  without  measure  shed 

His  Spirit,   hke   a  joyful  oil, 
T'   anoint  thy   sacred  head.] 

6  [Behold,   at  thy  right  hand 
I'he  Gentile  church   is   seen, 

Like  a  fidr  biide  in  rich  attire. 
And  princes  guard   the  queen. 

7  Fair  bride,  receive  his  l«>ve : 
Forget  thy  father's  house: 

Forsake  thy   gods,   thy  idol  gods». 
And   pay  tljy   Lord  thy  vows. 

8  O  let  thv  God  and  King 

Thy   sweetest   thoughts  employ? 
Thy   children  shall  his  honours  sing. 
In  palaces  of  joy.] 


458 


Psalm  87.     L.  M..  » 

97lh  Psalm, -Green's  lOOth. 
The  church  th<  brth-place  of  the  saintsj 
or^  Jrnvs  and  Gefitdes  united  in  the 
Ch  r  is  t.  ia  n  ch  urch . 

1  £^  OD   in   his   earthly   temple  lays 
VFFoundations  for  his  heavenly  praisei 
He  likes   the    tents   of  Jacob   well, 
But  still  in    Zion  loves  to   dwell. 

2  His    mercy   visits    every   house 

That  pays  its  night  and  morning  vow«  ; 
But  makes  a   more    delightful  stay 
Where  churches  meet  to  praise  and  pray, 

3  What  glories    were  de?crib'd   of  ckl  I 
What  wonders  are  of  Zion  tole  1 


459,  460 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 


461,462 


Thou    city  of  our   God   below, 

Thy  fame  shall  Tyre  and  I-gypt  know. 

4  Egypt  and  Tyre,  and  Greek  and  Jew 
Shall  there   begin    their   lives   anew  : 
Angels   and  men   shall  join  to  sinj: 
The   hill,  where  living  waters  spring. 

5  When  God  makes  up  his  last  account 
Of  natives   in  his  holy    mount, 
'Twill  be   an   honour   to  appear 

As  one  new  born,  or  nourish'd  there. 

4-Q  )    Psalm  92.    2d  Part.    L.  M.     « 
^*^^  S  Dunstan,  Portugal. 

T/ie  church  is  the  gad-  n  of  God. 

X'W   ORD,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand 

JLJ  In  gardens   planted  by    thy  hand  ; 

Let    me   within   thy   courts   be    seen. 

Like  a  young  cedar,  fresh  and  green. 

^  There  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  love^ 
Blest  with  thine  influence  from  above  ; 
Not  Lebanon,   with   a'.l   its    tree?, 
Yiejds   such  a   comely  sight  as  these. 

3  The  plants  of  grace  shall  ever  live  ; 
(Nature  decays,  but  grace  must  thrive) 
Time,  that  doth  all  things  else  impair, 
Still  makes  them  flourish  strong  and  fair. 

4  Laden  with   fruits  of  age,   they    shew 
The    Lord   is    holy,  jus-t   and    true  : 
None   that  attend    his  gates  shall  find 
A   God   unfaithful  or  unkin<i. 

Psalm  48     1st  Part.     S.  M.    « 
Dover,  St.  Thomas. 
Tlie  church  u  the  honour,  nndsn/ety  of  a  nation. 

1  [J^KEAT  is  the  Lord  our  God, 

\^  And  let  his  prais*,?  be  great; 
He   makes  his  churches  his   abode, 
His  nnost  delightful   seat. 

2  These  tempi- s  of  his  grace. 
How  be  utiful   they  stand  ! 

The  honours  if  our  native  place. 
And  bulwarks  of  our  land.] 

3  In   Zon,   God  is  known 
A  refuge  in   ('istress; 

How   bright  has  his  s.lvation  shone 
Through  all  her  palces. 

4  When  kings  ngiinst  her  join'd. 
And  saw   the  L  rd   was  there, 

In   wild  confusion  of  the   mind. 
They  fled   with  hasty  fear. 

5  When  navies,   tall  and  proud, 
Att'-mpt  to  spoil   our  pece. 

He  sends  his  tempest,  n  aring  loud, 
And  sinks    them  iu  the  seas. 

6  Oft  have   cur  fatliers   told. 
Our  eyes  have  often   seen, 

How   well  our  Goil  secures  the  fold 
Where  his  own  sheep  have  been. 


460] 


7    In  every  new  distress 
We'll   to  his  house   repair, 
We'll  think  upon  his  wondrous  grace, 
And  seek  deliverance  there. 


461 1 


Psalm  48.  2d  Part.  S.  M.    ^ 
Silver  Street,  Ayltsbury. 
The  beauty  of  the  church  ;    or,  gOfifiei 
wonhifi  and  order. 

1  fi'AR   as  thy   name  is  known 
A    Thi  world  declares  thy  praise; 

I'hy  saints,  OLord,  before  thy  throne, 
Tlieir  songs  of  honour   raise. 

2  With  joy  let   Judah   stand 
On  Zion's  chosen  hill, 

Proclaim   the  wonders  of  thy   hand. 
And   cou  isels  of  thy   will. 

3  Let  strangers  walk   around 
The  city   whf've   we  dwell, 

Compass  and  view  thine  holy  ground. 
And   mark  the  building  well ; 

4  The   orders  of  thy   house. 
The  wcrship  of  thy  court. 

The  cheerful  son^s,  the  solemn  vows,- 
And  make  a  tair  report. 

5  How  decent  and  how  wise! 
How  glorious  to   behold ! 

Beyond  the  pomp  thatcharms  the  eyes, 
And  rites  adorn 'd  with  goid. 

6  The  God  we   worship  now 
Will  guide  us    till   Ave  die, 

Will  be  ©ur  God  while   here  below. 
And  ours  above  the   sky. 

4g2  I     Hymn  152.    B  2.    C.  M.  S 
>         Dundee,  Christmas. 
Sinai  and  Sion, 
l^VrOT  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord, 
-Ll  The  tempest,  fire,  and   smoke  ;. 
Not  to  the  thunder  of  that  word, 
Which  God    on  Sinai  spoke: 

2 But  we  are   ct-me   to  Siom's  hill, 
T'he  city  of  our    God, 
Where  milder  words  decl  ire  his  will. 
And  spread  his  love   abro'dd. 

SBeliold  tl/  innumerable   host 
Of  angel?,^  cloth'd    in   light ! 
Behold  the  spirits  of  the  jiibt, 
Whose. faith  is   turn'd   to  sip^ht! 

•^Behold   the  b!est  assembly   there. 
Whose  names  are  writ  in  heaven  ; 
And  God,  the  judge   rf  all,  declare 
Their  vilest  sins   forgiven. 

5  The  saints  on  earth,  and  all  the  dead^ 
But   one   communion   make; 
AH  join  in  Christ,  their  living   He^c!> 
And  of  bis  grace  partake, 


463 


ITS  AFFLICTIONS  AND  PERSECUTIONS. 


464 


463} 


6  In  such  society  as  tliis 

My  weary  soul   would  rest: 
The  man  that  dwells  where  Jesus  is, 
Must  be   forever  blest. 

THE  CHURCH'S  AFFLICTIONS, 

PERSECUTIONS   AND 

COMPLAINTS. 

Psalm  80.     L.  M.  » 

Wells,    Portugal. 
The  churches  firayer  under  affliction  ; 

or,  the  vineyard  of  God  ivci.^ted. 
irj.REAT   Shepherd  of  thine  Israel, 
Who  dicls;  between  the  cherubs  dwell, 
And  lead  the  tribes,  thy  chosen  sheep, 
Safe  through  the  desert  and  the  deep ; 
2  Thy   church  is   in   the    desert   now. 
Shine  from  on  high  and  guide  us  through; 
Turn   us    to   thee,   thy   love   restore ; 
We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no   more. 
3 Great  G®d,  whom  heavenly  hosts  obey. 
How  long  shall  we   lament  and  pray. 
And   wait   in    vain   thy   kind   return  ? 
How  long  shall  thy  fierce  anger  burn  ? 

4  Instead  of  wine    and   cheerful   bread. 
Thy  saints  with  their  own  tears  are  fed  ! 
Tarn   us    to    thee,   thy   love    restore ; 
We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

Pause  L 

5  Hast  thou  not  planted  with    thy  hands 
A    lovely   vine    in    heathen    lands? 
Did    not  thy  power   defend  it  round, 
And  heavenly  dews  enrich  the  ground  ? 

6  How,  did  the  spreading  branches  shoot, 
And  bless  the  nations  with  Use  fruit  I 
But  now,  dear  Lord,  look  down  and  see 
Thy  mourning  vine,   that  lovely   tree. 

7  Why   is    its  beauty   thus    defac'd? 
Why  hast  thou  laid  her  fences    waste  ? 
Strangers   and   foes  against   her  join, 
And   every   beast   devours   thy  vine. 

8  Return,    Almighty    God,   return  ; 
Nor   let  thy  bleeding  vineyard  mourn  ; 
Turn    us  to   thee,   thy   love   restore  ; 
We   shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

Pause  IT. 

.9  Lord,  when  this  vine  in  Canaan  grew. 
Thou    wast   its  strength  and  glory  too  ! 
Attack'd    in   vain   by    all   its   foes. 
Till   the   fair  Branch  of  Promise  rose  : 

10  Fair  Branch,  ordain'd  of  old  to  shoot 
From  David's  stock,  from  Jacob's  root  ; 
Himself  a   noble    vine,   and   we 

The   lesser  branches   of  the   tree. 

1 1  *Tis  thine  own  Son,  and  he  shall  stand, 
Girt  with  thy  etrengih,  at  thy  right  hand, 


Thy  first-born  Son,  adorn'd   and  blest 
With  power  and  grace  above   the   rest. 
12  O I    for   his   sake,    attend   our   cry  ; 
Shine  on  thy  churches,  lest   ihey   die  ; 
Turn    us   to  thee,   thy   love    restore  ; 
We  shall  be  sav'd,  and   sigh   no   more. 

AraI        Psalm  44.    CM.  b 

^^"^5         Stude,   Plympton. 

The  church's  comfilaint  in  fteraecution. 

1  T  ORD,  we  have  heard  thy  works 

La        of  old, 

Thy  works  of  power  and  grace, 
When  to  our   ears  our  fathers  told 
The  wonders  ot  their  days. 

2  How  thou  didst  build  thy  churches  here, 

And   make   thy  gospel  known  ; 
Among  theun  did  thiiie  arm  appear, 

Tiiy  iigfit  and  gtory  shone. 
3 la  God  tlity  boasted  all  the    day; 

And  in  a  cheerful  throng 
Did  thousands  meet,to  pi  aii^e  and  pray, 

And  grace  was  all  their  song. 

4  But  now  our  souls  are  seiz'd  with  shame, 

Confusion  liils  our  face, 
To  hear  the  enemy  blaspheme. 
And  fools  reproach   tby  grace. 

5  Yet  have   we  not   forgot  our  God, 

Nor  falsely  dealt  widi  Heaven; 
Nor  have  our  steps  deciin'd  the  road 
Of  duty  thou  h  ist  given ; 

6  Though  dragons  all  around  us  roaf 

With  their  destructive  breath, 
And  thine  own  hand  hae  bruis'd  us  sore, 
Hard  by   the  gates. of  death. 
Pause. 

7  We  are  exposed  ali  day  to  die 

As   martyrs  for  thy  cjuse, 
As  she<:  p,  for  slaughter  l)ound,  we  lie. 
By    sharp  and    bloody   laws. 

8  Awake,  arise.   Almighty  Lord! 

Why    sleeps   thy   wonted  grace  ? 
Wh}'  should  we  look  like  men  abhorr'd, 
Or   banish 'd  fi*om  thy  f.ce? 

9  Wilt  thou  forever  cast  us  ofiT, 

And   still  neglect  our  cries  i 
Forever  hide  tiiy  heavenly,  love 
Fiom  our  afflicted  eyes? 

10  Down  to  the  dust  our  souls  are  bow'd, 
And   die   upoa  the  ground  ; 

Rise  for  our  help,  rebuke  the  proud, 
And  all  their  powers   confound. 

11  Redeem  us  from  perpetual  shame. 

Our  Saviour  and  our  God; 
We  plead  the  honours  of  thy  name. 
The  merits  of  thy  blood 


465 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 


466 


Aai^l       Psalm  74.    CM.     «orb 
^^^^  B.dtVd,    York. 

The  church  pleading -withGod  under  sore  persecution. 

1  Viril^I-*   (iod  foi  ever  cast  us  oft? 

▼  ?      His  wrath  forever  smoke 
Against  the  people   ot  his  love, 
His  iittie  chosen  flock  ? 

2  Think  of  the  tribes  so  dearly  bought 

With  their  Redeemer's   blood; 
Mor  let  thy  Sion  be   forgot, 
Wtiere  once   thy  glory  stood. 

3  Lift  up  thy  feet,  and  march  in  haste, 

Aloud  our  ruin  calls  ; 
See   what  a   wide  and  fearful  waste 
Is  made   within  thy   walls. 

4Where  once  thy  churches  prayM  and  sang, 
Fny  foes  pniuiiely  roar ; 
Over  thy  gites  tricir  cn-signs  hang. 
Sad  tokens  of  thtir  power. 

5  How  are  the  seats  of  worship  brok  -. ! 

They  tear   the  buildings  down  ; 
And  he  that  deals  ti.e  heaviest  stroke, 
Procures  the  chief  renov.'n. 

6  Widi  flames  they  threaten  to  destroy 

Thy    children  in   their  nest; 
^'  Come,  let  us  burn  at  once,"  they  cry, 
'*  Tne  temple  and  the   priest." 

7  And   still,  to  heighten  our  distress, 

Thy   presence  is  withdrawn ; 
Thv  wonted  signsof  power  and  grace, 
Thy  power   and  grace  are  gri.e. 

8  No  propliet  speaks  to  calm  our  woes. 

But  all   the  seers  mourn:. 
There's  not  a  soul  among  us  knows 
Tlie   time  of  thy  relurn. 
Pause. 

9  How  long,  etern  d  God!  how   long 

Sh-dl   men  of  prid^^  blaspiieme? 
Shall  saints  be  made  their  endless  song, 
y\nd  bear  immortal  shame  ? 

10  Canst  thou  forever  sit  and  hear 
Thine  holy   name  prof  v.'d ; 

And  still  thy  jealiujy  forbear. 
And   still   withlioki   thnie  hand  ? 

11  What  strange  dehverance  hast  thou 
in   ages  long  before  !  [shown 

And   now  no  ether   God  we  ov/n, 
N     other  god  adore. 

12  Thou   didst  divide  the  raging  sea, 

By  thv    resistless   miglit, 
To  m  tke  thy  tribes  a  wondr  us  waV' 
And   then   secure   their  fiighf. 

13  Is  iiot  the    world  of  nature   thine, 

The   darkness  and  the  day  ? 
Didst  thr,u  not  bid  the  m  rning  shine, 
Aa4  m^/i'k  the  sun  his  waj-  i* 


14  Hath  not  thj  power  form'd  ev'ry  coast, 

And   set   the  earth   its   bounds. 
With  summer's  he-it  and  winter's  frost, 
In  their  perpetual  rounds? 

15  And  shall  the  sons  of  earth  and,  dust 
Th:!t  sacred    power  b^asph^fne? 

Will  not  thy  hand, that  form'd  them  first, 
Avenge  thine  injur'd   name? 

16  Think  on  the  covenant  thou  hast  made, 

And   all   thy    words   ot  love ; 

Nor  let  the  birds  of  prey   invade 

Nor   vex  thy   mourning   dove. 

17  Our  focrs  would  triumph  in  our  blood. 
And  make  our  hope   their  jest: 

Plead  thine  own  cause.  Almighty  God, 
And  give  thy   cliiidren  rest. 

AaPi\        Psalm  83.    S.  M.  b 

^"">  Pelham,  Sutton. 

A  comfilaint  against  fiersecutora. 

1  A  ND   will  the  God  of  grace 
JJL     Perpetual  silence   keep ? 

The  God  of  justice  hold  his  peace^ 
And  let  his  vengeance  sleep } 

2  Behold  what  cursed  snares 
The  men   of  mischief  spread : 

The  men  that  hate  thy  saints,  and  thee, . 
Lift  up  their   threatening  head. 

3  Against  thy   hidden  ones 
Their  counsels   they  employ^ 

And   malice,  with  her  watchful  eye,. 
Pursues  them  to  destroy. 

4  The  noble   and  the  base 
Into  thj'    pastures  leap ; 

The  hen   and  the   stupid  ass 
Conspire  to  vex  thy  sheep. 

5  *'  Come,  let  us  join,"  they  cry, 

*'  To  root  them  from  the  eround, 
"  Till  not  the  name  of  saints  remain, 
"Nor  memory   shall  be  found.*' 

6  Awake,    Almighty   God, 

And  call  thy    wrath  to   mind ; 
Give   them,  like  forests,  to  the  fire,. 
Or  stubble  to  the   wind. 

7  Convince  .their  madness,  Lord, 
And  make  them  seek  thy  name; 

Or  else  their  stubborn  rage  confound,- 
Tliat  they  may  die  in   shaine. 

8  Then  shall  the  nations  know 
That  glovions.   dreadful  word, 

Jehovah   is  thy   name  alone, 
And  thou  the  sovereign  Lorel. 


46.t,  4G3 

4R7  I  Psalm  35.  1st  Part.  C.  M. 
^^*  5         Bangor,   Durham. 

Prayer  and  faith  of/icrf:ccuted  saints  ; 

or,  imfirccatiou-'i  mixed  ivith  charity. 
ll^TO  W  plead  my  cause,  Almighty  God, 

1.^      With   all   the   sons  of  strife; 

And   figlit  against  the  men  of  blo5d, 
Who   ii^i^ht   against  niy   life. 

2  Drav*^  ont  thy  spear,  and  stop  their  V7av, 
Life  thine  avenging  rod; 
But   to  my  soul  in   mercy  say, 
•'I  am   thy   Saviour  God." 

3They  plant  tbeir  i-nares  to  catch  my  feet. 

And   nets  of  mischief  spracUl ; 
Plunge  the   destroyers  in    the   pit 
'I'hat  their  own  hands  have  made. 

4  Let  logs  and  darkness  hide  their  way, 

And   slippery   be  their  ground;' 
Thj'  wrath  shall  make  ther  lives  a  prey, 
And   all  their  rage  confound. 

o  They  fly,  like  chaff  before  the  wind, 

Before   thine  angry  breath  ; 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  behind 
Pursues  them   down  to  death. 

6  They  love  tlie  roa#l  that  leads  to  hell ; 

Tlien   let  the  rebels  die, 
Whose   malice  is  implacable 
t^gaiQs^  ^e  Lord  on  hi^. 

7  But  if  thou  hast  a  chosen  few 

Among  that  impious  race, 
Divide  them  from   the  bloody  crew 

By  thy   surprisiiig  grace, 
fi  Then  will   I  raise  my  tuneful  voice 

To  make  thy   wonders  known ; 
In  their  salvation  I'll   rejoice, 

And  bless  thee  for  my  owrj, 

argI  Psalm  14.  2d  Part.  CM.     b 
'^^^S         Plympton,  Irish. 

The  folly   of  persecutors. 

1  A  RE  sinners  now  so  senseless  grown, 
-/jl    I'hat  they  the  saints  devour  ? 
A:id  never  worship  at  thy  throne, 

Nor  fear  thine   awful   power  ? 

2  Great  God  !  appear  to  their  surprise ; 

Reveal   thy  d;'eadful   name; 
Let  them  no  more  thy  wrath  despise, 
Nor  turn  our  hope  to  shame. 

3  Dost  thou  not  dwell  among  the  just  ? 

And  yet  our  foes  deride, 
That  we  should  make  thy  name  our  trust, 
Great   God !    confound  their  pride. 

4  O  that  the  joyful  day  were  come, 

To  finish    our   distress  ? 
When  God  shall  bring  his  children  home, 
Our  songs  shall  never  cease. 


ITS  SAFETY  AND  TRIUMlHL 

b 


469,  470,  471 


4fi0  I        Psalm  53.    C.  M. 
^"^S  York,  St  Anns. 

victory  find delh>erance  from perseiufion. 

1  A  KE  fill  the   foes  of    Sion   fools    ? 
XJl  Who  thus  devour  her  saints  ? 
Do  tl;ey  not  know  her  Saviour  rules, 

And  pities  her  complaints  ? 

2  They  shall  be  seiz'd  with  sad  surprise; 

For  God's  avenging  arm 
Sci.tters  the  bones  of  them  that  rise 
To  do  his  children   harm. 

3  In  vain  the  sons  of  Satan  boast 

Of  armies  in   ai  ray  ; 
V\  hen  God  has  tirsldespis'd  their  host, 
They  fall  an  easy  prey. 

4  0  for  a   wo?\i   from  Sion's  King, 

Her  captives  to    restore  ! 
Ja-ob  witli  all   his  tribes    shall  sing, 
And  Judah  weep   no  mr^j-e. 

THE    SAFETY,    DELIVERANCE, 

AND  TRIUMPH  OF  THE 

CHUPvCH. 

"*''^j  Gloucester,  Eaton. 

The  church  is  God's  house  and  care, 

l~B3RAlSEye  the  Lord  ;  exalt  his  name, 

JL    While  in    his  lioly  courts  ye  wait. 

Ye    saints,   that   to   hia   house  belong, 

Or  staadi  atteiiuing  at  bis  gate, 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord  ;  the  Lord  is  good  : 
To  praise  his  name  is  sweet  employ, 
Israel   he   chose   of  old,   and  still 

His   church  is    his   peculiar  joy. 

3  The  Lord  himself  will  judge  his  saints  ; 
He  treats  his  servants  as  his  friends ; 
And  when  he  hears  their  sore  complaints. 
Repents    the  sorrows    that  he   sends. 

4  Through  every  age  the  Lord  declares 
His  name, and  breaks  th'  oppressor's  rod. 
He  gives  his  suffering  servants  rest. 
And  will  be  known,  Th'  Almighty  God. 

5  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  who  taste  his  love. 
People    and    priests,    exalt   his   name  : 
Among    his   saints,    he    ever    dwells : 
His   church   is    his  Jerusalem. 

A^y^l    Hymn  39.    B.I.    C.  M.  b  or  « 
>        Plymouth,  Carolina. 
God'^s  tender  care  of  rit  church. 

1  "VTOW  shall  my  inward  joys  arise, 
J3I    And   burst  into  a   song; 

Alniiprht\    love   inspires  my   heart, 
And  pleasure-  tunes  my   tongue. 

2  God,   on   his  thirsty  Sion  hiil, 

Some  mercy   drops   has  thrown  ; 
And  solemn  oaths  have  bound  his  love 
To  shower  salvation  down. 


472,  473 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 


474,  475 


3  Why  do  we  then  indulge  our  fears, 

Suspicions  and  complaints  ? 
Is  he  a  God,  and   shall  |jjs  grace 
Grow  -vveary  of  his  saints? 

4  Can   a   kind  woman  e'er  forget 

The  ii:fant  of  her  womh. 
And,  'mongst  a  thousand  tender  thoughts  I 
Her  suckling  have  no  room  ?         j 

5  '*Yet,"saith  the  Lord,  "should nature  i 

change,  | 

"And   mothers  monsters  prove,    | 

"Sion  still  dwells  upon  the   heart    { 

"Of  everlasting  love.  j 

6  "  Deep  on  the  palms  of  both  my  hands ! 

"  I   have  engrav'd  her  name  ;        i 
"My  hands  shall  raise  her  ruin'd  wal's,  j 
"  And  build  her  broken  frame." 


472 


Hymn  8.    B.  1.    C.  M.       « 

Peterboro',  Irish. 
The  safety  andproUction  of  the  church. 

1  XJOW   honourable   is  the  place 
Jrl.  Where   we  adoring  stand ; 

Zion,  the  glory  of  the  earth, 
And  beauty   of  the  land! 

2  Bulwarks  of  mighty  grace  defend 

The  city   where  we  dwell ; 
The  walls,  of  strong  salvation  made, 
Defy  the  assaults  of  hell. 

3  Lift  up  the  everlasting  g.itcs. 

The  doors   wide   open  fling ; 
Enter,  ye  nations,  thitt  obey 
The  statutes   of  our  Ki«g. 

4  Here  shall  you  taste  unmingled  joys, 

And  live  in  perfect  peace ; 
Ycu  that  have  known  Jehovah's  name, 
And  ventured  on  his  grace. 

5  Trust  in  the   Lord,  forever   trust, 

And  banish  all  your  fears; 
Strength  in  tiie  Lord  Jehovah  dwells, 
Eternal  as  his  years. 

6  What  though  the  rebes  dwell  on  high. 

His  arm  shall  bring  them   low :    | 
Low   as  the  caverns  of  the  grave 
Their  lofty  heads  sh  dl  boy/. 

7  On   Babylon   our  feet   shall   tread 

In  that  reif^icing  hour ; 
The  ruins  of  her  walls  shall  spread 
A  pavement  for  the  poor. 

470  I     HxMN  64.     B.  2.     L.  M.     2K 

^*^S  Luton,  Wells,  Eaton. 

God  the  i^lory   and  dftncc  of  Sion. 

lTX'^PPYthec}]urch,thou  sacred  place, 
Ji-i     The  seat  of  thy  Creator's  grace  ; 
Thine   holy   courts    are    his   abode. 
Thou  earthly  palace   of  our  God. 


2  Thy  walls  are  strength,  and  at  thy  gates 
A  guard  of  heavenly  warriors  waits  ; 
Nor  shall  thy  deep  foundations  move, 
FixM    on    his   counsels    and   his  love. 

3  Thy  foes  in    vain   designs    engage  ; 
Against  his  throne  in  vain  they  rage  : 
Like    rising    waves,    with   angry   roar, 
That  dash   and   die   upon    the   shore. 

4  Then  let   our  souls  in   Sion  dwell. 
Nor  fear  the   wrath  (;f  Rome  and  hell ; 
His  arms  embrace  this  happy  ground, 
Like   brazen  bulwarks   built  around. 

5  God  is  our  shield,  and  God  our  sun  ; 
Swift  as  the  fleeting  moments  run. 
On   us  he  sheds  new  benms  of  grace, 
And   we   reflect  his  brightest  praise. 

Art  A  I     Hymn  18.     B.  2.     L.M.       « 

^'^S  Blendon,  Shoel. 

The  ministry  of  angels. 

ITJIGH  on  a  hill  of  dazzling  light 
XI  The  King  of  glory  spreads  his  seat. 
And  troops  of  angels, stretched  for  flight, 
Stand  waiting  round   his   awful  htX.. 

2''Go."saith  the  Lord,  ''my  Gabriel,  go, 
**  Salute   the    virgin's  fruitful    womb  ; 
*'  Make  haste,  ye  cherubs,  down  below, 
"Sing  and  proclaim  the  Saviour  come  J* 

3  Here  a  bright  squadron  leaves  the  skies^ 
And    thick   around    Elisha   stands; 
Anon  a   heavenly  soldier  flies. 

And  breaks  the  chains  from  Petei*s  hands, 

4  Thy    winged    iroops,   O  God  of  hosts, 
Wait  on  thy  wandering  church  belt)W  ; 
Here  v.'e   are  sailing  to  thj  coasts, 
Let  angels  be   our   convoy    too. 

5  Are  they  not  all  thy  servants,  Lord? 
At  thy  command  they  go  and  come  ; 
With  cheerful  haste  obey  thy  word, 
And  guard  thy  children  to  their  home. 

A^P-l      Psalm46.   Ist  Part.    L.M.   t> 
^ '  "^  S  97th  Psalm,  Rothwell. 

The     chuychs*s    safely    and   triumph 
among  national  desolations. 

1  £~^  OD  is   the  refuge  of  his   saints, 
V^VVhen  storms  of  sharp  digress  invade; 
Ere  we  can   oflTer   our  complaints, 
Behold  him^  present  with   his  aid. 

2  Let  mountains  from  their  seats  be  hurl'd 
Down  to  the  deep,  and  bury'd  there  ; 
Convulsions  shake    the    solid    world, 
Our  faith   shall  never  yield   to   fear. 

3  Loud  may  the  troubled    ocean  roar  ; 
In   sacred   peace    our  souls  abide. 

While   every    nation,   every   shore 
Trembles,  and  dreads  the  swelling  tide. 


476,  477 


ITS  SAFETY  AND  TRIUMPH. 


478,  479 


4  There  is  a  stream,  whose  ^ntle  flow 
Supplies   the    city    of  our   God  ; 
Life,  love,  and  joy  still  gliding  through. 
And   watering   our  divine   abode. 

5  That  sacred  stream,  thine  holy  word, 
That   all   our  raging   fear    controls ' 
Sweet  peace   thy   promises   afford, 
And  give  new  strength  to  fainting  souls. 

6  Si  on   enjoys    her   Monarch's  love. 
Secure  against   a  threatening  Iiour  ; 
]Vor    can    her  firm    foundations   move, 
Built  on  his  truth,and  arm'd  with  power 


476} 


Psalm  46.    2d  Part.    L.  M. 
Truro,  Leeds,  Italy. 
God  fights  for  his   church. 


^ 


1  "T  ET  Sion  in  her  King  rejoice,  [rise  ; 
3-i  Though  tyrants  rage,  and  kingdoms 

He    utters   his  almighty    voice, 

The   nations   melt,   the   tumult   dies. 

2  The    Lord  of  old   for  Jacob  fought. 
And   Jacob's    God    is   still  our  aid: 
Behold  the  works  his  hand  hith  wrought, 
What  desolations    he  hath  made  I 

3  From  sea  to  sea,  through  all  the  shores. 
He  makes  the  noise  of  battle  cease ; 
When  from  on  high   his  thunder  roars, 
He  awes  the  trembling  world  to  peace. 

4  He  breaks  the  bow,  he  cuts  the  spear. 
Chariots  he  burns  with  heavenly  flame: 
Keep  silence,  all  the  earth,  and  hear 
'J'he   sound  and  glory  of  his  name. 

5  "Be  still,  and  learn  that  1  am  God, 
"  ni    be    exalted  o'er   the   lands, 

*'  I   will   be  known  and  fear'd  abroad, 
^^  But  still  my  throne  in  Sion  stands.'^ 

6  O   Lord  of  hosts,   Almighty  King, 
While  we  so  near  thy   presence  dwell. 
Our   faith    shall  sit    secure,   and   sing, 
Defiance  to  the   gates  of  hell. 

HVMN28.    B.  1.    CM      « 
^  VVareham,  Arundel. 

The   trium/ih  of  Christ  over  the  ene- 

einies  of  his  church, 
ITIlTH  AT  naighty  man,or  mighty  God 

f  T    Comes  travelling  in   state, 
Along  the  Idumean  road, 
Away   from   Boznh's  gate? 

2  The  glory  of  his  robes  proclaims 

*Tis  some  victorious  King; 
**  *Tis  I,  the  just»  the   AIr:iighty  One, 
"  I'hat  your  salvation  bring." 

3  Why,  mighty  Lovd,thy  saints  enquire, 

Why   i-./me  apparel  red? 
And  ail  thy  vesture  stain'd  like  those, 
Who  in  the  wine-press  tread? 


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4**1,  by  myself,  have  trod  the  press, 

**  And  crush'd  my  foes  alone  ; 

"My  wrath  has  struck  the  rebels  dead, 

•'  My   fury  stamp'd  them  down. 
5  '*  'Tis  Edom's  blood  that  dies  my  robes 

*'With  joyful  scarlet  stains; 
**  The  triumph  that  my  raiment  wears 
*'  Sprung  irom  theif  bleeding  veins. 

6**  I'hus  shall  the  nations  be  d' stroy'd, 

"That  dare  insult   my  saints; 

*'I  h:ive  an  arm  to  avenge  their  wrongs, 

'*An  ear  for  their  complaints.' 

^n^g)      Hymn  29.    B.  1.    CM.      « 

\      Braiiitrfe,  Peterborough. 
The  triumph  of  Christ ;  oVy  the  t  uin  qf 

antichrist, 
1''^  LIFT  my  banners,"  saith  the  Lord, 
JL  "Where  antichrist  Ins  stood.; 
*'  The  city  of  my  gospel  foes 
"  Shall  be  a  field  of  blcod. 

2  **  My   heart  has  stud  ed  just  revenge, 

"And   now  liie  day  appears, 
**  The  day  of  my  redtem  d  is  come, 
**To  wipe  away  thtir  tears. 

3**  Quice  weary  is  my  patience  grown, 

'*  And  bids  my  fury  go ; 
"Swift  as  tlie  lightning  it  shall  move, 
"  And  be  as  fatal  too. 

4 "I  call  for  helpers,  but  in  vain; 
"Then  has  my  gospel  none? 
"WelljUiineown  arm  h::s  might  enough 
"To  crush  my  foes  aloa,e. 

5  "  Slaughter  and  ray  devouring  sword 

*' Shall  walk  the  streets  around, 
"  B.ibcl  shall  reel  beneath  my  stroke, 
"And  stagger   to  the  ground," 

6  Thine  honours,  O  victorious  King ! 

Thine  own  right  hand  shall   rai^e, 
While  we  tlii^e  awful  vem;cance  sing. 
And  our  Deliverer  praise. 

^►yg )      Hymn  56.    B  1.    C  M.      « 

\  Abridge,  Christmas. 

The  song   of  Moses   and  the  Lamb; 

or,  Babylon  falling. 
1  \^S7E  sing  the  glories  of  thy   love, 

V  ▼     We  sound  thy  dreadful  name 
The  Christian  church  unites  the  songs 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb. 

2Great  God!  how  wondrous  are  thy  works 

Of  vengeance  and  of  grace ; 
Thou  King  of  siints,  Almighty  Lf^rd, 
How  just  and   true  thy    ways  ! 

3  Who  dares  refuse  to  fear  thy  name, 

Or  worship  at  thy  throne? 
Tiiy  judgments  speak  thy    holiness. 
Through  all  the  nations  known. 


4''80,  481,  482 


CHURCH  MEETINGS. 


483,  484 


4  Great  Babylon,  that  ruies  the  earth, 

Drunk   wkh  the    martyrs'  blood, 
Her  crimes  shall   speedily   awake 
The  fury  cf  our   (iod. 

5  The  cup  cf  wrath  is  ready  mix'd, 

And  she   must  drink   the  dreg^ ; 
Strong  is  the  Lord.her  sovereign  Judge, 
And  shall  fulfil  the  plagues. 

AQCi}      Hymk  58.     B.  1.     L.  M.      » 

^^^^  5  Italy,  Nantwich. 

The  devil  vanquished  ;  or,  MichaefH 

nvar  with  thtf  dragon. 
iir  ET  mortal  tongues  attempt  to  sine; 
_B_i  The  wars  of  heaven,  when  Michael 

stood 
Chief  general  of  th*  eternal  King, 
And   fought    the  battles  of  our  God. 

2  Against   the   dragon   and   his    host 
The    armies  of  the    Lord    prevail ; 

In  ,vain  they  rage,  in  vain  they  boast, 
Their  courage  sinks,  their  weapons  fail. 

3  DowH  to  the  earth  was  Satan  thrown, 
Down  to  the  earth  his  legions  fell; 
Then  was  the  trump  of  triumph  blown. 
And  shook  the  dreadful  deeps  of  hell. 

4  Now  is  the  hour  of  darkness  past, 
Christ  hath  assum'd  his  reigning  power ; 
Behold  th^.  great  accuser  cast 
Dov/n  Xrom  the  skies,  to  rise  no  more. 

5  'Twas  by  thy  blood,  immortal  Lamb, 
Thine  armies  trod  the  tempter  doAvn  ; 
'Twas  by  thy  word  and  powerful  name 
They  gainM  the  battle  and  renown. 

6  Rejoice,  ye  heavens  ;  let  every  star 
Shine  with  new  glories  round  the  sky  ; 
Saints,  while  ye  sing  the  heavenly  war. 
Raise  yoi:r  Deliverer's  name  on  high. 

Hymn  59.     B.  1.     L.  M.       * 

Wells,  Limehouse. 
Babylon  J'uUcn. 
N  Gabriel's  liand  a  mighty  stone 
Lies,  a  fair  type  of  Babylon : 
*'  Prophets  rejoice,  and  all  ye  saints, 
'*  God  shal  1  avenge  your  Kong  complaints." 
2  He  said,  and  dreadful  as  he  stood, 
He  sunk  the  rnill-stone  in  the  flood : 
*'  Thus   terribly  shall    Babel    fall : 
"  Thus,  and  no  more  be  found  at  all." 

CHURCH   MEETINGS. 

J09 )  PsAT.ai  126.     C.  M.  « 

^^■^  \   Parma,  St.  Martins,  Kingston. 
The  joy   of  a  remarkable  conversion  ; 

or,   melancholy   removed. 
ITy  HEN  God  reveal'd  his  p^racious  name. 

And  chang'd  try  mournful  state, 


481 1 


My  rapture  seem'd  a  pleasing  dream, 

riie  grace   ajipear'd  so  great. 
2  The  world  beheid  the  gionous  change, 

And  did    thy  hand  confess  ; 
My  tongue  broke  out  in  unknown  strains, 

And   sung  surprising  grace. 
3^'Great  is  the  work  "my   nri;^hbcurs  ciy'd, 

And   own'd   thy   power  divine ; 
"Great  is  the  work,"  my  heart  reply 'd, 

"  And   be   the  glory    tiiiue." 

4  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies, 

Can  give  us  day  f',>r    night  ; 
Make  drops  uf  sacred  sorrow   rise 
To   rivers  of  delight. 

5  Let  those  that  sow  in  sadness  wait 

I'ill   the   fiir  harvest  come. 
They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great, " 
And   shout  the  bessiugs   home. 

6  Though  seed  lie  bur- 'd  lorig  in   dust, 

It  shan't  deceive  their   hope  : 
T'he  preciOus  grain  can  ne'er  be  lost. 
For  grace   insures  the  crop, 

A(^^l  Psalm  126.     L.  M.  « 

-^"^'^  S  Gloucester,  Truro. 

SuTfirising  deiivrrance. 

ITT^THEN  God  restored  our  captive  state, 

J'  y  was  our  son^  and  grace  our  theme ; 

The  grace  beyond  our  hopes  so   great. 

That  joy    appeared   a   painted    dream. 

2  The  scoffer  owns  thy  hand,  and  pays 
Unwilling   honours  to    thy  name  ; 
While  we  with  pleasure  shout  thy  praise, 
With  cheerful  notes  thy  love  proclaim. 

3  When  we  reviewed  our  dismal  fears, 
'Twas  hard  to  think  they'd  vanish  so  ; 
With  God  we  left  our  flowing  tears, 
He    makes   cur  joys   like    rivers   flow. 

4  The  «ian    that  in    his    furrow'd   field 
His  scatter'd  seed  with  sadness    leaves, 
W^iil   shout   to    see  the   harvest  yield 
A  welcome   load   of  joyful    sheaves. 

/jQ  4  7  Psalm  34.    1st.  Part.   L.  M.    « 
^^^  S  All  Saints,  Bath. 

God^s  care  of  the  saints  :  er,  deliverance  by  prayer, 

1^   ORD,  I  will  bless  thee  all  my  days, 

JLA  Thy  praise  shall   dwell    upcn   my 

tongue  ; 
My   soul  shall   glory  in   thy  grace. 
While  saints  rejoice  to  hear  the  song 

2  Come,  magnify  the  Lord   with  me, 
Come,    let  tis    all    exalt   his   name: 
I  sought   th'    eternal  God,    and  he 
Has    not  expos^M  my    hope  to   shame. 

3  I  told  him  all   my  secret  gripf ; 

My   secret   groaning  reached   his  ears  ; 
He   gave  my   inward    pains  relief. 
And  calmM  the   tumult  of  my   fears. 


485,  486 


CHURCH    MEETINGS. 


48r,  488 


4  To   him   the   poor  lift  up   their  eyes, 
Their  faces   feel   the    heavenly  shine  ; 
A   beam  of  mercy    from   the    skies 
Fills    them   with  light   and  joy  divine. 

5  His    holy   angels   pitch    their   tents 
Around   the  men  that  serve  the   Lord  : 
O    fear   and    love   him,    all  his  saints. 
Taste  of  his  grace,  and  trust  his  word  ! 

6  The  wild  young  lions,  pinchM  with  pain 
And  hunger,  roar  through  all  the  wood  ; 
But  none  shall  seek  the  Lord  in  vain, 
Nor  want  supplies  of  real  good. 


485] 


Psalm  34.    1st  Part.    CM.    * 
York,  Barby. 
Prayer,  and  praise  for  eminent  'deliverance- 

IX'LL  bless  the  Lord  from  day  to  day; 
X  How  good  are  all   his  ways  ! 
Ye    humble  souls,  that  use  to  pray, 
Come,  help  my  lips  to  praise. 

2  Sing,  to  the  honour  of  his   name. 

How  a  poor   sufferer  cry'd  ; 
Nor  was  his  hope  exposM  to  shame, 
Nor  was  his  suit  deny'd. 

3  When  threat'ning  sorrows  round  me 

And  endless  fears  arose,      [stood, 
Like  the  loud  billows  of  a  flood. 
Redoubling  all  my   woes; 

4 1   told  the  Lord  my  sore  distress. 
With  heavy  groans  and  tears  ; 
He  gave  my  sharpest  torments  ease. 
And  silenc'd  all  my  fears. 
Pause, 
5  [O  sinners  !  come  and  taste  his  love, 
Come,  learn   his  pleasant  ways  ; 
And  let  your  own  experience  pi-ove 
The   sweetness  of  his   grace. 

'6  He  bids  his  angels  pitcii  their  tents 
Round  where  his  child rtn  dwell ; 
What  ills  their  heavenly  ere  prevents 
No  earthly   tongue   can  tell  ] 

7  [O  love  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  his ; 
His  eye   regards  the    just  : 
How  richly  blest  their  portion  is, 
Who  make  the   Lord  theii-  trust! 

S  Young  lions.pinch'd  with  hunger.roar, 
And  famish  in  the  wood  ; 
But  God  supplies  his  holy  poor 
With  every  needful  good.] 

486?  ^'SALM  66.  2d  Part.   CM.  » 

5       London,   Braintree. 
Praise  to  God  for  hearing  firayer. 
liyrOW  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid 
Xll      To  "that  Almighty   Power, 
Who  heard  the  long  requests  I  made 
In  my  distressful   hour. 

P 


487 1 


2  My  lips  and  cheerful  heart  prepare 

To  make   his   mercies   known  ; 
Come,  ye  that  fear  my  God,  and  hear 
The  wonders  he  hath  done. 

3  When  on  my  head  huge  sorrows  fell, 

I   sought  his  heavenly   aid ; 
He  sav'd  my  sinkmg  soul  from  hell. 
And   death's  eternal  shade. 

4  If  si;i  lay  cover'd  in  my   heart. 

While  prayer  employ'd  my  tongue. 
The  I^ord  had  shown  me  no  regard, 
Nor   I   his  praises  sung. 

5  But  God   (his  name  be  ever  blest) 

Hath   set  my  spirit  free. 
Nor  turn'd  from  him  my  poor  request. 
Nor  turn'd  his  heart  from   me. 

Psalm  106.    1st  Part.    L.  M.  « 
Wells,  Green's  Hundredth. 
Praise  to  God;  or,  communion  with  saints- 

1  rilO  God  the  great,  the  ever  bless'd, 

M,    Let  songs  of  honour  be  address'd  ; 
His   mercy   firm   forever  stands ; 
Give  him  the  thanks  his  love  demands. 

2  Who  knows  the  wonders  of  thy  ways? 
Who  shall  fulfil  thy  boundless  praise  ? 
Blest  are  the  souls  that  fear  thee  still, 
And   pay    their  duty  to  thy  will. 

3  Remember  what  thy  mercy   did 
For   Jacob's    race,   thy  chosen   seed; 
And    with   the   same   salvation  bless 
The   meanest  suppliant  of  thy  grace. 

4  O    may   I    see  thy   tribes  rejoice, 
And  aid  their  triumphs  with  my  voice  ! 
This    is    my   glory.    Lord,   to   be 
JoinVl  to  thy  saints,  and  near  to  thee. 

4ftftl  Psalm  102.   2d  Part.  CM.  « 
"loo^       Swanwick,  St   Anns. 

'rayer  heard,,  and  Zion  restored. 
ET  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice.' 
Behold  the  promis'd   hour! 
Her  God  hath  heard  her  mourning  voice, 
And  comes  t'  exalt   his  power. 

2  Her  dust   and  ruiiis   that  remain 

Are  precious  in  our  eyes; 
Those  ruins  shall  Di.  built  again. 
And  all  that  dust  shall  rise. 

3  The   Lord  will  raise  Jet  usalem. 

And  stand  in  giory  there; 
Nations  shall  b  w  before   his  name. 
And   kings  attend    with   tear. 

4  He   sits  a  scnereign  on   his  throne, 

Willi  pity  in  his  eyes : 
He  heais  the  dying  prisoners  groan. 
And  sees  their  sighs  arise,     . 

5  He  frees  the  souls  condemn'd  to  death! 

And,   when  his   saints  complain. 


*L 


4C9,  490 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 


491,  492 


It  shan't  be  said,  that  praying  breath 
Was  ever   spent   in  vain. 


His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
With    every  morning    sacrifice. 
6This  shall  be  known  when  we  are  dead,  jl  5  People    and    realms   of  every   tongue 


489  ( 


And  left  on  Ioul';  record, 
Xhat  ages  yef    unborn   may  read, 
And   trust  and  praise  the  Lord. 

PRAYER   AND      PRAISE     FOR 

THE  ENLARGEMENT  OF 

THE  CHURCH. 

OR, 

MISSION-JR  Y  ME  R  TIjYG  S. 
Psalm  72.   1st  Part.   L.  M.      ^ 
Old  Hundred,  Eaton,    Quercy. 
77;e  kingdom   ef  Christ 
J/^REAT    God,  whose  utjiver!=al  sway 
The  known  and  unkn  wn  worldiobey, 
Now   give    the   kingdom    to   thy  Son, 
Extend   his   power,    exalt    his    throne. 
2  Thy  sceptre  well  becomes  his  hands. 
All  heaven  submits  to   his  commands ; 
His  justice    shall   avenge   the  poor, 
And   pride    and  rage  prevail  no  more. 
S  With    power   he  vindicates  the  just. 
And  treads  the   oppressor  in  the  dust: 
His    worship  and   his  fear  shall  last. 
Till  hours,  and  years,  and  trme  be  past. 

4  As  rain   on   meadows  newly    mown. 
So    shall   he   send  his  influence  down  ; 
His  grace   on    fainting    souls    distils, 
Like   heavenly   dew   on  thirsty   hills. 

5  The  heathen    lands,   that  lie   beneath 
The    shades    of  overspreading   death, 
llevive    at  his   first   dawning   liglit, 
And   deserts   blossom   at   the   sight. 

o  The  saints  shall  flourish  in  his  days, 
Drest  in  the  robes  of  ioy  and  praise  : 
Peace,  liiie  a  river,  from  his  throne 
Sliall  flow  to  nations   ^et   unknown. 

^iJtJ  ^  Uunstan,    Blendon. 

ChriHt'fi  kingdom  among  the   Gentiles. 

JESUS  shall  reign  Avherc"'er  tlie  sun 
Does  his  successive  journies  run: 
Hiskins:dom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

2  [Behold  !  the  islands,  M'ith  their  kings, 
And  Europe  her  best  tribute  brings ; 
From  north  to  south  the  princes  meet, 
To    pay   their  homage    at  his   feet. 

3  There    Persia,    glorious   to  behold, 
There    India    shines    in   Eastern  gold  ; 
And   barbarous   nations,    at   his   word, 
Submit,  and  bow,  and  own  their  Lord. J 

4  For  him  shall  endless  prayer  be  made. 
And  praises  Ihrouij  to  crown  his  head  ; 


Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest    song  ; 
And   infant    voices   shall   proclaim 
Their  early    blessings  on  his   name. 

6  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns  ; 
The  prisoner  leaps  to  loose  his  chains, 
The   weary    find    eternal   rest. 

And   all  the   sons  of  want  are   blest. 

7  [Where  he  displays  his  healing  power, 
Death  and  the  curse  are  known  no  more; 
In    him   the   tribes  of  Adam   boast 
More   blessings    than    their  father  lost. 

8  Let  every   creature  rise,    and   bring 
Peculiar   honours   to    our  King; 
Angels   descend    with    songs    again, 
And  earth   repeat  the    long   Amen.] 


Psalm  45.    CM. 


:& 


^    ■*■  5        Aljridge,  Pembroke. 

The  personal  glories  and  government  of  Christ. 

1  T'LL  speak  the  ho  :curs  of  my  King; 
X    His  form   divinely  fair ; 

No  e  of  the   so  is  cf  mortal  race 
Miy  with  the  Lord  compare. 

2  Sweet  is  thy  speech,  and  heavenly  grace 

Upon  thy    lips  is   shed : 
Thy  God  witb  blessin\!;s    inni-i^e 
Hath  crowned  thy  sacted  head. 

3  Gird  on  thy  sword,  victorious  Prince! 

Hide  with   majestic   sway ; 
Thy  terrors  shall  strike  through  thy  foe.s, 
And  make  the  world  obey. 

4  Thy  throne,  O  God,  forever  stands  : 

Thy  word  of  grace    shall   prove 
A  peaceful   sceptre   in   thy  hands. 
To  rule  thy  saints   by  love. 

5  Just'ce   and   iniih    attend   thee  still, 

But   mercy  is  thy  clioice ; 
Ar.d  (rod,  thy  (iotl,  thy  soul  shall  fill 
With   most   peculiar  joys. 

A(\cyl    PsAI-m45.     1st  Part.     L.  M.  « 
^^'^  \  i:)unstan,  Eaton. 

Tlie  glory  of  Christ,  and  fioircr  of  his  gosftcl, 

1  "\f  0\V  be  my    heart  inspir'd    to  sing 
xS   The  glories  cf  my  Saviour   King, 
Jesus    the    Lord,    how  heavenly   fair 
His  form  I  how  bright  his  beauties  are  I 

2  O'er  all  the  sons  of  human  race 
lie  slvines  with  a  superior  grace  ; 
Love  from  his  lips  divinely  lloM  s, 
And   blessings   all   his  state   comj.'ose  ! 

3  Dress  thee  in  arms,  most  mighty  Lord, 
Gird    on   the    terror  of  thy    sword  I 

In    majesty    and    glory  ride, 

\\  it!]  truth  and   meekness   at  thy  si('g. 


493,  49-i      PRAYER,  AND  PRAISE  FOR  ITS  ENLAR&EMEXT. 


4  Thine  anger,  like  a    pointed    dart, 
Shall  pierce  the  foes  of  stubborn  heart : 
Or   words  of  mercy,    kind   and  sweet, 
Shall    melt   the    rebels   at   thy  feet. 

5  Thy    throne,   O   God,    forever  stands, 
Grace   is  the    sceptre  in   thy   hands ; 
Thy  laws  and  works  are  just  and  right. 
Justice   and    gcace    are  thy   delight. 

6  God,  thine  own  God  hath   richly  shed 
His  oil    of  gladness   on   thy    head. 
And    with    his    sacred   Spirit   ble.'-t 
His  first-born   Sou   above  the   rest* 

AQp  I    PsAJ.iM  110.     1st  Part.  L.  M.  * 

^  Islington,  Portugal. 

Christ  cxa'ted,  and mulfitudts  convert- 
ed ;  or,  the  ancccfis-  q/' t/te gos/it  l. 
innHUS    the  eternal    Father   spake 

JL  To  Christ  the  Son :  "Ascend  and  sit 
"  At  my  right  hand,  till  I  shall  make 
"  Thy    foes   submissive    at    thy   feet. 

2"  From  Zion  shall  thy  word  proceed  ; 
"  Thy  v.'ord,  the  sceptre  in  thy  hand, 
"  Shall  make  the  hearts  of  rebels  bleed, 
'•  And  bow  their  wills  to  thy  command. 

S"!  hat  day  shall  show  thy  power  is  great, 
"  When  saints  shall  dock    with  willing 

minds, 
"  And'  sinners    crowd  thy  temple-gale, 
"  Where    holiness    in  beauty  shines." 

4.0   blessed   power!    O  glorious   day  I 
What   a   larg/e    victory  shall  ensue  \ 
And    converts,    who    thy    grace    obey, 
Exceed   the   drops   of  morning   dev/. 

\  Newcourt,  Portugal. 

The  kingdom  and  fir iesth'od  nf  Christ . 

irilllUS  the  great  Lord  of  earth  and  sea 
i   Spake  to  his  Son,  and  thus  he  swore; 
"  Eterjiaj   shall   thy    priesthood    be, 
"And  changefromhand  to  hand  no  more. 

2" Aaron   and   all  his   sons    must  die; 
"  But   everlasting   life    is   thine, 
*'To    save    forever  those    tljat   lly 
'<  For   refuge  from   the    wrath   divine. 

3  "  By  me  Melchisedek   was   made 
"On  earth  a  king   and    priest  at  once  ; 
"  And  thou,  my  heavenly  Priest,  shalt 

plead, 
"And  thou,m3'  King,shalt  rule  my  sons." 

4  Jesus,   the   priest,    ascends  his  throne, 
While    counsels   of  eternal  peace, 
Between   the   Father   and   the  Son, 
Proceed    with   honour   and    success. 

5Through  the  whole  earth  his  reign  shall 
spread. 
And  crush  the  powers  that  tlare  rebel ; 


495,  49& 

Then  shall   he  judge  the   rising  dead, 
And   send  the   guilty    world    to    helU 
6Though  while  he  treads  his  glorious  way,- 
He  drinks  the  cup   of  tears  and  bloody 
The   surterings    of  that   dreadful   day 
Shall  but  advance    him   near   to  God. 

^\Oi^\      I'sALM  110.   CM.       m 

■*^^  S         St.  Asaphs,  Exeter. 
Clirisfn  kingdom  and  [iriesthocd, 

1  TESUS,  our  Lor(l,ascend  thy  throne, 
•#    And  near  thy   Father  sit : 

In   Zwn   shall  thy  power  be  knoWn, 
And   m  tke  thy  foes  submit. 

2  What  wonders  slfall   thv  gospel  do  f 

^T^hy  crinveits  shall  surpass 
The  numerous  drops  (jf  morning  dfe\<»', 
And  own   thy   sovereign   grace. 

3  God  hath'  pronounc'd  a  firm  decree, 

Nor  changes   what  he  swore; 
**  Eternal  shall   thy  priesthood  be, 
*'  When  Aaron   is  no  more. 

4  "Melchisedek,  that  wondrous  priest,, 

"  That  king  of  high  degree, 
"That  holy  man,  who  Abrah'm  blest^ 
"Was  but  a  type  of  thee." 

5  Jesus  f;ur  priest  forever  lives 

T'o  plead  for   us  above  ; 

Jesus  our  king  forever  gives 

The   b'essings  of  his  love. 

6  God   shall  exalt  his   glorious   head. 

And  his  hia;h   throne   maintain ; 
Shall  strike  the  powers  and  princtsdead 
Who  dare  oppose  his  reign. 

^ggj      Hymn  .50.    B.  1.    CM.     >^ 

\  Arundel,  Bray. 

The  song  of  Zacharias.and  the  message 
of  John  the  Bafuist  ;  or^  light  cuid 
salvation  by  Jesus  Christ. 
1  ]^0  VV  be  "the  God  of  Israel  bless'd,. 
±^    Who   makes  his  truth  appear; 
His  mighty  hand  fulfils  his   word, 

And  all  the  oaths  he  sware. 
2 Now  he   bedews  old  Divides  root, 

With  blessings  from  the  skies; 
He  makes  the  branch  of  prom-se  grow. 
The  promis'd   horn  arise. 

3  [John  was  the  pronhet  of  the  Lord, 

T\)  go  before  his  face  ; 
The  herald   which  our  Saviour  God, 
Sent  to  prepare  his  ways. 

4  He  makes  the  great  salvation  known, 

He  speaks  of  pardon'd  sins  : 
While  grace  divine,  and  hea^venly  love^ 
In  its  own  glory  shines. 

5  "  Behoid  the  Lamb  of  God,''  he  crieSj 

''Th<it  takes  oiir  guilt  away  : 


497,  498,  499 


CIRCUMCISION  AND  BAPTISM. 


500,  501,  502 


*'I   saw  the  Spirit  o*er  his  head 
•'  On   his  baptizing  day] 
6  **Be  every  vale  exalted  high, 
*•  Sink  every  mountain  low  ; 
*'The  proud  must  stoop,  and  humble 
"Shall  his  salvation  know,     [souls 
7"The  heathen  realms  with  Israel's  land 
**Shall  join  in  sweet  accord ; 
''And  all  that's  born  of  man  shall  see 
•'The  glory  of  the  Lord. 
8  "Behold   the  Morning   Star  arise, 
"Ye  that  in  darkness  sit; 
"He  marks  the  path  that  leads  to  peace, 
**And  guides  o»r  doubtful  feet." 

Aqy^     Hymn  21.     B.  1      CM.      »: 

^^  '  3  Arlington,  Christmas. 

A  vision    of  the  kingdom  of  C/irist  among   men. 

lY  O,  whnt  a  giorious  bight  appears 
jLj     To  our   btlieving  eyes! 
T  he  earth  and  seas  are  pass'd  away. 
And  the  old  r.jllng  skies. 

2  From   the  third  heaven,  ••^here  God 

That  holy,   happy  place,  [resides, 
The  nevv    jerus  dem   comes   down, 
Adorn'd  wiih  shining   grace. 

3  Attending  angels   shout  for  joy, 

And  the  bright  armies  sing, 
'•Mortals,  behold  the  sacred  seat 
*•  Of  your  descending  King. 

i  "The  God  of  glory    down   to   men 

"llemoves   his  bless'd    abode; 
"Men,   the  de-'r  objects  of  his  grace, 
•'And  he,  the   loving  God. 

5  "His  own  soft  hand  ^5hall  wipe  the  tears 

'•From  every  weeping  eye  ;  [fears, 
•'And  pains,  and  groans,  and  griets,and 
"And  death  itself  shall  die." 

6  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  O  how  long 

Shall  this  bright  hour   delay  ,•* 
Fly  swifter  round,  ye  wheels  of  time, 
And  bring  the  welcome  day. 

AQc^l        Psalm  117.    CM.  « 

T^yo  ^         Wareham,  Rochester. 
Praise  to    God  from  all  nations, 

1  dT^  ALL  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord, 
\j  Each   with  a   different  tongue; 

In   every  language    learn   his  word, 
And   let  his  name  be  sung. 

2  His  mercy  reigns  through  every  land; 

Proclaim  his  grace   abroad ; 
Forever  firm   his  truth  shall  stand; 
Praise  ye  the  faithful  God. 

499}       I'^'^'.^l    ^'^\         * 

^zjzj  ^         Denbigh,    Newcourt. 

The  same. 

1  T^ROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 

J?    Let  the   Creator's  praise  arise  ; 


Let   the  Redeemer's  name  be   sung 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 
2  Eternal    are    thy    mercies,    Lord  ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thj'  word  ;  [shore, 
Thy    praise  shall  sound  from   shore  to 
Till    suns   shall   rise   and    set  no  more. 


500  j 


Psalm  117.     S.  M. 
Hopkins,    Sutton. 
The  same. 


^ 


1  rilHY  name.    Almighty   Lord, 

A  Shall  sound  through  distantlands; 
Great  is  thy  grace,  and  sure  thy    word, 
Thy   truth   forever  stands. 

2  Far   be  thine   honour  spread, 
And   long   thy   praise    endure. 

Till  morning  light  and  evening  shade 
Shall   be    eiichangM  no  more. 


•w\-w\iw\ 


501 1 


CIRCUxMCISION  AND  BAPTISM. 

Htmn  52.     B.  1.     L.  M.        a 
Quercy,   Eaton. 

Baptism. 
pmwAS  the  commission  of  our  Lord, 
''Go,teach  the  nations,  and  baptize.'' 
The    nations    have   receiv'd  the    word 
Since   he  ascended   to   the  skies. 

2  He   sits  upon   the    eternal  hills, 
With  grace  and  pardon  in  his   hands, 
And  sends  his  covenant,  with  the  seals, 
1  o   bless   the  distant  Gentile    lands. 

3  "  Repent,  and  be  baptiz'd,"   he  saith, 
"  For  the  remission    of  your   sins  ;" 
And  thus  our  sense   assists   our  faith, 
And  shows  us  what  his  gospel  means. 

4  Our  souls   he   washes   in   his   blood, 
As  water   makes   the    body   clean  ; 
And    the   good    Spirit   from    our   God 
Descends   like  purifying   rain. 

5  Thus  we  engage   ourselves  to  thee. 
And  seal  our  covenant   with  the  Lord  ; 
O   may  the   great  Eternal   Three 

In  heaven   our   solemn  vows   record ! 

KPjfj  I    Hymn  122.     B.  1.     L.  M.      « 
"^^^  \   Ninety -seventh  Psalm,    Bath. 

Believers  buried  with  Christ  viBaptism. 

1  TkO  we  not  know  that  solemn  word, 
X-F  That  we  are  bury'd  with  the  Lord; 

Baptiz'd  into    his   death,  and    then 
Put  off  the   body  of  our  sin  ? 

2  Our  souls  receive  diviner  breath, 
Rais'd  from  corruption,  guilt,and  death  : 
So   from    the   grave   did  Christ   arise. 
And  lives  to   God   above   the  skies. 


503,  504,  505 


eiRCUiMCISION  AND  BAPTISM. 


506,  507,  5C8 


504^ 


3  No   more   let  sin  nor   Satan  reign 
Over  our  mortal   flesh  again ; 
The    various    lusts   we   serv'd    before 
Shall   have    dominion    now   no    more. 

K^o>    Hymn  113.     B.  1.     CM.      » 
OUo  ^  Wareham,  Arlington. 

Abraha7n*fi  blessing  on  the  Gentiles. 

1  U"OW  large  the  promise  !  how  divine 
XX  To   Abrah'm   and   his  seed  ! 

"  I'll  be   a  God  to   thee   and  thine, 
"  Supplying   all   their   need." 

2  The   words  of  his  extensive   love 

From  age   to    age  endure  ; 
The   Angel   of  the   covenant   proves, 
And  seals   the   blessing  sure. 

3  Jesus   the    ancient  faith    confirms, 

To   our  great  fathers   given  ; 
He    takes  young   children  to  his  arms. 
And  calls    them  heirs   of  heaven. 

4  Our    God,   how   faithful  are  his  ways! 

His  love   endures   the   same  ; 
Nor  from  the   promise    of  his  grace 
Blots  out  the   children's  name. 

Hymn  114.    B,  1.     CM.    ^ 
Christmas,  Kingston. 
The  name. 

1  g^  ENTILES  by  nature,  we  belcng 
vX  To  the  wild  olive   uood; 
Grace  takes  us  from  tlie  barren  tree, 

And  giafts   us   ia  the  good. 

2  With  ihesame  bkssings,gr>ice  endows 

r.ie  Gentile  and  the  Jew  ; 

If  pure   and  holy   b;^  the  root, 

Such   are  the  branches  too. 

3  Then  let  the  children   of  the  saints 

Be  dedicate  to  God; 
Pour  out  thy  Spirit  on  them,  Lord, 
And  wash  them  in  thy  blood. 

4  Thus  to  the  parents  and  their  seed 

Shall  t'ay    salvation  come, 
And  numerous  iiou  cholds  meet  at  last 
In  one  tternal  home. 

KHK?      Hymn  121.    B.  1.     CM.   ^ 
^^^S  Waveham,  Bedford.    • 

Children  devoted  to  (rod, 

(For  tliose  who  practise  Infant  Baptism.) 

1  r|^  lUS  saith  the  mercy  of  tiie  Lord, 

X  *'ril  be  a  God   to  thee; 
*'  I'll  bless  thy  numerous  race,  and  they 
"  Shall   be  a   seed  for   me," 

2  Abrah'm  believ'd  the  promis'd  grace, 

And  gave  his  son  to  God ; 
But   water  seals   the   blessing    now. 
That  once  was  seal'd  with  blood. 

3  Thus  Lydia  sanctified  her  house, 

When  she  received  the  word ; 
P  2 


Thus  the  believing  jailer  gave 
His  household  to  the  Lord. 
4  Thus  later  saints,  eternal    King, 
Thine  ancient  truth  embrace  ; 

To  thee  their  infant  offspring  bring, 
And   humbly  claim  the  grace. 

xaal     Hymn  134.    B.2.    CM.      « 
^^"  S  Swanwick,  Irish. 

Circumcision  abqiished. 

1  n|lL-IE  promise  was   divinely    free, 

i     Extensive  was  the  grace  ; 

"I  will  the   God   of  Abrali*m   be, 

'•  And   of  his  numerous  race." 

2  He  said — and  with  a  bloo.iy   seal 

Confirm'd  the  words  he  spoke; 
Long  did  the   sons  of  Abrah'm   feel 
The  sharp  and  painful  yoke. 

3  Till  God*s  own  Son,  descending  low. 

Gave  his  own  flesh  to  bleed  ; 

And  Gentiles  taste  the  b:essing  now, 

From   the  hard  bondage  freed. 

4  The  God  of  Abrah'm  c'aims  our  praise  ; 

His  premises  endure  ; 
And  Christ  the  Lord,  in  gentler  ways. 
Makes  the   siivation   sure. 

5Q-<  >    Hymn  127.     B.  2.     L.  M.    2K 

\  Quercy,  Gloucester. 

Circutncision  a?id  baptism, 

[Written  only  for  those  \\\\o  practise  the  baptism 

of  Infants.j 

1  FilHUS  did  the  sons  of  Abrah'm  pass 

A    Under  the  bloody  seal  of  grace  J 
The  young  disciples  bore  the  yoke, 
Till  Christ  the  painful  bondage  broke. 

2  By   milder   ways   doth    Jesus   prove 
His   Father's  covenant,   and  his  love  ; 
He  seals  to  saints    his  glorious  grace, 
And   not  forbids   their  infant  race. 

3  Their  seed  is  sprinkled  with  his  blood, 
Their   children   set   apart   for  God ; 
His   Spirit   on  their  offspring   shed, 
Like   water   pour'd   upon  the   head. 

4  Let  every  saint,  with  cheerful  voice, 
In   this   large   covenant   rejoice  ; 
Young  children,  in  their  early  days, 
Shall  give  the  God  of  Abrah*m  praise, 

508^     Hymn  141.    B.  2.    CM.    « 

J    Hymn  Second,  Peterborough. 
Faith  assisted  by  sense  ;  or,  preaching, 

ba/ifis?n^  and  the  JLord^s  su/i/ier. 
11|lJ[Y  Saviour  God,my  sovereign  Prince 
I-tA  Reigns  far  above  the  skies; 
but  brings  his  graces  down  to  sense. 
And  helps  my  faith  to  rise.  . 
2  Mine  eyes  and  ears  shall  b.ess  his  name, 
They  read  and  hear  his  word; 


509,  510 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 


511,512 


My  touch  and  taste  shall  do  the  same. 
When  they  receive   the   Lord. 

3  Baptismal  water  is   d'sigii'd 

To  seal   his  cleansing  grace  ; 
VV'nile  at  his  feast  of  bread  and  wine 
He   gives  his   saints   a   place. 

4  But  not   the   wateis  ol  a  flood 

Can  make    my  fks,h   so  clean 

As  by   his  Spirit  and   his   blood 

He'll  wash   n)y  soul  f  om  sin. 

5  Not  choicest  meas  nor  noble-st  wines 

So  much   my  heart  rvtresii, 
As  when  my  f  .ith  gees  through  the  sigf;s, 

And  feeds  upo-i   his   Iksh. 
6L  love  the  Lord,  who  sloops  so  low, 

To  give   his  word   a  s-.  a! ; 
But  the  rich  grace  his  ha  ds  bestow 

Exceeds  the  figures  stili. 


'V/VXWV^'VX 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 
jTQQ  I   Hymn  1.     B.  3.     L.  M.  b 

^        Limehouse,  Putney. 
27ic  LorcCs  supficr  in'-.titui:rd. 
T'J'WaS  on  l])atdark,lhat  doleful  night, 

When  powers  oC  earth  and  fiell 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight,  [arose 
And  friends  betray'd  him  to  his  lots : 

I2  Before  the  mournful  scene  l>egan, 
Tie  took  the  i)reacl,an(i  hle.'rs'd  and  brake; 
What  love  through  all  his  actions  ran  I. 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  he  spakel 

J '^  This  is  my  body  broke  for  sin; 
•'Receive  and  eat  the  liviu'^;  food:" 
Then  took  the  cup, and  blcs.s'd  l!ie  wine; 
"  'Tis  the  new  covenant  in  my  blood." 

4  [For  us  his  flesh  with  uaijs  was  torn, 
Me  bore  the  scourge,  he  felt  the  thorn  ; 
And   justice  poured    upon    his    head 
Us  heavy  vengeance  in  our  stea(!.] 

:>  [For  us  bis  vital   blood  was  spilt. 
To    buy    the    pardon    of  otn*   guilt;. 
\Vhen  for  black  crimes  of  biggtrst  size,, 
He    gave    his   soul   a    sacrifice.] 

jj  ''Do  this,"  he  cried,  "tilltime  shall  end, 
"In  memory  of  your  dyiug  Frieud  ; 

.  *■•  Meet    at    my    table,    and   record 
"The  love  of  your  departed  Lord." 

7  ['csus!    thy  feast   we    celebrate, 
\Vc  show  thy  death,  wc  sing  thy  name, 
i'ill   thou    return,    and   we   shall   eat 
The  marriage    supper  of  the    Lamb.] 

^.C\l       Hymn  2.     B.3.    S.M.       a 
Oltl  5    VV  tchiiian,  L.ttle  Marlboro'. 

Connniiniun  xvilli  Chi  ht,  (Did  ivUh  saints* 

V     [  ¥1'^^'-^"'  invites  his  saints 

tJ    To  meet  around  his  board ; 


Here  pardon'd  rebels  sit,  and  hold 
Conmmnion   with  their  Lord. 

2  For  food   he  gives  his  flesh; 
He   bids  us  drink  his  blood  : 

Amazing   fav.;url  matchless  grace 
Of  our  descending  (iod .'] 

3  Ti'.is  holy  bread   and  wine 
Maintain   oir  f.iinting  breath, 

By   u'.iion   with'  our   livuig   Lord, 
And  iriterest  in  his  death. 

4  Our  heavenly  Father  calls 
Christ  and   his  members  one ! 

We   the  you-^ig   children  of  his  love. 
And   he  the  first-born  Son. 

5  VVe  are  but  several  parts 
Of  the  same   broken  bread  ! 

Cine   body   haih   its  several  limbs. 
But  Jeius  is   the  he  d. 

6  Let  all  our   powers  be  join'd 
His  glorious   nime  to  raise; 

Pleasure    and  love    fill  every   mind» 
And   every   voice   be   praise. 

^4i  I       Hymn  3.    B.  3.    C.  M.       » 
^^'^  S  Swan  wick,  Iri.h. 

IVie  JV(-ii/  Ttstament   in   the  blood  of^ 

ChrUf.  ;  or,  the  nevj  cox>enant  ,^eaUd.. 

Xd\L  promise  of  my  Father's  love 

"Shall  stand   forevei*  good," 

He  said— and  gave  his  soul  to  death, 

Aud   seaPd   tlie   grace    with  blood. 

'2  To  this  dear  covenant   of  thy  word 

I    set    my  worthless  name  ; 
I  seal   th'  engagement  to   my    Lord, 
And  make   my   humble  claim. 

3  The  light,  and  strcngtii,  and  pardoning: 

And  glory  shall  be  mine  ;       [gvace> 
My  bfe  and  s^'ul,  my   heart   and  flesh, 
And  all  my  powers  are  thine. 

4  I  call  that  1.  gacy    my  own. 

Which   Jesus  did  beq^ueath  ; 
'Fwas  purchas'd  with  a  dying  groan, 
Aad  ratify 'd   in   death. 

5Sweet  is   the  memory    of  his  name^ 
Who   bless'd   us  in    his    will, 
And   to   his   testament  of  love 


Ma4e  his   own  hfe   the  6eal. 


)» 


-^9)       Hymn  4.     B.  3.    C.ISL 
^^-^S        '    Bedford,  x\bridge. 
Christ^s  dying'  love  ;    or,  our  Jiardon 

'bought  at  a  dear  firice, 
1 ITOW  condescending  and  how  kind, 
Xi  Was  God's  eternal  Son ! 
Our  misery  reached  his  heavenly  mind. 
And  })ity  brought  him   down. 

2  [When  justice,  by  our  sins  provok*d^ 
Drew  foi'ih  its  dreadful  swcrt^, 


513 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 


514,  515,  516 


He  gave  his  soul  up   to  the  stroke, 

Wittiout  a  murmuring  word.] 
o  [He  sunk  beneath  our  heavy  woes, 

To  raise  us  to  his  throne: 
There's  ne'er  a  gift  his  hand  bestows, 

But  cost  his  heart  a  groan.] 
4 This  was  compassion  like  a  God, 

That  when  the   Saviour  knew 
The  price  of  pardon   was  his  blood. 

His  pity  ne'er  withdrew. 

5  Now,  though  he  reigns  ex.ilted  high, 

His  love  IS   still  as  great : 

Well  he  remembers  Calvary, 

Nor  lets   his   saints  forget. 

6  [Here  we  behold  his  bowels  roll 

As  kind  as   when   he  died, 
And  see   the  sorrows  of  his  soul 
Bleed  through  his   wounded  side.] 

7  [Here  we  receive  repeated   seals 

Of  Jesus'  dying  love : 
Hard  is  the  wretcii  that  never  feels 
One  soft  affection  move.] 

8 Here  let  our   hearts  begn  lo  melt. 
While   we  his  death  recoi-d. 
And,  with  our  joy  for  pardon'd  guilt. 
Mourn  that   we  pierc'd  the  Lord. 

K^o)       Hymn  5.    B.  3.    CM.      « 
*^^'^  ^  York    Arlington 

C/irhi  the  bri'cid  of  life. 

IT  El'  us  adore  the  Eternal  Word, 
JLi  'Tis  he   our  souls  hath   fed  : 
Thou  art  our  living  stream,  O  Lord, 
And  thou   the  immortal  bread. 

2  [The  manna  came  from  lower  skies,. 

But  Je-us  from  above  ; 
V/Jiere  the  fresh  springs  of  pleasure  rise, 
And  rivers  fl-w   with  love. 

3  The  Jews,  the  fathers,   died     t  last. 

Who  ate  that  heavenly  bread ; 
But  these  provisions  "which  we  taste, 
Can  raise  us  from  the  dead.] 

4  Bless'd  be  the  Lord,  who  gives  his  flesh 

To  nourish  dying  men  ; 
And  often  spreads   his   table  fresh, 
Lest  we  sh<oud  faint  again. 

5  Our  souls  shall  draw  their  heavenly 

While  Jesus  finds  supplies  ;  [brt- ath. 
Nor  shall  our  graces  sink  to  death, 
For  Jesus  never  dies. 

6  [Daily  our  mortal  flesh  decays, 

But  Christ,   our  life,  shall   come  ; 
His  unresisted   power  shall  raise 
Our  bodies  from  the  tomb.] 


514^ 


HvMN  6.     B.  3.     L.  M.        m 
Dunstan,  Old  Hundred. 
The  memorial  o*' oitr  absent  Lord, 

1  JESUS  is  gone  above  the  skies, 

Where  our  weak  sens-rs  reach  him  not  j 
And  carnal  objects  court  our  eyes, 
To  thrust  our  Saviour  from  our  thought, 

2  He  knows  what   wandering  hearts  we 
Apt  to  forget  his  lovely  face  ;    [have, 
And,  to  refresh  our  minds,  he  gave 
These  kind   memorials    of  his  grace. 

3  The   Lord    of  life   this  table    spread 
With   his  own  flesh  and  dying  blood  ? 
We  on    the    rich   provision   feed. 
And  taste  the  wine,  and  bless  our  God. 

4  Let    sinful    sweets    be  all    forgot. 
And  earth    grow   less   in   our  esteem  ; 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  every  thought. 
And  faith  and  hope  be  fix'd    on   him, 

5  While   he    is    absent   from   our  sight, 
'Tis    to    prepare   our    souls   a  place. 
That  we  may  dwell  in  heavenij'  light. 
And   live    forever   near   his  face. 

6  [Our  eyes  look  upward    to  -the  hills, 
Whence  our  returning  Lord  shall  come: 
We  wait  thy  chariot's  awful  wheels, 
To  fetch  our  longing  spirits  home.] 

KA^l      Hymn  7.     B.  3.     L.  M.         b 

^  ^  ^  S      Kirke,  Carthage,  Putney. 
C ruclf.xifjn  to  the  rvorld  by  the  cross  of  Christ, 

1  ^yH^--^  ^  survey  the  wondrous  cross 

On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My   richest  gain   I   count   but   loss, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride* 

2  Forbid  it.  Lord,  that  I  should  boast. 
Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  my  God : 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most,. 
I   sacrifice    them    to  his    blood. 

3  See  irom  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet. 
Sorrow  and  love  flow  mitigled  down; 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet? 
Or  liiorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown? 

4  [His  dying  crimson,  like  a  robe. 
Spreads    o'er    his    body    on  the    tree ;. 
Then  am  I  dead  to  all  the  globe, 
And   all   the  globe    is  dead   to   me.] 

5  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine^ 
That  were  a  present  far  too  small  ; 
Love  so    amazing,   so  divine. 
Demands   my  soul,   my   life,   my  all ! 


516^ 


Hymn  8.     B,  3.     C.  M. 

Rochester,  St.  Anns. 
The  tree  of  life. 


M 


1/^iOME,  let  us  jom  a  joyful   tune 
\j    To  oiir  exalted  Lord, 


517 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 


518,510 


Ye  saints  on  high,  around  his  throne, 
And   we  around  his  board. 

2  Whiie  once  upon  this  lower  ground. 

Weary  and  f  int  ye  stood. 
What  dear  refreshments  here  ye  found 
From  this  immortal  food  ! 

3  The  tree  of  hfe,  that  near  the  throne 

In   heaven's   high   garden    grows. 
Laden  with  grace,  bends  gently  down 
Its  ever  smiling  boughs. 

4[Hovering  among  the  leaves,there  stands 
The  sweet  celestiil    Dove  ; 
And   Jesus  on    the  branches  hangs 

The  barner  of  his  love. 
5'Tis  a  young  h  aven  of  strange  delight 
.        While  in  his  shade  we  sit ; 
Hs  fruit  is  pleasing  to  the   sight. 
And  to  the  taste  as  sweet. 
6New  life  it  spreads  through  dying  hearts, 
And   cheers  the  drooping   mind; 
Vigour  and  joy  the  juice  imparts. 
Without  a  Sling   behind.] 

7  Now  let  the  flaming  weapon  stand, 

And   goard   all  Eden's  trees; 
There's  ne'er  a  plant  in  all  that  land, 
That  bears  such  fruits  as   these. 

8  Infinite  grace  our  souls    adore. 

Whose   wondrous  hand  has  made 
This  living  b.anch  of  soveieign  power 
To  raise  and  heal  the  dead. 

K4>j)       Hymn  9.    B.  3.    S.  M.    f« 

^         Thctcher,  St  Thomas. 
The  s/iirily  th^  water^  and  the  blood. 

1  T   ET   all  our  tongues   be   one, 
JLi  To  praise  » ur  Ciod  on  high. 

Who  frem  his  !)osom  sent  his   Son, 
To  fetch  us   strangers  nigh. 

2  Nor  let  our  voices  cease 

To  sing   the  Saviour's  n  ;me  : 
Jesus,  the  ambassador  of  peace, 
How  cheerfully  he  caine! 

3  It  cost  him  cries   and  tears 
To  bring  us  near  to  God ; 

Great  was  our  debt,  and  he  appears 
To  make   the  payment  good. 

4  [My   S^.viour's  pierced  side 
Pour'd  out  a  double  flood  ; 

By    water   we  are  purify 'd, 
"And  p.trdon'd  by  the  blood. 

5  Infinite  was    our  jjuilt, 

But   he,  our  P.iest,  atones; 
On  the  cold  ground  his  life  was  spilt, 
And  otFer'd  with   his  groans.] 

6  Look  up,    my  Soul,  to  him 
Whose  deaxh  was  thy  desert. 


And  humbly  view  the  living  stream 
Flow  from  his  breaking  heart. 

7  There,  on   the  cursed  tree. 
In  dying  pangs  he  lies, 

Fulfils  his  Father's*  great  decree. 
And  all  our  wants   supplies. 

8  Thus  the  Redeemer  came, 
By   water,  and  by   blood; 

And  when  the  Spirit  speaks  the  same, 
We  feel  his   witness  good. 

9  While  the  Eternal  Three 
Bear  their  record  above. 

Here  I  believe  he   died  for  me, 
And  seal  my  Saviour's  love. 

10  [Lord,  cleanse  my  soul  from  sin, 
Nor  let  thy   grace  depart; 

Great  Comforter,  abide  within. 
And  witness  to  my  he  art,] 


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Hymn  10.     B.  3.     L.  M.      £ 

Bath,   Eaton, 
Christ  crucified,  the  rvisdom  andperver  of  God. 
ll^TATURE  with  open  volume  stands, 
X^    To  spread  her  Maker's  praise  abroad; 
And  every  I.ibour   of  his   hands 
Shows   something  worthy  of  a  God. 

2  But  in  the  grace   that   rescuM   man, 
His   brightest   form  of  glory  shines  ; 
Here,  on  the  cross,  His  fairest  drawn 
In  precious   biood,  and  crimson  lines. 

3[Here  his  whole  name  appears  complete; 
Nor  wit   can   guess,   nor  reason  prove, 
Which  of   the   letters    best   is   writ, 
The  power,  the  wisdom,  or   the  love.] 

4  Here  1  behold  his  inmost  heart,  [Join  ; 
Where  grace  and  vengeance  strangely 
Piercing  his  Son  with  sharpest  smart, 
To  make  the  purchased  pleasures  mine, 

5  O,   the  sweet  wonders   of  that  cross. 
Where  God  the  Saviour  lov'd  and  died  I 
Her  noblest   life   my  spirit   draws 
From  his  dear  wounds  and  bleeding  side. 

6 1    would   forever  speak   his   name. 
In  sounds   to  mortal   ears  unknown. 
With  angels  join    to   praise  the  Lamb, 
And   worship   at  his   Father's   throne. 

K^q?      Hymn  IL    B.  3.    CM.     H 
*^^"  >         St  Asaphs,  Devizes. 

f^ard  n  hrcuq-ht  to  our  fejises. 

1  X  ORO,  how  divine  thy  comforts  are  ! 
JLi    luw  heavenly  is  the   place, 

W^aere  Jesus  spreads  the  sacred  feast 
Of  his  redeeming  grace! 

2  There  the  rich  bounties  of  our  God 

And  sweetest  glories  shine ; 


520 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 


521,  522 


There  Jesus  says  that  **  I  am  his, 
*'  And  my   Beloved's   mine." 

3"Here,"  saith  the  kind  redeeming  Lord, 
And  shows  his  wounded   side, 
**  See  here  the  spring  of  all  your  joys, 
"  That  open'd  when  I  died  I" 

4  [He  smiles,  and  cheers  my  mournful 

And  tells  of  all  his  pain ;      [heart, 
'*  All  this,"  says  he,  "  Tbore  for  thee," 
And  then  he  smiles  again.] 

5  What  shall  we  pay  our  heavenly  King 

For  grace  so  vast  as  this! 
He  brings  our  pardon  to  our  eyes, 
And  seals  it   with  a  kiss. 

6  [Let  such  amazing  loves  as  these 

Be  sounded   all   abroad; 
Such  favours  are  beyond  degrees. 
And   worthy  of  a  God.] 

"7  [To  Him  who  wash'd  us  in  his  blood, 

Be  everlasting  praise ; 
Solvation,  honour,   gbry,  power. 
Eternal  as  his  days.] 


520  5 


Hymn  12.     B,  3.     L.  M.       «f 
Old  Hundred,  Evening  Hymn. 

The  gosfiel  feast. 

\  [TTOW  rich  are  thy  provisions,  Lord  ! 

XI  Thy  table  furnish'd  from  above  I 

The  fruits  of  life  o'erspread  the  board, 

The  cup  overflows  with  heavenly  love. 

2  Thine  ancient  family,   the  Jews, 
Were   first  invited   to   the    feast; 
We   humbly    take    what   they    refuse, 
And   Gentiles  thy  salvation   taste. 

3  We  are  the  poor,  the  blind,  the   lam^  ; 
And  help  was  far,  and  death  was  nigh  J 
But  at   the  gospel  call  we   came, 
And   every   want   receiv'd   supply. 

4  From  the  highway  that  leads  to  hell. 
From  paths  of  darkness  and  despair. 
Lord,  we  are  come,  with  thee  to  dwell. 
Glad   to   enjoy    thy  presence   here  ] 

5  [What  shall  we  pay  th^  Eternal  Son, 
That   left   the   heaven   of  his   abode, 
And  to  this  wretched  earth  came  down, 
To  bring  us,  wanderers,  back  to  God  ? 

6  It  cost  him  death  to  save  our  lives  ; 
To  buy  our  souls  it  cost  his  own ; 
And  all  the  unknown  joys  he  gives, 
Were   bought    with  agonies  unknown. 

7  Our   everlasting   love   is  due 

To    Him    who    ransomed    sinners  lost; 
And    pity'd    rebels,    when    he   knew 
The  vast  expense  his  love  would  cost.] 


Kcy.X     Hymn  13.    B.  3.    CM.      « 

'^'^■*-  3      St.  Martins,  Christmas. 

Divine  love  making  a  feast^and  calling  in  the  guests, 

1  TTOW  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place, 
JlI.  With  Christ  within  the  doors, 
While   everlastir^  love  displays 

The   choisest  of  her   stores! 

2  Here    every  bowel  of  our  God 

With   soft  compassion   rolls; 
Here  peace  and  pardon,  bought  with 
Is  food  for  dying  souls.       [blood, 

3  [While  all  our  hearts  and  all  our  songs 

Join  to  admire  the  feast, 
Each  of  us  cries,with  thankful  tongues, 
"Lord,  why    was  I  a  guest? 

4  "  Why  was  I  made  to  hear  thy  voice, 

"  And   enter  while  there's  room,        \ 
"  When  thousands  make  a  wretched 
choice, 
•'  And  rather  starve  than  come  ?''] 
5^Twas  the  same  love  that  spread  the  feast 

That  sweetly   forcM  us  in; 
Else   we  had  still   refus'd  to  taste, 
And  perish 'd  in  our  sin. 

6  [Pity  the  nations,   O  our  God; 

Constrain  the  earth  to  come; 
Send  thy   victorious  word  abroad, 
And  bring  the  strangers  home. 

7  We  long  to  see  thy  churches  full, 
^  That  all  the  chosen  rxe 

May  with  one  voice  and  heart  and  soul 
Siipg  thy  redeeming  grace.] 

YMN  14.     B,  3,     L.  M.      « 

ercy,  Nantwich. 
The  song  of  Simeon ;   or,  a  sight  of  Christ  makes 

death  easi/' 
1 1VrOW  have  our  hearts  embrac'd  our 
J^  God; 

We   would    forget   all  earthly  charms, 
And    wish   to    die   as   Simeon   would. 
With   his   young  Saviosir  in  his  arms, 

2  Our  lips  should  learn  that  joyful  song. 
Were  but  our  hearts  prepared  like  his  ; 
Our   souls   slill    waiting  to   be    gone, 
And    at   thy   word   depart   in   peace. 

3  Here  we  have  seen  thy  face,  O  Lord, 
And    viewM    salvation  with    our  eyes, 
Tasted   and    felt    the    living  Word, 
The  bread  descending  from  the   skies, 

4  Thou   hast  prepar'd  this  dying  Lamb, 
Hast   set   his    blood    before  our    Aice, 
To   teach    the   terrors    of  thy    name, 
And  show   the  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

5  He  is   our    light ;   our   morning-star 
Shall   shine   on  nations  yet  unknown  ; 
The    glory    of  thine   Israel    here, 
And  joy  of  spirits  near  thy   throne . 


522!      ^^""a" 


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Ow 


Hymn  15.    B.  3.    C.  M. 

St.  Anns,    Abridge. 
Lord  Je/ius  at  hifi  own  table 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 
iSi 


5«5,  526 


1  [rpHK   memory  of  our  dying  Lord 

JL      Awakes  a  thankful  tongue; 
Hov/  rich  he  soread  his  ro}  al  board. 
And  bless'd  the  food,   and   sung! 

2  Happy  the  men  that  eat  this  bread, 

But'dou'-»ly  bless'd  was   he 
That  gently  b  .w'd  his  loving  head, 

And   lean'd   it.   Lord,   on   thee. 
^  By   faith  the  same  delights  we  taste 

As  that  great  favouriie   did. 
And   sit,  and   lean  on  Jesus'  breast. 

And   take   the  heavenly   bread.] 

4  Down  from  the  palace  of  the  skies. 

Hither  the  King  descends! 
*'Come,  my  beloved,  eat  (he  cries) 
"  And   drink  salvation,  friends. 

5  [*'  My  flesh   is  food  and  physic  ton, 

"A   bfllm   for   all   your  pains: 
"  And  the  red  streams  of  pnrdon  flow 
"From  these  my  pierced  veins,"] 

SHosanna   to  his  bounteous  love, 

For  such  a  feast  below  ! 
And  yet  he  feeds  his  sxints  above 

With   nobler  blessings  too. 

7[Come,the  dear  day,the  glorious  hour, 

That  brings   our  souls  to  restf 

Then  we  shall  need  these  types  no  more, 

But  dwell   at  th'  heavenly  feast.] 

^'^^l  Mear,  Irish. 

The  agonies  of  Christ 

1  "IVT^W  let  our  pains  be  all  forgot, 
Ji3l  Our  hearts  no  more  repine; 
Our  sufferings  are  not  v/orth  a  thought, 

When,  Lord,  compar'd  with  thine. 

2  In    lively   figures  here   we  see 

The  bleeding  Prince  of  love : 
Each  of  us  hopes  he  died   for  me, 
And  then   out-  griefs   remove. 

3  [Our  humble  faith  here  takes  her  rise, 

While   sitting    round   his  board  ; 
And  back  to   Calvary   she   fli.s. 
To   view   her  gro  ning  Lord. 

4  His   soul,  what   agenies  it   felt 

When  his  own    God   with  in  w  ! 
And  the  large  load   of  all  our  guilt 
Lay    heavy    on   him   too ! 

5  But  the  Divinity    within 

Suppfirted  him   to  bear; 
Dying,   he   conquer'd  hell    and  sin, 
Aiid   made  his  triumpli  there.] 

6  Grace,    wisdom,  justice,   join'd   and 

The  wonders  of  that  day :  [wrought 


No  mortal  tongue,  no  mortal  thought 
Can  equal  thanks   repay. 

r  Our  hymns  should  sound  like  those 
Could  we  our  voices  raise  ;    [al)')ve. 
Yet,  Lord,  our  hearts  shall  all  be  love, 
And  all   our  lives  be  praise. 

k^k)     Hymn  17.    B.  3     S.  M.       * 

'^^'^  \  St.  Thomas,   Ustic,  Pelham. 

Incomparable  food ;  or,  the  pesh  and  Mood  ofC/nist. 

1  L'^^ri-'"   ^^"S  ^'^^   amazing  deeds 

T  T    Tiiat  grace  divine  perf  rms ; 
Th'  eternal  God  comes  down  and  bleed*, 
To   nourish  dying  worms. 

2  This  soul   reviving   wins, 
Dear   Saviour,  'tis   thy  bloxl : 

We  thank  that  sacred  flesh  of  thine 
For  this  immortal  food,] 

3  The  banquet  that  we  eat 

Is   made  of  heavenly   things; 
Earth  hath  no  dainties  half  so  sweet 
As   our   Redeemer  brings. 

4  In   vain  had  Adam   sought. 
And   search'd  his  garden  round. 

For  there  was  no  such  blessed  fruit 
In   ail  that  happy   ground. 

5  Th'  angelic   liost    above 
Can    never   taste   this  frod ; 

They  feast  upon  their  Maker's  love, 
But  not  a  Saviour's  blood. 

6  On   us   the   Almighty  Lord 
Bestows  his   matchless  grace; 

And  meets  us  with  some  cheering  word. 
With  pleasure  in  his  face. 

7  Come,   all  ye  drooping  saints. 
And   banquet  with   the  King  ; 

This  wine  v/i  :i  drown  your  sad  complaints, 
And   tuhe   your  voice   to  sing. 

8  Salvation   to  the   name 

Of  ou'-  adored   Christ  :        [claim, 
Thr  ugh  the  wide  eai  th  his  grace  pro- 
His  glory   in  the   highest. 

Hymn  18.     B.  3.     L.  M.      « 

Gloucester,  Wells,  Bath. 
77i«°  sa?ne. 

1  TESUS !    we  bow   before   thy  feet ! 
^     Thy    table    is    divinely    stored  ! 
Thy    sacred    tlesh   our   souls   have  eat, 
'Tis  living  bread — we  thank  thee,  Lord! 

2  And  here  we  drink  our  Saviour's  blood  ; 
We  thank  thee, Lord.'  Mis  generous  wine; 
Pdinaled  with  love,  the  fountain  (low'd 
From  that  dear  bleeding  heart  of  thine. 

3  On  earth  is  no  such  sweetness  found, 
For  the  Lamb"'s  llesh  is  heavenly  food  ; 
In  vain  we  search  the  globe  around 
For  bread   so  fine,  or  wine   so  good. 


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527,  52S 


4  Carnal   provisions   can    at  best 
But  cheer  the  heart,  or  warm  the  head, 
But    the    rich    cordial   that   we   taste 
Gives    life    eternal    to   the  dead. 

5  Joy  to  the  Master  of  the  feasfe*, 
His   name   our   eouls  forever    bless  ! 
To  God  the  King,  and  God  the  Priest, 
A    loud   hosanna    round   the  place. 

iriy-^}      Hymn  19.     B.  3.     L.  M.      » 

•^^^  $  Eaton,    Portugal. 

Glonj  in  the  cress  ;  or,  not  ashamed  of 
Christ  cruciji'  d. 

1  A  T  th}-  command,  our  dearest  Lord, 
J\_  Here  we  attend  thy  dj^ing  feast  ; 
Thj^  blood,  like  wine,  adorns  thy  board. 
And  thine  own  desh  feeds  every  guest. 

2  Our  faith  adores  thy  bleeding  love. 
And  trusts  for  life  in  one  that  died  ; 
We  hope  for  heavenly'-  crowns  above 
From   a   Redeemer  crucified. 

3  Let  the  vain  world  pronounce  it  shame, 
And  fling  their  scandals  on  thy  cause  ; 
We  come  to  boast  our  SaviourVs  name, 
And  make  our  triumphs  in  his  cross. 

4  With  joy   we    tell    the   scoffing   age,' 
He  that  was  dead   has  left  his  tomb ; 
He  lives   above    their  utmost    rage, 
And    we    are  waiting    till    he   come. 

jr9Q")     Hymn  20.     B.  3.     CM.      « 

^^^J         Bedford,  Rochester. 
The  firovhionsfor  the  table  of  our  Lord; 
or,  the  tree  of  Vfe,  and  river  of  love. 
IX   ORD,  we  adore  thy  bounteous  hand, 
JLi  And    sing   the  solemn   feast, 
Where  sweet  celestial  dainties  stand 
For  every   willing  guest. 

2  [The  free    ol:'  life  adorns  the  board 
With   rich    immortal    fruit. 
And   ne'er    an   angry   flaming  sword 
To  guard  the  passage   to't. 

5  The  ciqD  stands  crown'd  wi;h  living 

Tiie  t\^untain  flows  above,     [juice  ; 

And  runs  down  streaming,  for  our  use. 

In   rivulets   of  love.] 

4  The  food's  prepar'd  by  heavenly  art, 
Tlie  pleasures  well  reflsi'd";    [heart. 
They  s|)read  new  life  tlvrough  every 
And  clieer  the  drooping   mind. 

5Shnut  and  proclaim  the  Savioiir's  love, 

Ye   s:u:*ts  that  taste  his  wine  ; 
Join   with  your  kindred  saints  above, 
In  loud  liosann:is  join. 

6  A   thousand   glories  to  the   God 

Wlio  gives   such   joy   as   this  ; 
Hosanna  !   let  it   sound   abroad,. 
And  reach   where  Jesus  is. 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

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529,  530 


Hymn  21.    B.  3.    CM. 
Rochester,  Bray. 

The  triumphal  feast   for   Christ's    victory  over  sin, 
and  deaih,  and  hell. 

1  [^OME,  let  us  lift  cur  voices  high, 
"Xj     High   as   our  joys  arise  ; 

And  join    the   soi  gs  above  the  sky, 
Where   pleasure  never  dies. 

2  Jesus,  the  God,  who  fought  and  bled, 

And  conquered  when  he  fell; 
Who  rose,  and  at  his  chariot  wheels 
Dragg'd  ali   the  powers   of  hell.] 

3  [Jesus,   the  God,  invites  us  here, 

To  this   triumphal  feast, 
Ar-d  brings  immortal  blessings  down 
For  each  redeemed  gut  St.] 

4  The  Lord  !    how  glorious  is  his  face  ? 

How    kind  his  smiles  appeir  ! 
And.  O  !   what  melting  words  he  says 
To  every   humble  ear! 

5* "For  you,   the  children   of  my  love, 
**It  was  for  you   I  died; 
*'  Behold  my  hands,  beliold  my  feet, 
"  And   l(jok  into  my  side. 

6  "  These  <ire  the  wounds  for  you  I  bore, 

"  Tiie  tokens  of  my   pains, 
"When  I  came  down  to  free  your  souls 
*'  Fr  .m    misery  and  chains. 

7  [  "Justice  unsheath'd  its  fiery  s\vord, 

"Ad   plang'd   it  in  my  heurt ; 
**  L;finite  pangs  for  you   I  bore, 
"And   most  tormenting    smart. 

8  "When  hell,  and  all  its  spiteful  powers 

"  Stood   dre  idful   in   my   way, 
"  To  rescue  those  dear  lives  of  yours, 

"  1  gave    my   owii   away. 
9 "But  while  I  bled,  andgroui'd  and 

"  I  ruin'd  Satan's  throne  ;         [died, 
"  High  on  m.y  cross  1  hung,  and  *-py'd 

"  The  monster  tumbling  down. 
10  "  Now  you  must  triumpli  at  my  feast, 

"And   taste    my  fle^h,   my  blcxxi  ; 
"  And  live   eteniai    a:.^es   bless'il, 

"For  'tis  immortal  food." 


what  can  we  pay 
divine  ? 


II  Victorious  God! 
For    favours  so 
We   would  devote   our  hearts  away, 
To  be  forever  thine  ] 

12We  give  the  sL  rd,  ur  highest  pruse, 
The   tribute   of  our   tongues; 
But    themes   so   infinite   as   these 
Exceed  our  noblest  songs. 

!  Kon  I     Hymn  22.     B.  3.     L.  M,       * 
I  ^^^  5  97th  Psalm,  Wells. 

77'f  co?)i/iaf-:sion  of  a  di/iri^^  Christ. 
UIl  spirits  join  t'  adore  tlie  Lanjb; 
O  that  our  feeble  lips  could  move 


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SOLOMON'S    SONG. 


533,  534 


In   strains  immortal  as   his  name, 
And  melting  as  his  dying  love. 

2  Was    ever   equal   pity    found  ? 

The  Prince  of  heaven  resigns  his  breath, 
And  pours  his  life  out  on  the  ground. 
To    ransom  guilty  worms    from  death  ! 

3  [Rebels,  we  broke  our  Maker's  laws  ; 
He   from  the  threatening  set  us    free  ; 
Bore  the  full  vengeance  on  his  cross, 
And    nail'd    the   curses    to  the  tree.] 

4  [The  law  proclaims   no   terror  now, 
And    Sinai's   thunder   roars   no     more, 
From  all  his  wounds  new  blessings  flow, 
A    sea   of  joy   without    a   shore. 

5Here  we  havewash'd  our  deepest  stains, 
And  heaPd  our  wounds  with  heavenly 

blood : 
Blessed  fountain  I  springing  from  the  veins 
Of  Jesus,  our   incarnate  God.] 

6  In  vain  our   mortal   voices  strive 
To    speak    compassion    so   divine ; 
Had   we    a   thousand   live?   to  give, 
A  thousand  lives  should  all  be  thine. 

Kcy.  )      Hymn  23.    B  3.    C.  M.    » 

^^^  S         Bedford,  Dundee. 

Grace  and  glory  by  the  di-ath  of  Christ, 

li[  Q  ITTING  around  our  Father's  board, 

S  We  raise   t-ur  tuneful  breath. 

Our  faith  beholds  her  dying   Lord, 

And  dooms  our  sins  to  dtath.] 

2  We  see  the  blood  of  Jesus  shed, 

Whence  all  our  pardons   rise; 
The  sinner  views  th*  at-^nennent  made, 
And   loves  the  sacrifice. 

3  Thy  cruel  thorns,  thy  shameful  cross, 

Procure  us  heavenly    crowns : 
Our  highest  g^io  springs  from  thy  loss; 
Our  healing  from  tliy   wounds. 

4  0  !  "'tis  impossible   tliat   we, 

Who  dwell  in  feeble  clay, 
Should  equal  sufferings  bear  for  thee, 
Or   equal   thanks   repay. 

^cycy  \      Hymn  24.    B.  3     C.  M.      » 
Oo^  ^  York,  St.  James 

Pardon  and  strength  from  Christ. 
l'Ti^ATHER,we  w.-iitto  feel  thy  grace, 

3l      To  see   thy   glories   shine  ; 

The  Lord   will  his  own  t,<bie  bless, 
And   make   the  feast  divine. 

2  We  touch,  we  taste  the  heavenly  bread, 

We  drink  the  sacred  cup : 
With  outward  forms  our  sense  is  fed, 
Our  souls  rejoice  in  hojje. 

3  We  shall  appear  before  the  throne 

Of  our  forgiving  God, 


Dress'd  in  the  garments  of  his  Son, 
And  sprinkled  with  his  blood. 

4  We  shall  be  strong  to  run  the  race, 

And  climb   the  upper  sky  : 
Christ  will  provide  our  souls  with  grace : 
He   bought   a  large  supply. 

5  [Let  us  indulge   a  cheerful  frame. 

For  joy  becomes   a  feast ; 
We   love   the  memory  of  his  name 
More  than  the  wine  we  taste.] 

KQo  >      Hymn  25.    B.  3.    C.  M.     « 
^^^  S  Devizes,  Barby. 

Divine  glories  and  graces. 

1"¥¥0VV  are  thy  glories  here  displayed; 

JjL  Great  God,how  bright  the    shine; 

While  at  thy  won  we  break  the  bread. 

And  p'<ur  the  flowing  wine! 

2  Here   thy    revenging  justice  stands. 

And  pleads  its  dreadful  cause  ; 
Hf're  saving  mercy  spreads  her  hands, 
Like  Jesus  on  the   cross. 

3  Th\  saints  attend,  with  every  grace. 

On  thi-i  great  sacrifice; 
And  love  appears  with  cheerful  face. 
And  faith  with  fixed  eves. 

4  Our  hope  in  waiting   posture  sits, 

l"o   heaven  directs   her  sight; 
Here  eve'-y  warmer  passion   meets, 
And  warn>er  powers  unite. 

5  Zeal  and  reveng'^  perform  their  part, 

And   rising  sin   destroy  ; 
Repentance  comes  with  aching  heart. 
Yet  not  forbids  the  joy. 

6  Dear   Saviour,  change  our  faith  to 

Let  sin  forever  die  ;  [sight ; 

Then  shall  our  souls  be  all  delight. 
And  every  tear  be  dry. 


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SOLOMON'S    SOJSTG. 

koa\     Hymn  66.     B.  1.     L.  M.       « 

^'^'^i  Italy,   Newcourt. 

Christy  the  King,  at  his  table. 

I'W  ET  him  embrace  my  soul,  and  prove 
J_J  Mine  interest  in  his  heavenly  love : 
The  voice  that  tells  me, "Thou  art  mine,'* 
Exceeds  the  blessings  of  the  vine. 

2  On   thee*   th'    anointing   Spirit  came. 
And   .spread  the    savour   of  thy  name  ; 
That    oil  of  gladness    and    of  grace 
Draws   virgin  souls  to   meet  thy  face. 

3 Jesus,    allure   me   by    thy  charms; 
My   soul  shall    fly  into    thine    arms ; 
Our  wandering  f  ;  i    thy   favours  bring 
To    the  fair  chambers  of  the   King. 


635,  536 


SOLOxMON'S  SONG. 


537,  538 


4  [Wonder  and  pleasure  tune  our  voice 
To  speak  thy  praises,  and  our  joj's  ; 
Our  rneranry  keeps  this  love  of  thine 
Beyond   the   taste  •of  richest   wine.] 

5  Though  in  ourselves  deformM  we  are, 
And    black    as   Kedar's    tents    appear, 
Yet   when    we   put  thy  beauties   on, 
Fair  as    the  courts   of  Solomon. 

6  [While    at   his   table   sits  the   King, 
]£e   loves   to   see    us    smile    and   sing; 
Our   graces  are   otir  best  perfume. 
And  breathe  like   spikenard   round  the 

room.] 

7  As  myrrh,  new  bleeding  from  the  tree^ 
Such    is    a   dying  Christ   to  me : 
And  while  he  makes  my  soul  his  guest, 
My  bosom,    Lord,  shall   be   thy   rest. 

S  [No   beams  of  cedar   or   of  fir 
Can  v.ith  thy  courts  on  earth  compare  ; 
And    here   we   wait  until    thy   love 
Raise   us   to   nobler   seats    above] 

Ko-)      H\Ms67.     B.  1.     L,  M.       a 

^^"^  S  Gloucester,  Portugal. 

Srfkiti^i;  fht  //astures  of  Christ  our  shepherd. 

IFT^HOU,  ivhom  ray  soul  admires  above 
X    All  earthly  joy,  and  earthly  love. 
Tell  me,  dear  Shepherd-,  let  me  know 
Wiiere  doth  thy  sweetest  pasture  grow  ?j 

2  Where   is   the    shadow   of  that   roc-k, 
Tliat  from  the  sun  defends  tliy  flock  r 
Fain    would  I   feed    among  thy  sheep. 
Among  tiiem  rest,  among  them  s-leep. 

3  Why  should  thy  bride  appear  like  one! 
That  turns  a^ide  to  paths  unknown  ?j 
I\ly  constant  fec-t  wo4i}d  never  rove,j 
would   never   seek  another  love,         j 

4  [The   footsteps    of  thy   ilock   1    fee ; 
'1  hy   sweetest  pastures    here   they  be  : 
A   wondrous    feast    Ihy  Jove    prepares, 
Bought    with  thy   wounds   and    groans 

and  tears. 

5  His  dearest  flesh  he  makes  my  food, 
And  bids  nae  drink  his  richest  blood  : 
Here  to  these  hills  my  soul  will  come, 
Till   my   BelovetJ  lead   me   home.] 

KQfi?      Hymn  68      B.  1.     L.  M.      # 

^'^^3  Wells,  Shoel. 

The  bfinqutt  of'  love. 

ITIEHOLD  the  l^ose   of  Sharon  here, 
XJ  The  lily  which  Ihe  valleys  bear  ; 
Behold    the    tree    of  life,    that  gives 
Refreshing   fruit  and   healing  leaves. 

S  Among   the   thorns    s^  lilies   shine, 
Among   wild    gourds    the    noble   vine; 
So  in  mine   eyes  my   Saviour  proves. 
Amidst   a  thousand  meaner  loves,       I 
Q 


537 1 


3  Beneath   his  cooling  shade   I   sat. 
To  shield    me   from   the  burning  heat  ; 
Of  heavenly    fruit  he    spreads  a  feast, 
To  feed  my  ej-es,  and  please  my  taste. 

4  [Kindly  he   brought   me  to  the  place 
AVhere  stands  the  banquet  of  his  grace  ; 
He  saw    me  faint,    and  o'er  my   head 
The    banner  of  his   love   he  spread. 

5  With  living  bread  and  generous  wine 
He  cheers  this  sinking  heart  of  mine; 
And  opening  his  own  heart  to  me,  [be. 
He  shows  his  thoughts,   how  kind  they 

6  O   never   let   my    Lord   depart ; 

Lie  down  and  rest  upon  my  heart 
I  charge  my  sms  not  once  to  move 
Nor  stir,  nor  wake,  nor  grieve  my  love* 

Hymn  Q9,     B.  L     L    M.      « 

Italy,  Roth  well,  Castle  Street. 
C/m.st  Qjilicaring  to   his  churchy  and 
iet'kiug'  her  coinfiany. 

1  rilllE   voice  of  my    Beloved    sounds 

J-  O  v^r  the  rocks  and  rising  grounds  ; 
O'er  hills  of  guilt,  and  seas  of  grief, 
He   leaps,    he  flies    to   my    relief. 

2  Now,   through  the  veil  of  flesh,  I  see 
With    eyes   of  love  he   looks    at  me  ; 
Now   in    the   gospel's    clearest   glass 
He  shows    the    beauties  of  his   face. 

3  Gently  he   draws   my   heart   along, 
Both    with  his  beauties  and  his  tongue*, 
'^Ri?e,"  faith    ray   Lord,   make   haste' 

away  ; 
"  No   mortal  joys   are  worth  thy  stay. 
4 '-The  Jewish   wintry    state   is  gone, 
"The  mists  are  fled,the  .spring  comes  on  » 
"The    sacred    turtle-dove   we    hear 
''Proclaim  the   new,  the  joyful  year. 

5  "  7  h'  immortal  vine  of  heavenly  root 
"Blossoms  and  budp,and  gives  her  fruit." 
Lo,  We   are   come   to   taste  the  wine 
Our  souls  rejoice,  and  bless  the  vine. 

6  And   when   we   hear   our  Jesus   say, 
"  Rise  up,  my  love,  make  haste  away  !" 
Our  hearts  would  fain  outfly  the  wind, 
And   leave   all    earthly   loves  behind. 

KQQ?  HVMN70.  B.  ].  L.  M.  m 
S  Eaton,    Truro. 

Chi'ist  invitiTig^  and  the  church  en- 
snveriyig  the  imritation. 

1  TTARK  .'  the  Redeemer  from  on  high 
XX  Sweetly  invites  his  favourites  nigh; 
From  caves  of  darkness  and  of  doubt* 
He   gently   speaks,  and  calls  us   out] 

2 "My  dove,  who  hidest  in,  the   rotk, 

'^  Thine  heart  almost  with  scYrtj-w  broke, 


5t59 


**  Lift  up   thy  face,  forget  thy   fear, 
'*  And  let  thy  voice   delight  mine  ear. 

3*' Thy  voice  to  me  sounds  ever  sweet; 
"My  graces  in  thy  counfnance  meet: 
"Though  the  vain  world  thy  face  despise, 
"  'Tis  bright  and  comely  in  mine  eyes.'' 

4  Dear  Lord,  our  thankful  heart  receives 
The   hope   thine   invitation   gives ; 
To  thee   our  joyful    lips   shall  raise 
The  voice  of  prayer  and  that  of  praise. 

o  ri  am   my   love's,    and  he   is   mine  ; 
Our  hearts,  our  hopes,  oiir  passions  join  ; 
.^*or  let   a  motion,   nor   a   word. 
Nor  thought  arise  to  grieve  my  Lord. 

0  My   soul  to   pastures   fair   he   leads, 
Among  the   lilies    where    he    feeds ; 
Among  the  £aiiits(whose  robes  are  white, 
W&sh'd   in  his    blood)    is  his    delight. 

7  Till  the  day  break,  and  shadows  Hee, 
'J'ill   the   sweet  dawning   light  I    see, 
Thine   eyes   to  me-ward   often   turn. 
Nor   let   my    soul  in  darkness  mourn. 

8  Be  like  a  hart  on  mountains  green. 
Leap  o^'er  the  hills  of  fear  and  sin  ; 
Nor  guilt   nor  unbelief  divide 

My   love,  my   Saviour,  from  ray  fide. 

roq)      Hymn  7 L     B.  1.     L.  M.     g^, 

*^^^^  Portugal,  German. 

Christ  found  in  the  street,  aiid  brought 
to  the  church 

1  r^FTEN  I  seek  my  Lord  by  night, 
\y  Jesus,  my  love,  my  souTs  delight  ; 

With  W'lwm  desire  and  restless  thought, 
1   seek  him   oft,  but  find    him  not. 

2  Then   I   arise   and    search   tlie  street. 
Till    I    my    Lord,    my    Saviour   meet  1 
f    ask    the    watchmen   of  tlie   night, 
"Where  did  you  se*i  my  souPs  delight  ?" 

3  Sometimes   I   find  him   in   my  way, 
Directed   by    a  heavenly   ray  ; 

i    leap    for  joy   to    see    his    face. 
And   hold   him   fast  in   mine  embrace. 

4  [I    bring   him   to   my  n:o1iiei'i   home  ; 
Nor  does  my    Lord  refuse   to  come, 
To   Sion's    sacred   chamber?,    where 
My    f-oul   first   drew   the '  vital    air. 

5  He  givets  me   there  his  bleeding  heart, 
Pierc'd  for  my  sake  with  deadly  smart: 
I    give   my    soul  to    him,    and  there 
Our  loves  their    mutual  tokens  share.] 

I  I   charge   you    all,    ye  earthly    toys. 
Approach   not  to   disturb    my  joys ; 
Sqc  sin,  nor  hell  come  near  my  heart, 
'"Vor'caa.se   my  Saviour   to  depart. 


SOLOMON'S  SONG. 
510 


540,  541 

Hymn  72.     B.  1.     L.  M.       M 

Shoel,  Portugal. 
j  The  coronation  of  Christ ;  and  es/ious- 
i  ah  of  the  church. 

ITpi  AUGHTERS  of  Sion,  come,  behold 
JLr    Tlie  crown  of  honour  and  of  gold, 
Which  the  glad  church,  with  joys  un- 
known. 
Placed   on  the   head   of  Solomon. 

2  Jesus,   thou  everlasting    King, 
Accept  the    tribute    which   we    bring; 
Accept   the   well  deservM  renown. 
And  wear  our  praises  as  thy   crown. 

3  Let   every  act  of  worship  be 
Like   our   espousals.   Lord,    to    thee ; 
Like  the  dear  hour,   when    from  above 
W^e   first  received   thy   pledge  of  love. 

4  The    gladness    of  that   happy   daj'. 
Our  hearts  would   wish  it  long  to  stay  ; 
Nor  let   our    faith    forsake  its   hold, 
Nor  comfort   sink,  nor  love  grow  cold. 

5  O !    let  each   minute,   as   it  flies. 
Increase  thy  praise,    improve  our  joys; 
1  ill   we   are    raisM    to  sing   thy  name, 
At    the  great  supper   of  the    Lamb. 

6  O    that    the    months  would  roll  away. 
And   bring  that   coi^natio.a   day  I 
The  King  of  grace  snail  fill  the  throne, 
With   all   his   feather's   glories    on. 

}      Hymn  73.     B.  L     L.  M.      jg 

<>        Winchester,    Newcourt. 
Tlie  churches  beauty  in  the  eyes   of  Christ. 

1  "ST'  IND  is  the  speech  of  Christ  our  Lord, 
j^k.  A/Fection  sounds  in  every  word  ; 
"■'  Lo,  thou  art  fair,  my  love,''  he  cries  ; 
"Not  tlie  young  doves  have  sweeter  eyes. 

2  ["  Sweet  are  thy  lips,  thy  pleasing  voice 
'*  Salutes  mine  ear  wiih  secret  jojs  ; 
"  ^•[o  spice  so  much  delights  the  smell, 
*'  Nor  milk   nor  honey  tastes  so  well,] 

3  "  Thou   art  all   fair,  my  bride,  to  me  ; 
"I    will    behold    no    spot    in    thee." 
W'hat  mighty   wonders   love   performs, 
And    puts   a  comeliness    on   worms  I 

4  Defil'd   and   loathsome    as   we   are, 
He  makt^s  us  white,  and   calls  us  fair  ; 
Adorns    us   with   that  heavenly    dress, 
His    graces,    and    his   righteousness. 

5  "  My  sister,  and  my  spouse,"  he  cries, 
"  Bound  to  my  heart  by  various  ties, 
'•  Thy  powerful  love  my  heart  retains 
"  In  strong  delight  and  pleasing  chains.'* 

t>  He   calls   me  from  the  leopard's  den, 
From  this  wide  world  of  beasts  and  men, 
To   Sion,   where   his  glories   are : 
Not  Lebanon  is   iiaJl'  so  fair. 


541 


542,  54^ 

7  Nor  dens  of  prey,  nor  flowery  plains, 
Nor  eftrthly  joys,  nor  earthly  pain?, 
Shall  hold  my   (eet^  or  force  my  stay. 
When  Christ  invites   my   soul   away. 

xAol      Hymn  74.     B.  1.     L.  M.      « 

^^•^  i     Green's  Hundredth,  Bath. 

T/ii"  church   the  garden  of  Christ. 
^Wf^   are    a   garden   wall'd  around, 
f  f  Chosen  and  made  peculiar  ground, 
A    little    spot  inclos'd   by   grace. 
Out   of  the  world's    wide  wilderness. 

2  Like  trees  of  myrrh  and  spice  we  stand, 
Planted    by   God    the    Father's    hand  ; 
And   all   his   springs   in   Sion  flow, 
To  make   the   young  plantation  grow. 

3  Awiake,  O  heavenly  wind,  and  come, 
Blow    on   this   garden   of  perfume  ; 
Spirit   divine,    descend    and   breathe, 
A   gracious  gale   on  plants  beneath. 

4jMake  our  best  spices  flow   abroad, 
To    entertain   our  Saviour  God: 
And   faith,   and  love,   and  joy  appear,! 
And    every  grace   be   active   here. 

5  [Let  my    Beloved    come    and    ta«te 
His  pleasant  fruits    at  his  own   feast : 
*'  I  come,  my  spouse,  I  come,"  he  cries, 
"With    love   and  pleasure  in   his  eyes. 

6  Our   Lord   into   his  garden  comes. 
Well  pleas'd  to  smell  our  poor  perfumes; 
And  calls   us   to   a  feast   divine. 
Sweeter   than   honey,   milk   or  wine. 

7  "  Eat  of  the  tree  of  life,  my  friends,  | 
"The  blessings  that  my  Father  sends  ;| 
"Your  taste  shall  all  my  dainties  prove,! 
*'Aad   drink  abundance  of  my  love."! 

8  Jesus,  we  will  frequent  thy  board,  | 
And  sing  the  bounties  of  our  Lord:! 
But  the  rich  food  on  which  we  live; 
Demands  more  praise  than  toncfuescan! 

give.]  I 

HmN75.    F.I.     L.  M.      aj 
Winchesfer,    Luton.  | 

T'-e  d^scrifition  of  Christ,  Che  beloved.: 

IfT^rlE  wond'ring  world  inqures  to  knowi 

A    Why  1  should  love  my  Jesus  =o  ;      j 

'^Whatare  his  charms,"  say  they,"above 

*'The  objects   of  a   mortal   love  ?"       ' 

2  Yes,    my   beloved,   to    my    siglit,  | 

Shows  a  sweet  mixture,  red  and  white ;! 
All   human   beauties,    all   divine,  j 

beloved  meet   and   shine.  ! 


SOLOMON'S  SONG. 


544 


543 1 


In 


my 


3  White  is  his  soul,   from  blemish  free 
Red   with    the   blood   he  shed  for  me 
The    fairest    of  ten   thousand   fairs  ; 
A  sun  among   ten    thousand  stars. 


4  [His   head   the  finest  gold  excels  ; 
There   wisdom   in   perfection  dwells, 
And   glory   like    a  crown    adorns 
Those  temples  once  beset  with   thorns, 

5  Compassions  in  his  heart   are  found. 
Hard   by  the  signals   of  his  wound  : 
His  sacred   side   no    more    shall  bear 
The  cruel  scourge,  the  piercing  spear.] 

6  [His  hands   are  fairer  to  behold 
Than  diamonds  set  in   rings   of  gold  : 
Those  heavenly  hands,  that  on  the  tree 
Were  naii'd,  and  torn,  and  bled  forme. 

7  Though  once  he  bow'd  his  feeble  knees, 
Loaded   with   sins   and   agonies. 
Now,   on    the   throne  of  his  command, 
His   legs   like   marble   pillars   stand.] 

8  [His    eyes    are  majesty    and   love, 
'i'he    eagle  temper^!    with    the    dove  ; 
No   more    shall  trickling  sorrows  roll 
Through  those  dear  windows  of  his  soul.'j 

9  His  mouth  that  pourM  out  long  complaint* 
Now  smiles,and  cheers  his  fainting  saint*;; 
His   countenance  more   graceful   is 
Than   Lebanon   with   all   its   trees. 

10  All    over  glorious  is   my  Lord, 
Must   be   belov'd,   and  yet  ador'd  : 
His   worth   if  all  the  nations  knew, 
Sure  the  whole  earth  would  love  him  too. 


544} 


Hymn  76.     B.  I.     h.  M. 

Eaton,    Italy,    Roth  well. 


^ 


Chriat  ihvclls  in  heaven,  bnt  visits  on  earth. 

1  "l^^irHEN   strangers  stand    and   heat 

?T  me    tell 

What   beauties   in   ray   Saviour   dwell. 
Where  he  is  gone  they  fain  would  know, 
.  That    they  may  seek  and  love  him  too. 

2  My    best   beloved   keeps   his  throne 
On  hills  of  light,   in  worlds  unknown  , 
But    he    descends,    and   shows  his  face 
In    the  young   gardens   of  his   grace. 

3  [In   vineyards   planted   by  his  hand, 
Where    fruitful    trees   in    order   stand, 
He    feeds    aruoiig  the   spicy    beds, 
Where  lilies  show  their  spotless  heads. 

4  He    has    engrossM    ray  warmest  love ; 
No  earthly  charms  my  soul  can  move  : 
I    have    a   mansion    in    his    heart, 
Nor  death  nor  hell  shall  make  us  part.] 

5  [He  takes  my  soul  ere  I'm  aware. 
And  shows  me  where  h^s  glofies  are; 
No   chariot   of  Amminadib 

The    heavenly   rapture    can    describe. 
G  O    may    ray    spirit   daily   rise 
O'l   wings    of  faith    above    the    skic?', 
Till  death  shall  make  ray  last  remove, 
To   dwell   forever    with  my   love.] 


545,  546 

545? 


TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


547,  54.8 


j»[ 


Hymn  77.     B.  1.     L.  M. 

Shoel,    Castle  Street. 
T/iC  love  of  Chriit  to  the  Cftnrtb,  in  his  language 

to  her,  and  pruvinva  for   fwr. 

l^TOW,   iu  the  galleries   of  his  grace, 

X  "^    Appears  the  Kintj^atul  llius  he  savs, 

'•'How   luir    my-  saints  are  in  my  sight. 

'•*  My  love  how   pleasant  for  delight  1" 

2  Kind  is  thj'  larigtiage,  sovereign  fx^rd, 
Tlicre's  heavenly  grace  in  ^i\•tvy  word  ; 
From  that  dear  mouth  a  stream   d  vine 
Flows,  sweeter  than  the  choicest  wine. 

3  Such  wondrous  love  awakes  the  lip 
vJf  saints   that    were  almost   asleep, 

To    speak   the    praisas  of  thy   uame, 
And   makes   our   Cold  affections  flame. 

4  These    are  the  joys   he   lets  us  know 
In   fields   and    villages   below  : 
fiives   us    a    relish    of  his  love, 

But    keeps  his  nobltst   feast  above. 

6  In   paradise,   within   the    gates, 
An    higiier  enteitainmeBt   waits  ; 
Truits  new   and   old,  laid  u})  in  store, 
Wher^,  we  shall  feed,  but  thirst  no  more. 

ftp)      Hymn  78.    B.  1.     L.  M.       & 
•^  ^^  $  Shoel.    Newcourt. 

Tjcf  strength  of  Christ's  love,  and  the 
h'mL's  jealousy  of  her  own, 

110  is  this  fair  one  in  distress, 
That  travels  from  the  wilderness. 
And,  press'd  with  sorrows  and  with  sins, 
On  her  beloved    Lord   she   leans  ? 

•^  This  is  the  spouse  of  Chrbt  our  God, 
Bought  with  the  treasure  of  his  blood  ; 
And  her  request,  and  her  complaint 
Is    but  the    voice  of  every  saint.] 

pt ''  O  let  my   name  engraven   stand 
*'•  Both  on  thy  heart  and  on  thy  hand  ; 
••Seal   me    upon    thine  arm,  and  wear 
'^  That   pledge  of  love   forever    there. 

4  "Stronger  than  death  thy  love  is  known 
*VVVhich   Hoods   of  wrath  could  never 

drown  ; 
*'  And  hell  and  earth  in  vain  combine 
*'  To    quench   a   fire  so   much   divine. 

5 "But   I  am  jealous    of  ray    heart, 
"  Lest  it  should  once  from  thee  depart ; 
"  Then  let  thy  name  be  well  impress^! 
"  As   a   fair  signet   on   my    breast. 

G  "Till  thou  hast  brought  me  to  thy  home, 
"  VVhcie  fears  and  doubts  carj  never  come, 
"  Thy  count'nance  let  me  often  see, 
"  And  often  thou  shalt  hear  from  me. 

7 "  Come,    my    beloved,    haste   away, 
"  Cut   short   the    hours   of  tliy  delay  ; 
**  Fly  like   a  youthful   hart  or   roe 
«•  Over   the  hills  where  spices  grow." 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 


547  ( 


MORNING  AND  E:V^EN1NG. 

Hymn  79.    B.  1.     L.  M. 
Nantwich,    Blendon. 

yl  mornin.^  hymn. 


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1  ^1  CD  of  the  morning,  at  whose  voice 
\.^The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  rise, 
And    like   a  giant   doth   rejoice 

To  run  his  journey  through   the  skies. 

2  From  the   fair   chambers  of  the  cart 
The   circuit   cf  his  race   begins, 
And,   without   weaiiness   or   rest. 
Round  the  whole  earth  he  llies  and  thincj:*. 

3  O,   like    the   sun   may   I  fulfil 
Tb'   af)pointed    duties  of  tfie    day ; 
With    ready   mind    and  active   will 
March  oc,  and  keep  my  heavenly  way. 

4  [But  I  shall  rove  and  lose  the  race, 
If  God,  my    sun,  sliould    disappear, 
And  leave  me  in  tiiis  world's  wild  maze. 
To    follow   every    wandering  star.] 

5  Lord, thy  commands  are  clean  and  pure, 
Enlightening   our    beclouded    eyes ; 
Thy  threateuings  just,  thy  promise  sure, 
Thy  gospel  makes    the  simple   wise. 

6  Give   me  thy  counsel   for  ray   guide, 
And   then   receive   me  to    thy  bliss  ; 
All  my    desires   and   hopes    beside 
Are  faint  and  cold,  compar'd  with  tliis; 


548^ 


Hymn  6.    B.  2.    C.  M.    ^ 
Abiidge,  St   Anns. 

A  morning  song. 
NCE  more,  my  sou',  tiie  rising  day 
Sa.lutes  thy   waking  eyes  ; 
Once  moi  e,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 
'i'o  HiiTi  that  rules   the  skies. 

2  Ni^ht  unto  nighk  his  n.ime  repeats, 

1  he   day  ren^^ws  the  sound, 
Wide  as  the  heaven  on  wiiich  he  sits, 
To  turn   the  se;isons  round. 

3  'Tis  he  s-jpports  my  mortal  frame  ; 

My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise; 
Mv  Jsins  would  reuse  his  wrath  to  flame, 

And  yet  his   wrath  delays. 
4[On  a  poor  worm  thy  power  might  tread, 

And  I   could  ne'trr   withstand  : 
Thy  justice  might  have  crusli'd  me  dead, 

But   mercy  held   thine   hand. 
5  A  thcusmd  wretched  souls  are  fled 

Since  the  last   setting   sun; 
And  yet  thou  lengthenest  out  my  thread , 

^Vnd  yet  my  moments  ru.i.] 


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MORNING  AND  EVENING. 


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6  Dear  God»  let  all  my  hours  be  thine. 

Whilst  I  enjoy  the  light ; 
Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  decline, 
And   bring  a  pleasant  night. 

t^Q  >         Psalm  3.     L.  M.  b 

O-iy  ^    Ninety-seventh  Psalm,  Putney. 

ui  Tnorning-  /isaim. 
11^  LORD,  how  many  are  my  foes, 
\J  Inlhis  weak  siate  of  flesh  and  blood! 
My    peace  they   daily  discompose, 
But  ray  defence   and  hope    is  God. 

STir'd  with  the  burdens  of  the  day, 
To  thee   I   rais'd  an  evening  cry  : 
Thou  heard'st  when  I  began  to  pray, 
And   thine   almighty   help  was   nigh. 

3  Supported   by   thine   heavenly   aid, 
I   laid  me  down,   and  slept  secure: 

Not  death  should  make  my  heart  afraid, 
Though  I  should  wake  and  rise  no  more. 

4  But  God  sustain'd  me  all  the  night ; 
Salvation   doth    to   God   belong  ; 

He  raisVl  my  head  to  see  the  light, 
And  make  his  praise  my  morning  song. 

KKri)     HymnSI.     B.  1.     L.  M.       ^ 
'^'^^  S  Nantwich,  Dunstan. 

^  -^ovg  for  inornir'g  or  cvenvij^. 
1"%/|Y  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love! 
JLtX  Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  new  ; 
And   morning   mercies,  from  above, 
Gently   distil   like    early    dew. 

2  Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  the  night, 
Great  (juardian  of  my  sleeping  hours  ; 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And   quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  1  3'ield   my  powers  to  thy  command  ; 
To  thee  1    consecrate   xny  days; 
Perpetual  blessings   from   thine   hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

CK^  >         Psalm  141.     L.  M.  a 

3     Evening    Hymn,   Shoel. 
Watchfulness    and  brotherly  refirorf 

A  morning  or  evening  psalm. 
I'j^yf'Y  God,  accept  my  early  vows, 
i^JLLike  morning  incense  in  thyliouse; 
And   let   my  nightly    worship    rise, 
Sweet   as   the  evening   sacrifice. 

2  Watch  o'er  my  lips,  and  guard  them, 

Lord, 
From  every  rash  and  heedless  word  ; 
Nor   let  my    feet   incline  to  tread 
The   guilty  path   where   sinners   lead. 

3  O  may  the  righteous,  when  I  stray, 
Smite  and  reprove  my  wandering  way  ; 
Their  gentle  words,  like  ointment  siied. 
Shall  never  bruise,  but  cheer  my  head. 

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4  When  1  behold  them  press'd  with  grief, 
I'll  cry  to  Heaven  for  their  relief; 
And  by  my  warm  petitions  prove 
How  much  I  prize  their  faithful  love; 

KK2  {     Hymn  8.    B.  %    C.  M.        #- 
DD^  ^       Devizes,  Christmasr 

ji  hymn  for  morning  or  evening, 

1  TTOSANNA,  with  a  cheerful  sound, 
JLI    To  God's  upholding  hand : 

Ten  thousand  snares  attend  us  round, 
And  yet  secure  we  stand. 

2  That  was  a  most   amazing  power. 

That  rais'd  us  with  a   word. 
And  every  day,  and   every   hour 
We  lean  upon  the   Lord. 

3  The  evening  rests  our  weary  head, 

And  angels  guard  the  room ; 
We  wake,  and  we  admire  the  bed 
That  was  not  made  cur  tomb. 

4  The  rising  morning  can't  assure 

That  we  shall  end  the  day ; 
For  death  stands  ready  at  the  door, 
To  seize  our  lives  away. 

5  Our   breath  is  forfeited  by   sfn. 

To  (lo'.'s  avenging  law ; 
We  own  thy  grace,  immortal  King, 
In  every   gasp   we   draw. 

6  God   is  our  siin,   whose  daily  light 

Our  joy   and   safety  brings ;, 
Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe  at  night 
Beneath  his  shady  wings. 


553} 


Hymn  80.     B.  1.     L.  M, 

Quercy,    All  Saints, 

jin  evening  hymn. 


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innilUS  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on, 
JL  Thus  far  his  power  prolongs  my  days. 
And  every  evening  shall  make  known 
Some    fresh   memorial   of  his  grac€. 

2  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste. 
And  I,  perhaps,  am  near  my  home ; 
But    lie   forgives   my    follies   past, 

He  gives  me  strength  for  days  to  come, 

3  I   lay   my   body   down   to   sleep ; 
Peace  is  the   pillow    for  my  head  ; 
While   well    appointed   angels   keep 
Their  watchful  stations  round  my  bed, 

4  In   vairr  the   sons  of  ea>th   or  hell 
Tell   me   a   thousand   frightful   things ; 
My    God  in   safety   makes  me    dwell 
Beneath   the   shadow  of  his  wings. 

5  [Faith    in    his  name  forbids   my  fear  • 
O  may   thy   presence  ne'er   depart; 
And   in   the  morning  make  me   hear 
The  love  au(.\  kindness  of  thy  heart. 


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557,  558 


6  Thus  when  the  night  of  death  shall  come 
My  flesh  shall  rest  beneath  the  ground, 
And  wait  thy  voice,  to  rouse  my  tomb, 
With  sweet  salvation  in   the   sound.] 

KK4>      Hymn  7.    B  2.    CM.        ^ 
^^^l  Barby,  Bedford. 

jIn   evening  song. 
1[T^^.EAD  Sovereign,let  iiy  evening 
if    Like  holy  incense  rise;     [song, 
Assist  the  offiirings  of  my  tongue 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 

2  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  d;iy 

Thy  hand  was  still   my  guard. 
And  still  to  drive  my  watits  away 
Thy  mercy   stood  prepar'd.] 

3  Perpetual  blessings  from  above 

Encompass  me  around. 
But  O,  how  few  returns  of  love 
Hath  my  Creator  found  ! 

4  What  have  I  done  for  him  that  died 

To  save  my   wretched  soul? 
How  are  my  follies   multiplied. 
Fast  as  my  minutes  roll! 

5  Lord,   with  this  guilty  heart  of  mine. 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
And  to  thy  grace  niy   soul   resign, 
To  be  renewed  by  thee. 

6  Sprinkled  afresh  with  nardoning  blood, 

I  lay  me  down  to  rest. 
As  in  th'  embraces  of  my   God, 
Or  on  my  Saviour's  breast. 

Kf^tal  Psalm  4.     CM.  « 

OOD^  Bedford,  Rochester. 

^n  evening  fmalm. 

1  T  ORD,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I 
JLi  I  am  forever  thine  ;        [pray  ; 

I  fear  before  thee   all  the  duy, 
Nor   would   I   dare  to  sin. 

2  And  while  I  rest  my  weary   head. 

From   cares  and  business  free, 
'Tis  sweet  conversing  on  my  bed 

With  ray  own  heart  and   thee. 
31   pay  this  evening  sacrifice; 

And  when   my   work  is   d<me, 
Great  God,  my  iaith  and  hope  rehes 

Upon  thy  grace-  alone. 
4  Thus,  with  my  thoughts  compos'd  to 

ril  give  mine  eyes  to  sleep  ;  [peace, 
Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  n\y  days, 

And  will  my  slumbers  keep. 

f,^r.l  Psalm  139.  3d  Part.  C  M.  » 
ODD  J         Braintree,  Arlington. 
The  mirciea  of  d'd  innumerable. 

An  eTenhig  jwalm. 
ORD,when  1  count  thy  mercies  oVr, 
ihey  strike  me  with  surprise ; 


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Not  all  the  sands  that  spread  the  shore 
To  equal  numbers  rise. 

2  My  flesh  with  fear  and  wonder  stands, 

The  product   of  thy  skill ; 
And  hourly  blessings  from  thy  hands 
Thy   thoughts  of  love  reveal. 

3  These  on  my  heart  by  night  I  keep  ; 

How  kind,  how   dear  to  me  I 

0  may  the  hour  that  ends  my  sleep. 
Still  find   my  thoughts   with  thee. 

KKKv  >  Psalm  63.  21  Part.  C  M.    « 
^^ '  S  Bedford,  Irish. 

Midnight  thoughts  rrcollectt  d.  . 

1  'rjpW  AS  in  the  wa.ches  of  the  night 

X.     I  thought  upon  thy  power  ; 

1  kept  thy   lovely  face  in   sight 
Amid  ihc  darkest  hour. 

2  My    flesh   lay  resti.ig  on   my  bed ; 

My   siul  arose  on   high; 
*'  My  God,  my  life,  my  hope,"  I  said, 
'*  Bring  thy  salvation  nigh." 

3  My  spirit  1  ibours  up  thine  hill, 

And  climbs  the  heavenly   road : 
But  thy  right  hand  upholds  nic  still, 
While  I   pursue  my  God. 

4  Tliy  mercy  stretches  o'er  my  head 

The   shadow   of  tliy  wings ; 
My   heart  rejoices  in   thine  aid ; 
My   tongue   awakes  and  sings. 

5  But  the  destroyers  of  my  peace 

Shall  fret  and   rage  in  vain  ; 
Tlie  tempter  shall  iforever  cease, 
And  all   my  sins  be  slain. 

6  Thy  sword  shall  give  mv  foes  to  death. 

And  send   them  down  to  dwell 
In  the  dark  caverns  of  the  earth, 
Or  to  the  deeps  of  hell. 

THE  SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR. 

KK9.\  Psalm  65.  3d  Part.  CM.  2i 
^^^  \       St.  David,   Cambridge. 

The  blessings  of  the  sfM-ing  ;  or,  God  g^ve^s  rain, 
a' psalm  for  the  Husbaiulman. 

1  £^  OOD  is  the  Lord, the  heavenly  Kin^, 
IjT  Who  makes  the  eai  th  his  care  ; 
Visits  the  pastures  every   spring. 

And   bids  the  grass  appear. 

2  The  clouds,  like  rivers,  rais*d  on  high. 

Pour  (Alt,   at  thjr  command. 
Their  watery  blessinp:s  from  the  sky. 
To  cheer  the  thirsty   land. 

3  The   soften'd  ridges  of  the  field 

Permit  the  corn  to  spring  ; 
The  valleys  rich  provision  yield. 
And  the  poor  labourers  sing. 

4  The  little  hills,   on    every   side, 

Kejoice  at  falling  shoWers; 


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561,  562 


Themeado\vs,dress*d  in  all  their  pride, 
Perfume   the   air  with  flowers. 

5  The  barren  clods,  refresh 'd  with  rail.-, 

Promise  a  joyful   crop ; 
The  purched  grounds  look  green  again, 
And  raise  the  reaper's  hope. 

6  The  various  months  thy  goodness  crowns ; 

How  bounteous  are  thy  ways; 
The  bleating  flocks  spread  o'er  the  downs. 
And  shepherds  shout  thy  praise. 

KKQ?  Psalm  65.  2d  Part.  CM.  * 
DDiJ  ^  Peterborough,  Colchester. 
The  firovUlcnce  of  God  in  air,,  earth,, 
and  sea  ;  or^  the  blesdng  of  rain, 

1  'ri^IS  by  thy  strength  the  mou.'itains 

A   God  of  eternal  power !     [stand, 
The  sea  grows  calm  at  thy  command, 
And  tempests  cease   to  roar. 

2  Thy  morning  light  and  evening  shade 

Successive   comforts  bring; 
Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad, 
Thy  flowers  adorn   the  spring. 

3  Seasons  and  times, and  moons  and  hours, 

Heaven,  earth,   and  air  are  thine ; 
When  clouds  distil  in  fruitful  showers, 
The   Author  is  divine. 

4  Those  wandering  cisterns  in  the  sky, 

Borne  by  the   winds  around, 
With  watery  treasures  well  supply 
The  furrows  of  the  ground. 

5  The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 

And  ranks  of  corn  appear; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still, 
Thy   goodness  crowns  the  year. 


560^ 


Psalm  147.   2d  Part.  L.  M.  » 
Portugal,  Antigua. 
Summer  and  nvinter. 
ITT  ET  Sion   praise  the  mighty  God, 
JLiAnd  make  hishonoursknown  abroad, 
**  For  sweet  the  joy,  our  songs  to  raise, 
**  And  glorious  is  the  work  of  praise.'' 

2  Our  children  are  secure  and  blest ; 
Our  shores  have  peace,  our  cities  rest ; 
He  feeds  our  ?ons  with  finest  wheat, 
And  adds  his  blessing   to  their  meat. 

3  The   changing  seasons   he   ordains, 
The    early  and   the   latter   rains ; 
His  flakes  of  snow  like  wool  he  sends. 
And  thus  the  springing  corn  defends. 

4  "With  hoary  frost  he  strews  the  ground  ; 
His  hail  descends  with  clattering  sound. 
Where  is  the  man,  so  vainly   bold. 
That  dares  defy   his   dreadful  cold. 

b  He  bids  the  southern   breezes  blow : 
The  jce  dissolves,  the  waters  flow : 


But  he   hath  nobler  works    and  ways 
To  call  his  people  to   his  praise. 

6  To  all  our  realm  his  laws  are  shown ; 
His  gospel  through  the    nation  known  : 
He    hath    not    thus  reveaPd    his   word 
To   every   land: — Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Kg|  >         Psalm  ur.    CM.  M 

5  Devizes,  Parma, 

The  seasons  of  the  year. 
ITliriTH  songs  and  honours  sounding 
11  Address  the  Lord  on  high  !  [loud 
Over  the  heavens  he  spreads  his  cloud, 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 

2He  sends  his  showers  of  blessing?  down 
To  cheer  the  plains  below ; 
He  makes  the  grass  the  mountains  crown, 
And  cum  in  valleys  grow. 

3  He  gives  the  grazing  ox  his  meat ; 

He  hears  the  ravens  cry  ; 
But  man,  who  tastes  his  finest  wheat, 
Should  raise  his  honours  high. 

4  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year  ; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race. 
And   wintry  days  appear. 

5  His  hoary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow 

Descend  and  clothe  the  ground; 
The  liquid  streams  f -rbear  to  flow, 
In  icy  fetters  bound. 

6  When  from  his  dreadful  stores  on  high, 

He   pojrs  the  rattling  hail, 
The  wr  tch,  that  dares  this  God  defy, 
Shall  fiad  his  courage  frtil. 

7  He  sends  his  word,  and  melts  the  snow. 

The  fields  no  longer  mourn  ; 
He  calls  the  warmer  gaits  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  r  Viurn. 

3  The  changing  wind,  the  flving  cloud 
Obey  his  mighty   word : 
With  songs  and  honours  souiuUng  loud, 
Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord. 

t^c^X  Psalm  29.     L.  M.  « 

OO^^  Truro,  All  Saints. 

Storm  ond  thunder, 
1 1^  IVE  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame, 
\jrGive  to  the  Lord  renown  and  pow- 
Ascribe  due  honour?  >.o  his  name,      [er  ; 
And   his   eternal  might   adore. 

2  The  Lord  proclaims  his  power  aloud 
Over  the    ocean   and   the   land  ; 

His   voice    divides   the   watery   cloud, 
And  lightnings  blcize  at  his  command, 

3  He  speaks,  and  tempest,  hail  and  wind 
Lay   the   wide   forest  bare    around  ; 
The  fearful  hart  and   frighted  hind 
Ltap  at  the  terror  of  the  sound. 


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4  To   Lebanon   he   turns  his   voice, 
And   lo,  the  stately  cedars  break; 
The   mountains   tremble   at  the  noise, 
The  valleys   roar,  the   deserts   quake. 

5  The  Lord  sits  sovereign  on  the  flood  ; 
The  Thunderer  reigns  forever  King : 
But  makes  his  church  his  blest  abode, 
Where   we  his   awful   glories   sing. 

6  In  gentler   language,  there  the  Lord 
The   counsels   of  his  grace    imparts  ; 
Amid    the   raging   storm,  his    word 
Speaks  peace  and  courage  to  our  hearts. 

fff^o  )    Hymn  62.  B.  2.  G.  M.     b  or  « 
*^"^  \  Swanwick,  London. 

Godthe  tfmndaer  ;  or,  the  laat  judg- 
ment and  htU.*    . 

1  Q ING  to  the  Lord  ye  heavenly  hosts, 
lo   And  thou,  O    earth,   adore  : 
Let  dentil  and  hell,  throuj^h  all  theii 

Stand  trembling  at  his  power,  [coasts, 

2  His  sounding  chariot  shakes  ilie  sky. 

He  makes  the  clouds  h's  throne; 

There  all  his  stores  of  lightning   lie, 

Till  vengeance  darts  them   down. 

3  His  nostrils  breathe  out  fiery  streams— 

And  from   his  awful  loui^ue 
A  sovereign  voice'divides  tlie  flames, 
And  t')uader   roais  along! 

4  Think,  O  my  soul,  the  dreadful  day, 

When  this  incenstd  God 
Shall  rend  the  sky,  and  butn  the  sea, 
And  fling  his  wr  th   abroad! 

5  What  shall  the  wretch,  the  sinner  dn  ? 

He  rnce  defy'd   the   Lord  ; 
Bui  he  shall  dread  the  Thunderer  now, 
And   sink  bentath   his  word. 

6  Tempests  of  angry   fire    shall    roll, 

To   blast   the  r«^bel  worm, 
And  beat  up-m   his   naked   suul 
Li    one  eternal   stovm. 

•  Made  in  a  snat  sudden  storra  of  thunder,  August 

20,  1097. 

YOUTH    AND  OLD  AGE. 

KC\a\    Psalm  ».      1st  Part.  L.  M.     » 
^^^\  Truro,  Shoel. 

The  hosanna  of  the  children  ;  or^  in- 
fa nts  fi rflidn if  G od. 

1   A  LMlGIl TY   Ruler  of  the   skies, 
jjLThrougl)  the  wide  earth  thy  name  is 
And  thine  et(  rnal  glories  rise,  [spread  ; 
O'er  ail  the  heavens  thy  hands  have  made. 

£To   thee   the    voices    of   the   young 
A    monument   of  honour  raise  ; 
And    babes,  with   uninstrucled  tongue, 
Declare   the    wonders   of  thy  praise. 


TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


565,  566 


565 1 


3  Thy   power  assists    their  tender  age 
To  bring  proud  rebels  to  the  ground  ; 
To    still  the  bold  blasphemers'   rage, 
And  all   their   policies    confound. 

4  Children  amid   thy  temple   throng 
To    see   their  great    Redeemer's  face  ; 
The    Son    of  David   is   their  song. 
And  young    hosannas   fill   the   place. 

5  The  frowning  scribes  and  angr}^  priests 
In  vain   their    impious   cavils    bring  ; 
Revenge   sits  silent  in   their  breasts, 
While  Jewish  babes  proclaim  their  King. 

Psalm  34.  2d  Fart.  L.  M.  b  or« 
Portugal,  Quercy. 
Religious  education  ;  or,  instructions  of  piety, 
l/"i  HILDREN,  in  years  and  knowledge 
\J  young, 

Your  parents'  hope,  your  parents'  joy, 
Attend  the  counsels  of  my  tongue  ; 
Let  pious  thoughts  your  minds  employ. 

2  If  you   desire   a   length   of  days. 
And  peace  to  crown  your  mortal  state. 
Restrain  your  feet  from  impious  ways, 
Your  lips  from   slander  and    deceit. 

3  The  eyes   of  God  regard    his   saints,. 
His   ears   are   open   to   their  cries ; 
He   sets   his   frowning   face   against 
The   sons    of  violence    and  lies. 

4  To  humble  souls  and  broken   hearts, 
God    with   his   grace  is  ever  nigh  ; 
Pardon   and    hope   his   love    imparts, 
When  men    in    deep   contrition  lie. 

5  He  tells  their  tears,   he  counts   tlieic 

groans. 
His  Son  redeems  their  souls  from  death  ; 
His    Spirit   heals  their    broken   bones ; 
They  in  his  praise  employ  their  breath. 

Kr-cj  >    Psalm  34.  2d  Part.     C.  M.     « 
^""  S  York,  Barby. 

Exhortations  to  fieace  and  holiness. 
li^OME,  children,  learn  to  Lar  the 
\J  Lord ; 

And,   that  your  days  be  bng. 
Let  not  a  false  or  spiteful  word 
Be  found  upon  your  tongue. 

2  Depart  fronri  mischief,  practise  love. 

Pursue   the  works  ot   peace ; 
So  shall  the  Lord  your  ways  approve. 
And  set  your   souls   at   ease. 

3  His  eyes  awake  to  guard  the  just, 

His  ears  attend  their  cry  ; 
When   broken  spirits  dwell  in  dust. 
The  God   of  grace  is  nigh. 
4What  though  the  sorrows  here  they  taste 
Are  sharp  and  tedious  tco, 


5G7,  568 


YOUFH  AND  OLD  AGE. 


569,  570,  571 


The  Lord,  who  SAves  them  all  at  last, 
Is   Iheii"  supporter   now. 

5  Evil  shall  smite  the  wicked  dead, 

But  Gcd   secures  his   own, 
Prevents  the  mischief  when  they  slide, 
Or  heals  the   broken   bone. 

6  When  desolation,  like  a  flood, 

O'er  the  proud  sinner  rolls, 
Saints  find  a   refuge   in   their  God, 
For  he  redeem 'd  their  souls. 


567] 


Hymn  91.     B.  L     L.  M.     D 

Putney,  Carthage. 

Jldvice  to  youtfi  ;  or^  old  ag-e  and  death 
in  on  uncon-verted  statt^, 

iXrOW,  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood, 
lyi  Remember  your  Creator,  God : 
Behold  the  months  come  hastening  on, 
When  you  shall  say,  "-My  joys  are  gone." 

2  Behold  the    aged   sinner  goes, 
Laden   with   guilt  and  heavy  woes, 
Dov/n   to  the  regions   of  the   dead, 
With  c-ndles3    curses   on   his   head. 

3 The  dust  returns  to   dust  again; 
The    soul,   in    agonies    of  pain, 
Ascends  to  God,  not  there  to   dwell, 
But  hears  her  doum,  and  sinks  to  hell. 

4  Eternal    King,   i    fear  thj  name  ; 
Teach   me  to  know  how  frail  I  am ; 
And  when  my  bouI  must  hence  remove, 
<jrive  me  a  mansion  in   thy   love. 

Kf-o)     Hymn  89.     B.  1.     L.  M.      b 

^^^  S  Armley,  Eaton. 

Youth  and  Judgment. 
IVE  sons  of  Adam,  vain  and  young, 
^  Induleeyoureyes,induigeyoiTr  tongue, 
Taste   the   delights  your   souls  desire. 
And  give  a  loose  to   all  your  fire. 

2  Pursue  the  pleasures  you   design, 
Arid  cheer  your  hearts  with  songs  and  wine; 
Enjoy    the   day   of  mirth  ;   but  know 
Inhere   is   a  day   of  judgment  too. 

3God  from  on  high  beholds  your  thoughts* 
His  book   records  your   secret  faults: 
The  works  of  darkness   you  have  done 
Must  all   appear   before    the   sun. 

4  The  vengeance  to  your  follies  due. 
Should  strike  your  hearts  with  terror 

through : 
How  will  ye  stand  before   his  face, 
Or  answer   for   his   injurM   grace? 

5  Almighty  God,   turn   off  their   eyes 
From   these  alluring    vanities. 

And    let   the    thunder   of  thy   word 
Awake  their  souls  to   fear  the  Lord. 


569^ 


570  ( 


Hymn  90.    B.  1.    C.  M.      b 

Rockinijham,  Plymouth, 

I'he  same. 

IX  O,  the  young  tribes  of  Adam  rise, 

JLi  And  thfough  all  nature  rove, 

Fulfil  the  wishes  of  their  eyes. 

And   taste  the  joys  they  love. 

2  They  give  a  loose  to  wild  desires; 

But  let  the  sinners  know 
The  strict  account  that  God  requires 

Of  all  the  works  they  do. 
3The  Judge  prepares  his  throne  on  high"; 

'I'he  frighted   earth  and   seas 
Avoid   the  fury  of  his  eye, 
And  flee  beliore  his  face. 
4  How  shall  I  bear  that  dreadful  day, 

And  stand  the  fiery    test? 
I  give  ail   mortal  joys   away, 
To  be  forever  blest. 

Psalm  90.    21  Part.  CM.    fc) 
Rockiligham,  Wantage. 

Infirmities  and  mortnlity  the  ej^Tect  of  sin  j  or,  life, 
old  age,  andprtparationf.r  death. 

ly  ORD,  if  thine  eyes  survey  our  faulty 
XJ  And   iuitice  grow  severe, 
Thy  dreadful  wrath  exceeds  our  thoughts, 

And  burns  beyond  our  fear. 

2  Thine  anger  turns  our  frame  to  dust  ; 

By  ooe  offence  to  thte, 
Adam,  with  all  his  sons,  have  lost 
Their  immortality. 

3  Life,  like  a  vain  amusement,  flies, 

A  fable  or  a  song ; 
By  swift  degrees  our  nature   dies, 
Nor  can  our  joys  be  long. 

4  'Tis  but  a  few  whose  days  amount 

To  threescore  ye-irs  and   ten  ; 
And  all  beyontl  that  short  account 
Is  sorrow,   toil  and   pain. 

5  [Our  vitals,  with  laborious  strife, 

Bear   up  the  crazy   load. 
And  drag  those  poor  remains  of  life 
Along  the  tiresome  road.] 

6  Almighty  God,  reveal  thy   love, 

And  not  thy  wrath  alone; 
O  let  our  sweet  experience  prove 

The  mercies  of  thy   throue ! 
70ur  souls  would  learn  the  heav'nly  art, 

To  improve  the  hours  we  have, 
That  we  m.iy  act  the  wiser  part, 

And   live  ijeyond   the   grave. 

r^.  )    Psalm  71.  1st  Part.   CM.  b 
*^' ■*■  S         St.  Anns,  Plymtrnth; 
The  ng'-d  saint's  rejitction  and  hofie. 
ll^JTY  God,  my    everlasting   hope, 
I  live  upon  thy  truth; 


572 


TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


573,  574 


Thine  hands  ha>e  held  my  childhood  up, 
And   streni^theii'd  all   my   youth. 

2  My  flesh  was  fashica'd  by  thy  power, 

With  all   these   hmbs  of  mine ; 
And  from  my  mother's  painful  liour, 
I've  been  entirely  thine. 

3  Still  hath  my  life  new  wonders  seen, 

Repeated  every  year; 
Behold   my  days  that  yet  remain, 

I  trust  them   to  thy   care. 
4Cast  me  not  off  when  strength  decli^ei^, 

When  hoary  hairs  arise; 
And  round   me  let  thy  glory  shine, 

Whene'er  thy  servant  dies. 

5  Then,   in  the  history   of  my   age, 
When   men   review   my  days, 
They'll  read  thy  love  in  every  page, 
Jn  every  line,  thy  pr.iise. 

572  J   Psalm  71.    3d  Part.   C.  M.  b 
)       Durham,  Canterbury. 

The  aged  C'lrlstian'i  prayer  and  son;;  ;  or,  old  age, 
death,  and  the  returrection, 

1  /"^  OD  of  ray  childhood  and  my  3*outh, 
\J^  The  guide  of  all  my  days, 

I  have  declar'd  thy  heavenly  truth, 
And  told  thy  wondrous  ways. 

2  Wilt  thou  forsake  my  hoary  hail's, 

And   leave  my  fainting  heart? 

Who  shall  sustain   my  sinking  years. 

If  God,   my   strength,  depart? 

3  Let  me  thy  power  and  truth  proclaim 

To  the  surviving  age, 
And  leave  a   savour  of  thy  name 
When   I  shall  quit  the  stage. 

4  The  land  of  silence  and  of  death 

Attends   my  next   remove  ; 
O  may  these  poor  remains  of  breath 
Teach   the  wide  world  thy  love. 
Pause. 

5  Thy  righteousness  is  deep  and  high, 

Unsearchable   thy  deeds. 
Thy  glorv  spreads  btyond  the  sky, 
And  all  my   praise  exceeds. 

6(Jfthave  I  heard  thy  thrcatenings  roar, 

And  oft  endui'd  the  gri.  f  • 
But  when  thy  hand  hath  pressed  me  sore, 
Thy   grace  was  my   relief 

7  By  long  experience  have    I  known 

Thy   sovereign  power  to  s  ive  ; 
At  thy   command    I  venture    down 
Securely  to  the  grave. 

8  When   I   lie  buried  deep  in   dust. 

My  flssh  shall  be  thy  care  ; 
Thest:  withering  limbs  with  thee  I  trust, 
I'o  raise  them  strone  and  fair. 


573} 


FAST    AND  THANKSGIVING 
DAYS,   &c. 

Psalm  10.    C.  M.  b 

Windsor,  Wantage. 

Prayer  heard^  and  saints  saved;   or,  f>ride,  athe- 
ism, and  oppression  punished. 

For  a  humiliation  day. 

1«7HY  doth  the  Lord  stand  off  so  far? 

▼  ▼    Aud  why   conceal  his  face, 

When  great  calamities  appear, 

And  times   of  deep  distress  ? 

2  Lord,  shall  the  wicked   still  deride 

Thy  justice  and  thy  power? 
Shall  they  advance  their  heads  in  pride, 

And  still  thy  saitus  devour .'' 
SThey  put  thy  judgments  from  their  sight, 

And  then  insuit  the  poor. 
They  boast,   in  their  exalted  height. 
That   they  shall  fall  no  more. 

4  Arise,  O  God,  lift  up  thine  hand  ; 

Attend    our  humble  cry ; 
No  enemy  shall  dare   to  stand 
When  God   ascaids   oa  high. 
Pause. 

5  Why  do  the   men  of  malice   rag<?. 

And   say,  with  foolish  pride, 
"The  God  of  htaven  will  nr'^r  engage, 
"  To  fight  on   Zion's   side  ?" 

6  But  thou  forever  art  cur  Lord ; 

And  powerful  is  thine  hand, 
As  when  the  heathens  felt  thy  sword, 
And   perish'd  from  thy  land. 

7Thou  wilt  prepare  oar  hearts  to  pray. 
And  cause  thine  ear  to  hear ; 
Hearken  to  what  thy  children  say. 
And  put  the  world  in   fear. 

8  Proud  tyrants  shall  no  more  oppress, 
No   more   despise   the  just ; 
And  mighty  smners   sh<ill   confess 
They  are   but  earth  and  dust. 

Ky-iA)        Psalm  12.    CM.     b  or « 

*^  '  ^  <;      St.  Anns,  Cokhtster. 

ComfiLaint  of  a  gene^-ul  currufuion  of 
manners  ;  or,  th:  promiat'  a?id  signs 
of  Chrisi^s  cuniing-  to  judgment. 

1  FTELP,  Lord,  for  m.  n  of  virtue  fail, 
J.jL  Religion   loses  ground  ; 

T'he  sons   o'f  v^olenci  prevail. 
Ami  treiiche^ies  abound. 

2  Their  oaths  and  promises  they  break, 

Yet,  act   the   flritterer's  part; 
Witii  fair,  deceitful   lips  they  speak, 
And   with   a  double  heart. 

3  If  we  reprove  some  hateful  lie. 

How  is  their  fury  stirr'd  ! 
"  Are  not  our  iips  our  own,"  they  cry, 
*^And  who  shall  be  our  Lord?" 


575 


FAST  AND  THANKSGIVING  DAYS,  &c. 


4  Scoffers  appear  on  every  side, 

Where  a  vile  race  of  men 
Is  rais'd  to  seats  of  power  and  pride, 
And  bears  tiie  sword  in  vain. 

Pause. 

5  Lord,   when  iniquities    abound, 

And  blasphemy  grows  bold, 
When  faith   is  hardly  to  be  found, 
And  love   is  waxing  cold  ; 

6  Is  not  thy  chariot  hastening  on  ? 

Hast  thou  not  giv'n  the  sign  ? 
May   we  not  trust   and  live  upon 
A   promise  so  divine  ? 

7  "Yes,''saith  the  Lord,  "now  will  I  rise, 

'*  And  make  oppressors  flee  !^ 

"I  shall  appear  to  their  surprise, 

'*  And  set   my  aervants  free." 

8Thy  word,like  silver  seven  times  try*d, 

Through  ages  shall  endure; 
The  men,  who  in  thy  truth  confide 
Shall  find  the  promise  sure. 

K«rr?      Psalm  12.     L.  M.         b  or  « 

"^  '  '^  $  Limehouse,  Bath. 

The  saints'*  safety  and  hofie  in  cxnl 
times  ;  or^  sins  of  the  tongue  comfilain- 
edof,  viz.  blasjiheinijy  falsehood ^i!fc. 

IT    ORD,  if  thou  dost  not  soon  appear, 
JLi  Virtue  and  truth  will  flee  awaj, 
A   faithful   man    among  us  here 
Will   scarce   be  found,  if  thou    delay. 

^  The  whole  discourse,  when  neighbours 
meet, 
Is  fillM    with  trifles  loose   and    vain  ; 
Their  lips   are    flattery    and  deceit, 
And  their  proud   language   is   profane. 

3  But  lips,  that   with   deceit   abound, 
Shall  not  maintain  their  triumph  long; 
The  God  of  vengeance  will  confound 
The  flattering  and  blaspheming  tongue. 

4"Yet  shall  our  words  be  free,"  they  cry, 
"Our  tongues  shall  be  controlPd  by  none: 
'*'  Where  is  the  Lord  will  ask  us  why  ? 
"Or  say,  our  lips  are  not  our   own  f" 

5  The  Lord  who  sees  the  poor  oppressed, 
And  hears  the  oppressor's  liaughty  strain, 
Will  rise  to    give   his   children    rest. 
Nor  shall  they  trust  his  word  in  vain. 

6  Thy  word,  O  Lord,  though  often  tryVi, 
Void    of  deceit   shall    still    appear ; 
Not  silver,  seven    times    purify 'd 
From  dross  and  mixture,  shines  so  clear. 

'7  Thy  grace  shall,  in  the  darkest  hour, 
Defend    the    holy   soul   from   harm  ; 
Though  Avhen  the  vilest  men  have  power, ' 


sre,  577 
b 


Krtr\  Psalm  60.  C.  M. 
^'^j"  Wantage.  Chelsea. 
On  a  day  of  humiliation  fir  dissafijioint- 

ments  in  war. 
IT  ORD,  hast  thou  cast  the  nation  off? 
JLi  Must  we  forever  mourn  ? 
Wiit  thou   indulge  immortal  wrath  ? 
Shall  mercy  ne'er  return  ? 

2  The  terror  of  one  frown  of  thine 
Melts   all   cur  strength  away  ; 

Like  men  that  totter,drunk  with  wine, 
We  ti-cmble  in  dismay. 

3  **  Our  Zion  trembles  at  thy  stroke, 
"  And  dreads  thy   lifted   hand  ! 

**  O,  heal  the  people  thou  hast  broke, 
•'  And  save  the  sinking  land." 

4  Lift  up  a  banner  in  the  iield 
For  those  thiit  fear  thy  name  ; 

Save  thy  beloved  with  thy  shield. 
And  put  our  foes  to  shame. 

5  Go  with   our  .armies  to  the  fight, 
Like  a   confederate   Crod  ; 

In   vain  confederate  powers  unite 
Against  thy  lifted  rod. 

6  Ouf  troops  shall  griin  a  w'de  renown 
By   thine   assisting  hand ; 

*Tis  God  that  treads  the  mighty  down. 

And  makes  the  feeble  stand. 
f-^^  I  Psalm  20.     L.  M.  « 

^  "  S  Quercy,  Wells. 

Prayer  and  ho/ie  of  victory. 
For  a  (lay   of  prayer  in   time  of  >var. 
ll^OW  may  the  God  of  power  and  grace 
i3l     Attend  his  people's  humble  crjl 
Jehovah    hears    when    Israel  prays, 
And  brings  deliverance   from  on   high. 

2  The   name    of  Jacob's    God   defends 
Better  than   shields   or  brazen    walls  ; 
He    from    his  sanctuary   sends 
Succour  and  strength  when  Zion  calls. 

3  Well   he    remembers    all  our  sighs  ; 
His  love    exceeds   our   best    deserts  ; 
His    love    accepts   the    sacrifice 
Of  humble  groans   and   broken  hearts. 

4  In   his  salvation   is   our   hope. 
And  in   the   name   of  IsraePs    God 
Our  troops  shall  lift  their  banners  up. 
Our  navies  spread  their  flags    abroad. 

5  Some  trust   in  iiorses  train''d  for  war. 
And  some  of  chariots  make  their  boasts  ; 
Our  surest  expectations   are 
From  thee,  the  Lord  of  heavenly  hosts. 

6  [O   may  the  memory  of  thy  name 
Inspire   our    armies    for  the   light! 
Our  foes  shall  fall  and  die  with  shame, 


i)u  €v«ry  side  will  sinners  swarm,     j|    Or  quit  the  field  with  shameful  flight.] 


578,  579 


TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


580,  581 


7  Now  save  us,  Lord,  from  slavish  fear ; 
Now  let  our  hopes  be  firm  and  strong, 
Till    thy   salvation   shall    appear, 
And  joy  and  triumph   raise  the  song. 

er>yQ\     Hymn  30.     B.I,     L.  M.     » 

^'^5  Winchester,  Shoel. 

Prayer  for  delivtrmice  (tnswe^t'd, 

ITN  thine  own  ways,  O  God  of  love, 
JL  We  wait  the  visits    of   thy  grace  ; 
Our   souls'   desire   is   to   thy    name, 
And    the   remembrance    of  thy  face. 

2My  thoughts  are  searchin^,Lord.for  thee, 
'Mongst  the  black  shades  of  lonesome 

niyht, 
My   earnest    cries  salute    the   skies. 
Before    the   dawn  restore  the    light. 

3  Look   how  rebellious   men    deride 
The    tender   palience   of  my    God  ; 
But   they  shall   see  Ihy   lifted    hand. 
And    feel   the  scourges  of  tiiy   rod. 

4  flark !    tht  Eternal   rends  the    sky, 
A    mighty    voice    before    him  goes, 
A    voice    of  music   to    his    friends, 
But  threatening   tluinder   to   his   foes. 

5**  Come,  children, to  your  Father''s  arms, 
**Hide  in  the  chambers  of  my  grace, 
**Till  the  fierce  storms  be  overblown, 
'*  And    my  revenging   fury  cease. 

6'^My  sworH  shall  bnast  its  thousands  slain, 
''And  drink  the  blood  of  haughty  kings, 
*' W])ile  heavenly  peace  around  my  flock 
**  Stretches  its  soft  and   shady  wings.'' 


579  ( 


Hymn  I.     B.  f?.     L.  M. 

Bath,    Castle  Street. 
^  f^on_:^  of  firaisr  to  Gcd. 


« 


liyrATURE,  with  all  her  powers,  shall 
j3I  God  the  Creator  and  the  King: [sing 
Nor  air,  nor  earth,  nor  skies,  nor  seas, 
Deny  the    tribute    of  tht^ir   pr.iise 

2  Beeria  to  make  his    glories   known. 
Ye  seraphs,    that  sit  near  his  t'lrone? 
Tune  your  harps  high,  and  spread  the 
To  the  creation's  utmost  bound,  [sound 

3[A]1  mortal  things  of  meaner  frame, 
Exert  your  force,  and  own  his  Tiame  ; 
^Vl)ile  witli  our  souls  and  wjtli  our  voice, 
"We  sing    his    honours    and   our  joys] 

4  [To   him   be    sacred   all  wo   have, 
From  the  jowng  cradle   to  the  grave  ; 
Our  lips  shall  his  lou(i  wonders  tell, 
And   every   word   a   miracle  ] 

6[ These  Western  shores,  our  native  land, 
l^ie    safe   in  the    Almighty's    hand  : 
Our  foes  of   victory   dream    in   v.iin, 
And  wear  the  captivating  chaia.]       1 


6  Raise   monumental   praises   high 

To  Him  who  thunders  through  the  sky, 
And,   with  an  awfid   nod   or  frown. 
Shakes   an   aspiring   tyrant  down. 

7  [Pillars   of  lasting   brass  proclaim 
The  triumphs   of  th'   Eternal    Name  ; 
While  trembling  nations  read  from  far 
The   honours   of  the    God  of  war.] 

8  Thus  let   our   flaming  zeal  employ 
Our  loftiest  thoughts  and  loudest  songs  ! 
Let  there  be  sung,  with  warmest  joy, 
Hosanna  from  ten   thousand   tongues. 

9  [Yet,  mighty  God,  our  feeble  frame 
Attempts  in  vain  to  reach  thy  name  ; 
The  strongest  notes  that  angels  raise. 
Faint  in  the   worsh'p  and  the  praise.] 

KQ^  )  PsAi.M  144.     L.  M.  » 

^^^  \  Dunstan,  Nantwitch. 

^1  rue-  ubovc  richcfi;  or^t/if  /jippy nation. 

APPYthe   city,  where  their  sons, 

Like  pillars  round  a  palace  set, 

And  daiighters,  briglit  as  polish'd  stones, 

Give  strength  and  beauty  to  the  state. 

2  Happy  the  country  where  the  sheep, 
Cattle  and  corn  have  large  increase; 
Where  men  securely  work  or  sleep, 
Nor  sons  of  plunder  break  their  peace, 

3  Happy    the   nation    tiius   endow'd  ; 
But    more    divinely  blest   are  those, 
On    whom  tli«  all-sulncient    God 
Himself  with   all  his   grace    bestows. 

i^Qj  )        PsAi.M  67.     C.  M.  « 

^^^^  Stade,  Swan  wick. 

T/te  noJion's  prosper  by.  aT}il  tlic  church'' t  increase. 

1  O  HINE,  mighty  God,  en  this  our  land, 
i^  With  beams  of  heavenly  grace  ; 
Reveal  thy  power  through  all  onr  coasts, 

And  shew  thy  smiling  face. 

2  [Amidst    our   States,    exalted   high, 

Do   thou    our    glory   stand. 
And   like    a  wall    of  guardian   fire, 
Surround   thy  favourite  land.] 

3  When  shall  thy  name  from  shore  to  shore 

Sound   all    the   earth   abroad, 
And   distant    nations    know    and    love 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God? 

4  Sing  to  the   Lord,  ^e    distant    lands, 

Sing  loud    with   solemn   voice  ; 
While  thankful  tongues  exalt  his  praise, 
And   grateful   hearts    rejoice. 
SHe.the  great  Lord, the  sovereign  Judge, 
That  sits   enthron'd   above. 
Wisely  commands  the  worlds  he  miide, 
In   justice   and   in  love. 
6  Earth  shall  obey  her  Maker's   wiU, 
And  yield  a  full  increase ; 


582,  583 


FAST  AND  THANKSGIVING  DAYS,  &c. 


Our  God  will  crown  his  chosen  land 
With  fruitfulness  and  peace. 

7  God,  the   Kedeemer,  scatters  round 
Mis  choicest  favours  here; 
While  the  creation's  utmost  bound 
Shall  see,  adore,   and  fear. 


582 


Psalm  107.  Last  Part.  L.  M.  « 


Ninety-seventh  Psalm, Quercy. 

Colonies  planted  ;  or,  nations  blest  and  punisherL 
A  Psalm  for  New-Englsnd. 

1T1|7HEN  God,  provokM  with  daring 

f  ▼  crimes, 

Scourges  the   madness  of  the  times, 

He   turns  their  fields  to   barren  sand, 

And   dries  the  rivers  from  the  land. 

2  His  word  can  raise  the  springs  again, 
And  make  the  withered  mountains  green, 
Send  showery  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And   harvests  in   the  desert  rise. 

3[  Where  nothing  dwelt  butbeasts  of  prey, 
Or  men  as  fierce  and  wild  as  they, 
He  bids  the  oppressed  and  poor  repair, 
And  build  them  towns  and  cities  there. 

4They  sow  the  fieldf:,and  trees  they  plant, 
Whose  yearly  fruit  supplies  their  want  : 
Their  race  grows  up  from  fruitful  stocks. 
Their  wealth  increases  with  their  flocks. 

5  Thus  they  are  blest ;  but  if  they  sin, 
He   lets   the  heathen   nations  in  ; 

A    savage  crew   invades   their  lands  ; 
Their  children  die  by  barbarous  hands. 

6  Their  captive  sons,  expos'd  to  scorn. 
Wander   impitied    and   forlorn ; 

The  country  lies   unfenc'd,   untill-d, 
And   desolation   spreads  the   field. 

7  Yet  if  the  humbled   nation   mourns. 
Again   his   dreadful  hand   he  turns ; 
Again   he   makes    their  cities   thrive, 
And  bids  the  dying   churches   live.] 

8  The   righteous,   with   a  joyful  sense, 
Admire  the   works  of  providence  ; 
And  tongues  of  atheists  shall  no  more 
Blaspheme  the  God  that  saints  adore. 

5  How  (ew^   with   pious  care,  record 
These  wondrous  dealings  of  the  Lord  I 
But  wise  observers  slill  shall  find 
The  Lord  is   holy,  just,   and  kind. 

KQo  )     Hymn  111.    B.  2.    C.  M.   « 
Doo  ^         Arundel,  Pembroke. 
Thanksgiving  for  victory  ;   or^  God^s 

dominion^  and  our  deliverance* 
1  ^lON,  rejoice;    and  Jddab,  sing, 
J[A  'The  Lord  assumes  his  tlirone; 
Come,  let  us  ovvn  the  heavenly  King, 
And  make  his  gloriss  known, 

R 


584 1 


584 

2  The  great,  the  wicked,  and  the  proud 

From  their  high  seats  are  hurPd; 
Jtfhovali  rides  upon  a  cloud, 

And  thunders  through  the  world, 

3  He  reigns  upon  the  eternal  hills. 

Distributes   mortal  crowns ; 
Empires  are  fix'd  beneath  his  smiles. 
And  totter  at  his  frowns. 

4  Navies,  that  rule  the  ocean  wide. 

Are  vanquishM  by  hic>   bieath, 
And  legions,arm'd  virith  power  and  pride^ 
Descend  to  watery  death. 

5  Let  tyrants  make  no  more  pretence 

To  vex  our  happy  land: 
Jehovah's  name  is  our  defence. 
Our  buckler  is  his  hand. 

6  [Still  may  the  King  of  grace  descend. 

To  rule   us  by  his  word; 
And  all  the  honours  we  can  give. 
Be  offer'd  to  the  Lord,] 

Psalm  18.    1st  Part.    C.M.X 
Wareham,  Irish, 

Victory  and  triumph  over  temporal  enemies. 

1  \/17'^  ^^^^  *^ce.  Lord,  and  we  adore  ; 

?  T    New  is  thine  arm   reveal'd; 
Thou  art  our  strength,  our  heavenly 
Our  bulwark  and  our  shield,  [tower, 

2  We  fly  to  our  eternal  Rock, 

And  hnd  a  sure  defence ; 
His  holy  name  cur  lips  invoke. 

And  draw   salvation  thence. 
SWhen  God,  our  leader,  shines  in  arms. 

What  mortal  heart  can   bear 
The  thunder  of  his  loud  alarms. 

The  lightning  of  his  spear? 

4  He  rides  upon  the  winged  wind. 

And  angels  in  array, 
In  millions  wait,  to  know  his  mind, 
And  swift  as  flames  obey. 

5  He  speaks,  and  at  his  fierce  rebuke 

Whole  armies  are  dismayed; 
His  voice,  his  frown,  his  angry  look 
Strikes  all  their  courage  dead. 

6  He  forms  our  generals  for  the  field. 

With  all  their  dreadful  skill. 
Gives  them  his  awful  sword  to  wield. 
And  makes  their  hearts  of  steel. 

7  [He  arms  our  captains  to  the  fight. 

Though  there  his  name's  forgot: 
(He  girded  Cyrus  with  his  might, 
When  Cyrus  knew  him  not.) 

8  Oft  has  the  Lord  wb  Venations  blest, 

For  his  own  churcii'b  sake; 
The  powers  that  give  i;is  people  rest, 
Shall  of  his  care  partake,] 


585,  586,  587 


TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


588 


tofr  >   Psalm  18.    2d  Part.   C.  M.  » 
•^^^  J         iJevizcs,  bt.  Martins. 

Tfie  conqverora   song. 
If^WM)  thine  alniigiity  a?  id    we   owe 
X  The  triumplis  of  the  day ; 
Thy  ttrrors,  Loi d,  cotfound  the  foe, 
And  melt  their  strength  away. 

2  ■' lis  by  thine  aid   our  troops  prevail, 

And  break  united  poweis; 
Or  burn  their  boasted  fleets,  or  scale 
The  proudest  of  their  towers. 

oHowhave  wechas'd  them  thrcugh  the 
And  trod  theni  to  the  ground,  [field, 
V/hilc  thy  salvation  was  our  shield  ; 
But  they   no  shelter  found  ! 

4 In  vain  to  idol  s;;ints  they   cry, 

And  perish  in   their  b'ood  : 
Where  is  a  rock  so  great,  so  high, 
So  powerful  as  our  God  ? 

5  The  Rock  of  Israel  ever  lives; 

His  name  be  ever  blest ; 
'Tis  his  own  arm  the  victory  gives. 
And  gives  his  people  rest. 

6  On  kings  that  reign   as  David  did, 

He  pours  his  blesbings  down ; 
Secures  their  honours  to  their  seed, 
And  well  supports  their  crown. 

KQ^)         Psalm  124.     L.  M.  » 

^^^  \      All  Saints,  Castle-Street. 

^  song  for  public  d<  livcrance. 
ITTTAD  not  the  Lord,   may   Israel  say, 
XiHad  not  the  Lord  mainta.n'd  our  side, 
When  men,  to  make  our  lives  a  prey, 
Rose  like  the  swelling  of  the  tide, 

2  The  swelling  tide  had  stop*  our  breath, 
So  fiercely  did   the    waters    roll. 

We  had  been  swallowed  deep  in  death. 
Proud  watero  hacl  o*erwhelm'd.oiir  soul. 

3  We   leap  for  joy,   we  shout  and  sing. 
Who  just  escapM   the   fatal   stroke  ; 
So  flies   the  bird  with   clieerful    wing, 
When  once  the  fowler's  snare  is  broke. 

4  Forever  blepsed  be  the    Lord, 

Who  broke  the  fowler^s  cursed  snare., 
Whosav'd  us  from  the  murdering  sword. 
And  made  our  lives  and  sauls  his  care. 

5  Our   help  is  in   Jehovah's   name. 
Who  formM  the  earth  and  built  the  skies; 
He  that  upholds   that   wondrous  frame. 
Guards  hisown  church  wiihwaichfu!  eyes. 

KQ7  I     Hymn  92.    B.  2.    C.  M.      « 
*^^'  S         BT'^y*  Rochester. 

'l/ie  church  savci!,  and  her  encmins  dUafiptinted; 
or,  deUvarance  from  xreaton. 

1  Q  HOU  r  to  the  Lord.and  let  our  joys 
*3   Through  the  whole  nation  run  : 


Ye  wtstt-rn  skies,  resound  the  noise 
Beyond  the  rising  sun. 

2  Tliee,  mighty  God,  our  souls  admire; 

Thee  our  glnd   voices  sing; 
And  j(in  with   the  celestiil   choir, 
To  praise  th*  eternal   King. 

3  Thy  power  the  whole  creation  rules, 

And  on   the  starry   skies. 
Sits  smiling  at  the  weak  designs 
Thine  envious  foes  devise. 

4  Thy  scorn  derides  their  feeble  rage, 

And,  with  an   awful  frown, 
Flings  vast  confusion  on  their  plots, 
And  shakes  their  B^bel  down. 

5  [  I'heir  secret  fires  in  caverns  lay. 

And    we  the   sacrifice ; 
But   gloomy   caverns  strove  in  vain 
To  'scape  all-searching  eyes. 

6  Their  dat  k  designs  wei-e  all  reveal'd  ; 

Their  treasons  all  betray'd  : 
Praise  to  the  Lord,who  broke  the  snare 
Their  cursed  hands  had  laid.] 

7  In   vain   the  busy  sons  of  hell 

Still  new   rebellions   try; 
Their  souls  shall  pine  with  envious  rage. 
And  vex  away,  and  die. 

8  Almighty   grace   defends  cur  land 

From   their  malicious   power: 
Then   let  us  with  miited  songs 
Almighty  grace  adore. 

kqq)         Psalm  76     CM.  ^ 

^^^  S     Peterboro',  Roc  khr  dge. 

Isrnel  saved,  and  the  Assyrians  destroyed;    or, 
GotTs  vengpnnce  against  his   enemies  proceeds 
from  his  church. 

1  XN   Judah   God  of  old  was  known, 
JL  His  name   in   Israel  great; 

In  Salem  stood  his  hi  ly    thrcne. 
And  Zion    was   his  seat. 

2  Among  the  praises  of  his  saints, 

His  dwelling  there   he  chose ; 
There  hereceiv'd  their  just  complaint.?, 
Against  their  haughty   fo-s. 

3  From  Zion  went  his  dreadful  word. 

And  broke  the  theatening  spear. 
The  bow,  the  arrows,  and  the  sword. 

And  trush'd  the  Assyrian   war. 
4What  are  the  earth's  wide  kingdoms  else 

Hut  mighty  hilis  of  prey  ? 
The   hiil   on   which  Jehovah   dwells 

Is   glorious  njore  thiin    they. 

5'Twas  Zion's  King  that  .stopp'd  the  breath 

Of  captains  and   their  bands; 
T'he  men  of  mi^^ht  slept  fast  in  death. 
And  never  found  their  hands. 

6  At  thy   rebuke,   O  Jacob's  God, 
Both  horse  and  chariot  fell.' 


589,  590 


FAST  AND  THANKSGIVING  DAYS. 


59.t 


Who  knows  the  terrors  of  thy  rod  ! 

Tliy   vengeance,  who  can  tell  ? 

rWhat  power  can  stand  before  thy  sight, 

VVhen   once  thy   wrath  appears? 

When    heaven    shines    rouncl     with 

dreadful   liglit, 

The  earth  lies  still  and  fears. 

8  When(indin  his  own  sovereign  ways, 
4  Comes  down  to  sive  the  opprtss'd 
The  wrath  of  man  shall  work  his  praise, 

And  he'll  restrain  the  rest. 

9  [Vow  to  the  Lord,  and  tribute  bring; 

Ye  princes,   fear  liis   frown: 
His  terror  shakes  the  proudest  king. 
And  cuts  an  army  down, 

10  The  thunder  of  his  sharp   reb-fke 

Our   haughty  foes  shall  f  el: 
For  Jacob's  God   hath  not  forsook. 
But  dwells  in  Zion   still.] 


Hymn  149.    B,  2.    C.  M.   « 
Arundel,  Kingston. 

Honour  to  magiitrat^s  ;   or,  governtnentfrom  God. 


589  ( 

Honour  t> 

lin^TEKNAL  Sovereign  of  the  sky, 
Jji  And  Lord  of  all   bdow. 
We  mortals  to  thy  majesty 
Our  first  obedience  owe. 

2  Our  souls  adore  thy  throne  supreme, 

And  bless  thy   prr,vidence 
For  magistrates  of  meaner  name. 
Our  giory  and  defence, 

3  [The  rulers  of  these  States  shall  shine 

With  rays  above  t!ie  rest. 
Where  laws  and  liberties  combine 
To  make  a  nation  blest,] 

4  Kingdoms  on  firm  foundations  stand, 

Whi'e  virtue  finds  reward  ; 
And   sinners  petish  from  the  land 
By  justice  and  the  sword. 

5  Let  Cesar's  due  be  ever  p  lid 

To  Cesar  and  his   throne  ; 
But  consciences  and  souls  were  made 
To  be  tlie  Lord's  alone. 


590 


PSALIVllOl.      L.  M.  }& 

Newcourt,  All  Saints, 
T/ie  magistrate'' 8  fisalm, 
CRCY  and  judgment  are  iny  Pong! 
And  since  they  both  to  thee  belonjr, 
My  gracious  God,   my   righteous  King, 
To  thee  my  songs  and  vows    Pll  bring. 

2  If  I  am  raisVl  to  bear  the  sword, 
I'll  take  my  counsels  from  thy  word  ; 
Thy  justice    and    thy  henvenly   grace 
Shall  be   the  pattern   of  my    ways. 

3  Let  wisdom  all   my  actions   guide. 
And  let  my   God  with   rae    reside  ; 


No  wicked  thing  shall   dwell  with  me, 
Which  may   provoke    thy  jealousy. 

4  No  sons  of  slander,  rage   and    strife, 
Sliall    be  companions    of  ray  life ; 
The  haughty  look,    the  heart  of  pride 
Within   my  door  shall  ne'er  abide. 

5  [I'll  search  the  land,  and  raise  the  just 
To  posts  of  honour,  wealth  and  tru-t  ; 
The    men   that  work   thy  holy    wi' 
Shall  be  my  friends  and  favourites  still.] 

6  In  vain   shall   sinners  hope  to  rise 
By   flattering  or  malicious  lies ; 
And  while  the   innocent   I  guard, 
The   bold   offender  shan't   be   spar'd. 

7  The  impious  crew,  that  factious  band, 
Shall  hide  their  heads,  or  quit  the  land; 
And    all   that  break   the   public   re?t, 
Where  I  have  power  shall  b?  suppress'd. 

KQI  )  .       Ps4lm75.     L.  M.  « 

*^^^  S        Old  Hundred,  Gaton. 

Ponver  &  governnifnt  from  God  alone. 

linpO  thee.  Most  Holy,  and  Most  High, 

JL  To  thee  we  bring  our  thankful  prui.-o; 

Thy  works  declare  thy  name  is  nig'-. 

Thy   works   of  wonder  and   of  grrj". 

2"  To  slavery  doom'd,  thy  chosen  sous 
'•  Beheld  their  foes  triumphant  rise  ; 
"And, sore  oppress'd  by  earthly  thrones, 
"They  sought  the  Sovereign  of  the  skies. 

3" 'Tvvas  then,  great  God,  with  equal 

power, 

"  Arose  thy  vengeance  and  thy  grace, 

"To  scourge  their  legions  from  the  shore, 

"  And  save  the  remnant  of  thy  race.'" 

4  Let  haughty  sinners  sink  th-^ir  pride, 
Nor  lift  so  high  their  scornful  head  ; 
But  lay  their  foolish  thoughts  aside, 
And  own  the  "empire"  God  hath  made. 

5  Such  honours  never  come  by  chance, 
Nor   do  the   winds   promotion  blow  : 

'  ['is  God  the  judge  doth  one  advance, 
' Tis    God  that  lays    another  low. 

6  No  vain  pretence   to   royal   birth 
Shall  fix    a  tyrant   on   the    throne'; 
God,  the  great  sovereign  of  the  earth, 
Will  rise,  and  make  his  justice  known. 

7  [His  hand  holds  out  the  dreadful  cup 
Of  vengeance,mix'd  with  various  plagues^ 
To  make  the  wicked  drink  them  up, 
Wring  out  and  taste  the  bitter  dregs. 

8  Now  shall  the  Lord  exalt  the  just. 
And  while  he  tramples  on  the  proud. 
And  lays   their  glory    in   the  dust. 

Our  lips   shall  sing   his  praise  aloud.] 


692,  593 


TIMES  AND  SEASOx\S. 


594,  595 


KQ9 }        Psalm  21.    CM.  » 

•^^-^  J     Hymn  2d,  Arlington. 

Our  country  the  care  of  Heaven. 

1  ^^UR  land,  O  Lord,  with  songs  of 

\J  praise, 

Shall  in   thy  strenp^th   rejoice, 

And,    blest  with  thy  salvati(!n,  raise 

To    heaven   their  cheerful   voice. 

2Thy  sure  defence, through  nations  ro«nd 
Hms   spread  our  v/ondrous  nanne; 
And  our  successful  actions  crown'd 
With  dignity  and   fiinie. 

3  Then   let  our  land  on  God  alene 

For  timely   aid   rely  ; 
His  mercy,  which  adorns  his  throne, 
Shall  all  our   wants   supply. 

4  But,  righteous  Lord,  thy  slubborn  foes 

Shall   feel  thy  dreadful   hand: 
Thy  vengeful  arm  shall  hnd  out  those 
Who  hate  all  just  conimand. 

5  When  thou  against  them  dost  engage, 

Thy  just,   but  dread tul   doom 
Shall,   like  a   iiery  oven's 


Their  hopes  and  them 


rage, 
consume. 


C  Thus,  Lord,  thy  wondrous  power  de- 
And  thus  exait  thy  fame  ;      [clare, 
While  we  glad  sc  ngs  of  praise  prepare 
For  thine  almighty  jiame. 


>         Psalm  60.     L.  P.  M. 
5  St.  Hellens. 

Warning  to  magistrates. 


^ 


1  "TUDGES,  who  rule  the  world  by  laws, 
^    Will  je  despise  the  righteous  cause, 

When  Lh'  injur'd  poor  before  you  stand*? 
Dare  ye  condemn  the  righteous  poor. 
And  let  rich   sinners   'scape   secure. 

While  gold  and  greatness  bribe  your 
hands  ? 

2  Have  ye   forgot,   or  never  knew. 
That  God  will  judge  the  judges  too  ? 

High  in  the  heavens  his  justice  reigns  ; 
Yet  you  invade  the  rights  of  God, 
And  send  your  bold   decrees  abroad. 

To  bind  the  conscience  in  your  chains. 

3  A   poison'd  arrow   is  your  tongue, 
The   arrow   sharp,   the   poison  strong, 

And  death  attends  where'er  it  wounds; 
You  hear  no  counsels,  cries  or  tears  ; 
So   the   deaf  adder   stops   her  ears 

Against  the  power  of  charming  sounds. 

4  Break  out  their  teeth,  eternal  God; 
Those   teeth   of  lions  dy'd  in  blood : 

And  crush  the  serpents  in  the  dust. 
As  empty  chaffy  when  whirlwinds  rise, 
Before  the   sweeping  tempest  flies. 

So  let  their  hopes  and  names  be  lost. 


5  Th'  Almighty  thunders  from  the  sky. 
Their  grandeur  melts,  their  titles  die. 

As  hills  of  snow  dissolve  and  run, 
Or  snails  that  perish  in  their  slime. 
Or  births  that  come   before  their  time. 

Vain  births,  that  never   see  the  sun. 

6  Thus  shall  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord 
Safety   and  joy    to   saints   afford ; 

And  all  that  hear  shall  join  and  say, 
"  Sure  there's  a  God  that  rules  on  high, 
"A  God  that  hears    his  children  cr}, 

"And  will  their  sufferings  well  repay," 


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Psalm  82.     L.  M. 
Islington,  Italy. 


» 


God  the  sufireme  governor  ;  or,  mag- 
istrates warned. 

1  1  MONG  the  assemblies  of  the  great, 
J\.  A  greater  Ruler  takes  his  seat ; 
The  God  of  Heaven,  as  Judge,  surveys 
Those  gods  on  earth  and  all  their  ways. 

2  Why  will  ye  then  frame  wicked  laws  ? 
Or  why  support  th'  unrighteous  cause? 
When  will  ye  once  defend  the  poor, 
That  sinners  vex  the  saints  no  more  ? 

3  They  know  not,  Lord,  nor  will  they 

know  J 
Dark  are  the  ways  in  which  they  go  : 
Their  name  of  earthly  gods  is  vain. 
For  they  shall  fall  and  die  like  mea. 

4  Arise,  O  Lord,  and  let  thy  Son 
Possess   his  universal  throne. 

And  rule  the  nations  with  his  rod ; 
He   is  our  Judge,   and    he   our  God. 

SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY. 

KQK  }    Psalm  102.  1st  Part.  C.  M.  b 
'^^•^  S      Braitle  Sireet,  Piymouih. 

./f  firayer  of  the  ajffiicted. 
ITJ  EAR  me,0  God^nor  hide  thy  face, 
XI  But  answer,  lest  I  die ; 
Hast  thou  not  built  a  throne  of  grace. 
To  hear  when  sinners  cry.^ 

2  JVIy  days  are  wasted  like  the  smoke. 

Dissolving  in   the   air ; 
My  strength  is  dried,  my  heart  is  broke, 
And  sinking  in  despair. 

3  My  sjiirits  flag,  like  withering  grass. 

Burnt  with  excessive  heat; 
In  secret  groans  my  minutes  pass, 
And   I  forget  to  eat, 

4  As  on  some  lonely  building's  top. 

The  sparrow  tells   her  moan. 
Far  from  the  tents  of  joy   and  hope, 
I  sit  and  grieve  alone. 

5  My  soul  is  like  a  wilderness. 

Where  beasts  of  midnight  howl; 


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There  the  sad  raven  finds  her  place, 
And  there  the  screaming  owl. 

6  Dark  dismal  thoughts  and  boding  fears 

Dwell  in  my  troubled  breast; 
While  sharp  reproaches  wound  my  ears, 
Nor  give  my  spirit  rest. 

7  My  cup  is  mingled  with  my  woes, 

And  tears  are  my  repast; 
My  d-\ily  bread  like  ashes  grows, 
Unpleasant  to  nly  taste, 

8  Sense  can   afford  no  real  joy 

To  souls  that  feel  thy  frown ; 

Lord,  'twas  thy  hand  advanc'd  me  high, 

Thy  hmd  hach  cast  me   down. 

9  My  locks  like  wither'd  leaves  appear, 

And  life's  declining  light 
Grows  faint,  as  evening  shadows  are, 
Thitt  vanish  into  night. 

10  But  thou  forever  art  the  same, 
O  my  eternal  God ! 

Ages  to  come  shall  know  thy  name, 
And  spread  thy  works  abroad. 

11  Thou  wilt  ari>e,  and  show  thy  face  ; 

Nor   will  my  Lord  delay 
Beyond  th*  appointed  hour  of  grace, 
That  long  expected  day. 

12  He  hears  his  saint?,he  knows  their  cry, 
And  by   mysterious  Wiiys 

Redeems  the  prisoners  doom'd  to  die. 
And  fills  their  tongues  with  praise. 

KQf.)    Psalm  39.    3d  Part.    CM.  k 
S         Piyrnpton,  Colchester. 

Sick-bed  devotion  ;    or,  pleading  without  repining. 

1|^  OD  of  niy  life,   look  gently  down, 
Or  Behold  the  pains  I  feel; 
But  I  am   duinb  before   thy  throne, 
Nor  dare  dispute  thy  will. 

2  Diseases  are  thy  servants,  Lord ; 

They  come  at  thy  coaimand ; 
I'll  not  attempt  a  murmuring  word 
Against  thy  chastening  hand. 

3  Yet  I  may  plead  with  humble  cries, 

"Remove  thy  sharp  rebukes;" 

Mv  strength  consumes,  my  spirit  dies, 

Through  thy  repeated    strokes. 

4  Crush 'd  as  a  moth  beneath  thy  hand, 

We  moulder  to  the  dust ; 
Our  feeble  powers  can  ne'er  withstand. 
And  all  our  beauty's  lost. 

5  [This  mortal  life  decays   apace  I 

How  soon  the  bubble's  broke! 
Adam  and  all  his  numerous  race 
Are  vanity  and  smoke.] 

6rm  but  a  sojourner  b^low, 
As  all  my  fathers  were; 

R  2 


597 1 


May  I  be  well  prepared  to  go. 

When  1  the  summons  hear. 
7  But  if  my  life  be  spar'd  a  while, 
Before  my  last  remove  y 

Thy  praise  shall  be  my  business  still. 
And  I'll  declare  thy  love. 

Psalm  119.  14th  Part.  CM.  b 
Bangor,  London. 
Benejit  of  afflictions,  aod  support  under  thenu 

Vt?rs6  153   81   82 

li^ONSIDER  all  my  soVrows.  Lord, 
\J  And  thy  deliverance  send; 
My  soul  for  thy  salvation  faints; 
When  will  my  troubles  end  ? 

Vei-se  71. 

2  Yet  I  have  found  'tis  goorl  for  me 

To  bear  my  Father's  rod; 
Afflictions  make  me  learn  thy  law. 
And  live  upon  my  God. 

Verse  50. 

3  This  is  the  comfort  I  enjoy 

When  new  distress  begms, 

1  read  thy  word,  I  run  thy  way» 
And  hate   my  former  sins. 

Verse   92. 

4  Had  not  thy  word  been  my  delight, 

When  earthly  joys   were  fled. 
My  soul,opprest  with  sorrow's  weight, 
Had  sunk  amoni?  the  dead. 

Verse  75. 

5l  I  know  thy  judgments,Lord,are  right». 

Though  they  may  seem  severe: 
The  sharpest  sufferings  I  endure 
Flow  from  thy   faithful  care. 

Verie    67.- 

6  Bef  )re  I  knew  thy  chastening  rod. 
My  feet  were  apt  to  stray; 
But  now  I  learn  to  keep  thy  word,i 
Nor  wander  from  thy  way. 

cQj2  I  Psalm  119j  Last  Part.   L.  M.  b 
'^^^  S        Carthage,  Winchester. 

Sanctified  afflictions;  or,  delight  in  the  word  ofGod> 
Verse  67    59. 

1|7ATHER,  I  bless  thy  gentle  hand  ; 
JT    How  kind  was  thy  chastising  rod, 
That  forc'd my  conscience  to  a  stand, 
And  brought  my  wandering  soul  to  God! 

2  Foolish   and   vain,    I    went   astray. 
Ere   I  had   felt  thy  scourges,  Lord; 
I  left  my  guide,  and  lost  my  way. 
But  now  1  love  and  keep  thy  word. 

Verse  71. 

3  'Tis  good  for  me  to  wear  the  yoke,. 
For  pride  is  apt  to  rise  and  swell ; 
'Tis  good  to  bear  my  Father's  stroke, 
That  I  might  learn  his  statutes  well. 

Verse  73. 

4  The  law  that  issues  from   thy  mouth 
Shall  raise  my  cheerful  passions  more 
Than  all  the  treasures  of  the  South, 
Or  Western  hills   of  golden   ore. 


599,  600 


TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


601 


Verse  73. 

5  Thy  hands  have  made  my  mortal  frame, 
Thy   Sphit   form''d  luy   soul  within ; 
Teach  me  to  know  thy  wondrous  name, 
And  guard  me  safe  from  death  and  sin. 

Verse  74. 

6  Then  all  that  love  and  fear  the  Lord^ 
At  my    salvation    shall  rejoice ; 

For   1   have   hoped    in    thy    word ; 
And  made  thy  grace  my  only  choice. 


599} 


Psalm  6.     L.  M.  b  or  * 

^        Blendon,  Armley, 

Temfitations  in  sickyiesn  overcome, 
ITT  ORD,  I  can  suffer  thy  rebukes, 
JLi    When   thou    with   kindness  dost 

chastise ; 
But  thy  fierce  wrath  I  cannot  bear; 
O  let  it  not  against  me   rise  I 

2  Pity  my  languishing  estate, 

And  ease  the  sorrows  which  I  feel  ; 
The  v'cunds  thine  heavy  han  .  hi»''t  made, 
O  let  thy  gentler  touches  heal  I 

3  See  how  I   pass  my  Vitary  days. 

In  sijihs  and  trioiins^;  and  when  'ti?  night, 
JVIy  bed  is  walerM  with  n-y   tears  ; 
My  grief  consun:e«  and  dims  my  sight. 

4  Look  how  the  powers  of  nature  mourn! 
How  long,  Almighty  God,  how  long; 
"When  shall  thine  hour  or  grace  return.-' 
"When  shall  I  make  thy  grace  my  song? 

5  I  feel  my  flesh  so  near  the  grave, 
My  thous;hts  are  tempted   to  despair  : 
But  graves  can  never  praise  the  Lord, 
For  all  is  dust  and  silence  there. 

6  Depart,  ye  tempters,  from  my  soul ; 
And  all  defpairing  thoughts,   depart ; 
My  God,  who  hears  my  humble  moan, 
Will  ease  my  flesh,  and  cheer  my  heart. 


600  ( 


Psalm  6.    CM.        bor-*^ 
Plynniiuth,  London 
Complaint  in  sickness;  or,   diseases  henieih 

ITN   anger,  Lord,  ivbukc   me  not, 
_l.  Withdraw   the   dreitdfiil    storm  ; 
Kor  let  thy   fury   grow   so   hot 
Against  a  feeble   worm. 
2My  soul's  bowM  down  with  heavy  cares, 
My   flesh    with  pain    cppiess'd; 
My   couch  is  Witness  to  my  tears, 

My  te:»rs  forbid  my  rest. 
3  Sorrow  and  pain  we;ir  out  my  days  ; 

I  waste  the   night  wiih    c;ies, 
Counting  the  minut-s  as  thty  pass, 
lill   the   slow   n»orning  rise. 
4 Shall  I  be  still   tormented  more? 
Mine    eyes  consum'd  with  grief.** 


How  long,  my  God,  how  long  before 
Thine  hand  afford   relief.'' 

5  He  hears  when  dust  and  ashes  speak ; 

He  pities   all  our  groans; 
He  saves  us  for  his    mercy*s  sake, 
And  heals  our  broken  bones. 

6  The   virtue  of  his  sivereign   word 

Restores  our  fainting  breath  ; 
But  silent  grave*  praise  not  the  Lord, 
is  or  is  he  known  in  death. 

r^f^A  I         Psalm  91.     L.  M.  « 

""1  S  Eaton,  Italy. 

Safety  in  fitiblic  diseases  and  dangers. 

1  TIE  that  hath  made  his  refuge,  God, 
jn    Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode  ; 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  shade, 
And  there  at  night  shall  rest  hi>-  head. 

2  Tften  will  1  say,  '^  My  God,  thy  jKower 
"Shall  be  my  fortress  and  my  tower: 
"I,  that  am  formal  of  feeble  riust, 
"Make  thine  almighty  arm  my  trust." 

3  Thrice  hap|)y  man  I  thy  Maker's  care 
Shall  keep  thee  from  the  fowler's  snare; 
Satan,  the  fowler,  who  betrays 
Unguarded  souls  a  thousand   ways. 

4  Just  as  a  hen  protects  her  hrood 
(From  birds  of  prey  that  seek  thtir  blood) 
Under   her   feathers,   so   the    Lord 
Makes  his  own  arm  his  people's  guard. 

5  If  burning   beams  of  noon  conspire 
To  dart  a  pei^tiiential   fire, 

God  is  thtrir  hfe,  his  wings  are  spread 
To  shield  tlietn  with  anhealthful  shade. 

6  If  vapours,  with  malignant  breath, 
Rise  thick,  and  scatter  midnight  death, 
Israel  is  safe:   The  poison'd  air 
Grows  pure,  if  Israel's  God  be  tliere. 

Pause. 

7  What  though  a  thousand  at  thy  side. 
At  Ihy  right  hand  ten  thousaiid  died  ? 
Thy  God  his  chosen  people  saves. 
Among   the  dead,   auiid  the  graves. 

8  So  when  he  sent  his   angel  down 

To  make  ^lis  wrath  in  F.gypt  known^ 
And  slew  their  sons,  his  careful  eye 
Pass'd   all  the   doors  of  Jacob  by. 

9  But   if  the  fire,   or  plague,  or  sword. 
Receive  commission  from  the  Lord 
To   strike   his   saints    among   the  rest, 
1'heir  very  pains  and  deaths  are  blest. 

10  The   sword,  the  pestilence,   or  fire. 
Shall    hut  fulfil  their  best  desire ; 
From  sins   and  sorrows  set  them  free. 
And  bring  thy  children,  Lord,  to  th«e. 


602,  603 

602? 


Psalm  91.    C.  M. 
Braintree,    Devizes. 
Prottclion  from  deaths  guard  of  an- 

.^f/s,  victory  and  deliverance. 
1"W7"E  sons  of  ni?n,  a  feeble  race, 
X     Exposed  to  every  snare. 
Come,  make  the  Lord  your  dwelling 
And  try,  and  trust  his  care,    [place, 

2  No  ill  shall  enter  where  you  dwell ; 

Or  if  the   plague  come  nigh. 
And  sweep  the  wicked  down  to  hell, 
*Twill  raise  his  saints  on   high. 

3  He'll  give  his  angels  charge  to  keep 

Your  fc:et  in   all  their  ways  : 
To  watch  your  pillow  while  you  sleep, 
And   guard  your  happy   days. 

4  Their  hands  shall  bear  you,lest  you  fall, 

And  dash  against  tae  stones; 

Are  they  u(;t  servants  at  his  call, 

And  sent  t'   attend  his  sons  ? 

5  Adders  and  lions  ye  shall  tread; 

The  tempter's  wiles  defeat ; 
He  that  htth  broke  the  serpent's  head 
Puts  hinx  btneath  your  feet, 

6  "  Because  on  me  (hey  set  their  love, 

"I'll  save  them   (saith  the  Lori  ) 
*'  I'll  bear  their  joytul  souls  above 
"  DestructioiJ  and  the  sword. 

7''My  grace  shall  answer  when  they  call ; 
••  In  trouble  I'd   be  nigh  ;      [fail, 
*'My  power  shall  help  them  when  they 
"And  raise  tiiism  when  they  die. 

8  "Those  that  on  earth  my  name  have 
*'l'll  honour  them  m  heaven:  [kiiown , 
"There  my  salvation  shall  be  shown, 
*'And  endless  life  be  given." 

£.r)o  )  Psalm  30.    2d  Part.    L.  M.     U 
"^•^  \  Portugal,  Armley. 

Healthy  sickness,  and  recovery, 

1  TT^IRM  was  my  health,  my  day  was 
J;  bright. 

And  1  presuniM  'twould  ne'er  be  night ; 
Fondly  I  said  within  my  heart, 
*Tleasure  and  peace  shall  ne-er  depart." 

2  But  1  forgot  thine  arm  was  strong, 
Which  made  my  mountain  stand  so  long; 
Soon  as  thy   face  began  to  hide. 
My  health  was  gone,  my  comforts  died. 

3  T  cried  aloud  to  thee,  my  God, 

"  What  canst  thou  profit  by  my  blood  ? 
*'Deep  in  the  dust,  can  I  declare 
*'  Thy  truth,  or  sing  thy  goodness  there? 

4''  Hear  me,  O  God  of  grace,"  I  said, 
"  And  bring  me  from  among  the  dead  :" 
Thy  word  rebuk'd  the  pains  I  felt. 
Thy  pardoning  love  remov'd  my  guilt. 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY. 
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604,  605 


5  My  groans,  and  tears,  and  forms  of  wo 
Are  turn'd  to  joy  and  praises  now  ; 

I  throw  my  sackcloth  on  the  ground, 
And  ease  and  gladness  gird  me  round, 

6  My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame, 
Shall  ne'er  be  silent  of  thy  name  ; 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  through  earth 

and  heaven, 
For  sickness  heal'd,  and  sins  forgiven. 

PinA  }    Psalm  30.    1st  Part.    L.  M.  X 
"^'*  5  German  Hymn,  Bath. 

Sickness  healed,  and  sorrow  removed, 

1  X    WILL  extol  thee.  Lord,  on  high  ; 
JL  At   thy   command   diseases  §y ; 
Who   but  a  God  can  speak  and  save 
From  the  dark  borders  of  the  grave  t 

2  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  his, 
And  tell  how  large  his  goodness  is, 
Let  all  your  powers  rejoice  and  bless, 
While  you    record    his  holiness. 

3  fiis   an^er  but   a   moment  stays  ; 
His    love  is  life  and  length   of  days  ; 
Though  grief  and  tears  the  night  employ, 
The   morning  star  restores   the  joy^ 

aciKl    Psalm  31.    l^t  Part,    C.  M.  « 
^^^S  Stade,  York. 

Deliverance  from  death, 

1  TN  rO  thine  iiand,  O  God  of  truth, 
JL  M     spirit  I  commit; 

Thou  hast  redeem'd  my  soul  from  death. 
And  siv'd  me  from   the  pit. 

2  The  passions  of  my  hope  and  fear 

M^intain'd  a  doubtful  strif:*. 
While  sorrow,  pain,  and  sin  conspired 
To  take  away   my  life. 

3  "My  times  are  in  thy  hand,"  I  cry'd, 

"Though  I  dr-iw  near  the  dust;** 
Th'ju  art  tie  refuge   where   I  hide. 
The  God  in  whom  I  trust. 

4  O  make  thy  reconciled  face 

Upon  thy  servant  shine, 
And  save  me  for  thy  mercy's  sake. 
For  I'm  entirely   thine. 

PAUSE. 

5  ['Twas  in  mv  hasie  my  spirit  said, 

"  I   must  despair   arjd  die, 
"  I  am   cyt  off  before  thine  eyes  ;'* 
But  thou  hast  heard  my   cry] 

6Thv  goodness,  how   divinely  free! 

How  wondrous  is  thy  grace 
To  those  that  fear  thy  majesty. 
And  trust  thy  promises.! 

70  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints. 

And  sing  his  praises  loud  ; 
He'll  bend  his  ear  to  your  complaints, 
And  recompense  tlie  proud.    , 


TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

b 


606,  607 

cnn?    Psalm  116.  1st  Part.  CM. 
*>*^"J         Dundee,  York. 

Recovery  from  sickness. 
IT  LOVE  the  Lord  :  he  heard  mj  cries, 
A  And  pity'd  ever  groan ; 
Long  as  1  live,  when  troubles  rise, 
I'll  hasten  to  his   throne. 

2  I  love  the  Lord  :  he  bow'd  his  ear, 

And  chas'd  my  griefs  away: 
O  let  my  heart  no  more  despair. 
While  I  have  breath  to  pray ! 

3  My  flesh  declined,  my   spirits  feli, 

And  I  drew  near  the  dead  ; 
While  inw-ird  pangs,  and  fears  of  hell, 
Perplex'd  my   wakeful   head. 

4*'My  God,"  I  cry'd,  "thy  servant  save, 
*'  Thou  ever  good  and  just ; 
'*  Thy  power  can  rescue  from  the  grave, 
'•  Thy   power  is  all  my  trust." 

5  The  Lord  beheld  me  sore  distrest, 

He  bade   my  pains  remove : 
Return,   my  soul,    to  God,   thy  rest, 
For   thou  hast  known  his  love. 

6  My  God  hath  sav'd  my  soul  from  death, 

And  dried   my  falling  tears ; 
Now  to  his  praise  I'll  spend  my  breath. 
And  my  remaining  years. 


607 1 

Hezek 


Hymn  55.    B.  1.    C.  M.     b 

Canterbury,  Mear. 

HezekiaWs  song;  or,  sickness  and  recovery. 

"HEN  we  are  rais'd  from  deep 
distress, 
Our  God  deserves  a   song ; 
W^e  take  the  pattern  of  our  praise 
From   Hf  zekiah's  tongue. 

2  The  gates  of  the  devouring  grave 

Are   open'd  wide   in   vain, 
If  he  that  holds   the  keys  of  death 
Commands  them   fast  again. 

3  Pains  of  the  flesh  are  wont  t*  abuse 

Our  minds  with   slavish  fears; 

•*  Our  days  are  past,  and  we  shall  lose 

"The  remnant  of  our  years.  " 

4  We  chatter  with  a  swallow's  voice, 

Or  like   a   dove   we   mourn. 
With  bitterness  instead  of  joys, 
AfRicted   and  forlorn. 

5  Jehovah  speaks  the  healing  word. 

And   no   disease   withstands ; 
Fevers  and  plagues  obey  the  Lord, 
And  fly  at   his  commands. 

6  If  half  the  strings  of  life  should  break, 

He  can   our  frame  restore : 
He  casts  our  sins  behind  his   back, 
And  Uiey  are  found  no  more. 


608,  609,  61« 

RHQ  ^  Psalm  118.  2d  Part.  C.  M.  « 
^^"^5  Arundel,  Mear. 

Public  firaisej'or  deliverance  from  death 
1 T   OR  D,thou  hast  heard  thy  servant  cry, 

-*-^  And  rescuM  from   the  grave ; 

Now  shall  he  live :   (and  none  can  die, 
If  God  resolve  to  save.) 

2Thy  praise.more  constant  than  before, 
Shnil   fill  his  d«ily  breath; 
Thy  hand,  that  hath  chastisM  him  sore, 
Defends  him  still  fiom   death. 

3  Open  the  gates  of  Zon   now, 

For  we  shall  worship  there; 
The  house,  where  all  t^e  righteous  go. 
Thy  mercy  to  declare. 

4  Among  the  assemblies  of  thy  saints. 

Our  th mkful   voice  we   raise ; 
There  we  have  told  thee  our  complaints, 
And  there  we  speak  thy  praise. 


609  ( 


TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 
Hymn  88.    B.  1.    L.  M.    bor» 
Gferman  Hymn,  Wells. 

h'/Cy  j^/i^  day  oj  grace  and  hope. 

1  LIFE  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord, 

\h^  trme  t'  ensure  the  great  reward; 
And  while  the  lamp  holds  out  to  burn, 
The  vilest  sinner  may  return. 

2  [Life  is  the  hour  that  God  hath  given 
To  'scape  from  hell,  and  fly  to  heaven; 
The  day  of  grace,  and  mortals  may 
Secure  the  blessings  of  the  day.] 

3  The  living  know  that  they  must  die, 
But   all   the  dead    forgotten    lie ; 
Their  memory  and  their  sense  is  gone^ 
Alike   unknowing   and  unknown. 

4  [Their  hatred  and  their  love   is  lost, 
Their   envy   bury'd   in  the  dust; 
They  have  no  share  in  all  that's  done 
Beneath  the  circuit  of  the  sun.] 

5  Then  what  my  thoughts  design  to  do, 
My  hands,  with  all  your  might,  pursue; 
Since  no  device  nor  work  is  found. 
Nor  faith,  nor  hope,bentath  the  ground. 

6  There  are*  no  acts  of  pardon  pass'd 
In  the  cold  grave,  to  which  we  haste  ; 
But  darkness,  death,  and  long  despair 
Reign  in  eternal  silence  there. 

r^AoTi     Hymn  39.     B.  2.    CM.      « 

OIU^       Wantage,  Canterbury. 

The  shortness  and  mistry  of  life. 

l^^UR  days,  alas?   our  murtal  days. 

\3  Are   short  and  wretched  too ! 

"  Evil  and  few,"  the  patriarch  says, 

And  well  the  patriarch  knew. 


€11,  612 


TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 


2  *Tis  but,   at  best,  a  narrow   bound. 

That   Heaven  allows  to  men ; 
,And  painsand  sins  run  through  the  round 
Ot  threescore  yenrs  and  ven, 

3  Well»  if  ye  must  be  sad  and  few, 

Run  on,   my  days,  in  haste ; 
Montents  of  sin,  and  months  of  wo, 
Ye  cannot  fly  too  fast. 

4  Let  heavenly  Jove  prepare  my  soul, 

And  call  her  to  the  skies, 
Where  years  of  long  salvation  roll. 
And  glory   never  dies. 

an?     Hymn  58.    B  2.    CM.      b 
OAAJ         Plymouth,  Abridge . 

The  shortness  of  life,  and  t/ie  goodness  of  God. 

IFT^IME !  what  .iii  empty  vapour  'us ! 
X    And  days,  how  swift  they  are  ! 
Swift  as  an   Indian  arrow  flies. 
Or  like  a  shootiiig  star. 

2  [The  present  moments  just  appear. 

Then  slide  away  in  haste  ; 
That  we  can  never  say,  they're  here  ; 
But  only  say,   they^re  fiaKt.'] 

3  [Our  life  is  ever  on  the  wing, 

And  death  is  ever  uigh  ; 
The  moment  when  our   lives  begin, 
We  all  begin  to  die.] 

4  Yet,  mighty   God,  our  fleeting  days 

Thy  lasting  favours  share ; 
Yet,  with  the  bounties  of  thy  grace, 
Thou  load'st  the  rolling  year. 

5  *Tis  sovereign  mercy  finds  us  food. 

And   we  are  coUi'd   with  love; 
While  grace  steufids  pointing  out  the  road 
That  leads  our  souls  above. 

6  His  goodness  runs  an  endless  round  ; 

All  glory  to  the  Lord ! 
His  mercy  never  knows  a    bound ; 

And  be  his   name  ador'd, 
7 Thus  we   begin  the  lasting  song; 

And,  when  we  close  our  eyes. 
Let  the  next  age  thy  praise  prolong, 

Till  time  and  nature  dies. 

612  {    Psalm  144.   2d  Part.  CM.  b 
"*>  Windsor,  Durham. 

The  vanity  of  man,  and  condescension  of  God, 

IT  ORD,vvhat  is  man,poor  feeble  man, 
M-A  Born  of  the  earth  at   first ; 
His  life  a  shadow,  light  and  vain, 

Still  hastening  to  the  dust. 
3  O  what  is  feeble,  dying  man, 
Or   any   of  his  race, 
That  God  should  make  it  his  concern 
To  visit  him   with  grace  ? 
3That  God,who  darts  his  lightnings  down, 
Who  shakes  the  worlds  above, 
And  mountains  tremble  at  his  frown, 
How  wondrous  is  his  love ! 


613,  614,  615 

Piic.\   Psalm  39.  2d  Part.  C.  M.     b 
"^^3  Caro!iva,  York. 

The  vanity  of  man  as  mortal. 
ifllE  rVCH  me  the  measure  of  my  days, 
JL     Tiiou  Maker  of  my  frame ! 
I  would  survey  life's  narrow  space. 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast. 

An   inch  or  two  of  time ; 
Man  is    but  vanity  and  dust. 
In  all  his  flower  and  prime. 

3  See  the  vain  race  of  mortals  move 

Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain  ; 
Ttiey  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love. 
But  all  tlieir  noise  is  vain. 

4  Some  walk  in  honour's  gaudy  showi 

Some  dig  for  golden  ore : 
They  toil  for  heirs,they  know  not  who. 
And  straight  are  seen  no  more. 

5  What  should  I  wish  or  wait  for  then 

From   creatures,  earth   and  dust? 
They  make  our  expectations   vain. 
And   disappoint  our  trust. 

6  Now  I  forbid  my  carnal  hope. 

My  fond  desir-^s  recal ; 
I  give  my  mortal  interest  up. 
And  make  my  God  my  all. 

aiA^     Hymn  32.    B.2.    CM.      b 
^^^^        Durham,  Canterbury. 

Frailty  and  folly. 

IXTOW  short  and  hasty  is  our  life! 

U  How  vast  our  souls'  affairs! 

Yet  senseless  mortals  vainly  strive 

To  lavish  out  their  years. 

2  Our  days  run  thoughtlessly  along. 

Without  a  momeni's  stay; 
Just  like   a  story,  or  a  song, 
We  pass  our  lives  away. 

3  God,  from  on  high,   invites  us  home. 

But  we  march  heedless  on ; 
And,  ever  hastening  to  the  tomb, 
Stoop  downward  as  we  run. 

4  How  we  deserve  the   deepest  hell. 

That  slight  the  joys  above  !  [teel. 
What  chains  of  vengeance  should  we 
That  break  such  cords  of  love! 

5  Draw  us.  O  God,with  sovereign  gracet 

And  lift  our  thoughts  on  high. 
That  we  mav  end  this  mortal  race. 
And  see  salvation   nigh. 

RA  K  I     Hymn  55.    B.  2.    C  M.      b 

"**'  5  Abiidr<e,  Windsor. 

Frail  Ife  and  succeeding  eternity. 
irilHEE  we  adore,  Kternil  Name, 

A    And  humbly  own  to   thee 
How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame: 

What  dying  worms  are  wc  ! 


616 


DEATH  AND  THE  RESURRECTION. 


617,618 


2  [Our  wasting  lives  grow  shorter  still. 

As  months  and   days  increase  ; 
And  every  beating  pulse   we   teli 
Leaves  but  the  number  less. 

3  The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  away 

I'he   breath  that  first  it  g:ive ; 

VVhate'er  we  do,    where'er  we  be, 

We're  travelling  to  the  grave.] 

4  Dangers  stand  thick  through  all  the 

To  push  us  to  the  tomb ;     [ground. 
And   fierce  diseases   wait  around, 
To  hurry  mortals  home. 

5  Good  God,  on  what  a  slender  thread 

Hang  everlasting  things ! 
Th'   eternal  slates  of  all  the  dead 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings ! 

6  Infinite  joy,  or  endless  wo 

Attends  on  every  breath  ; 
And  yet  how  unconcern'd  we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death! 

7  Waken,  O  Lord,   our  drowsy  sense 

To  walk  this  dangerous  road; 

And,  if  our  souls  are  hurry'd  hence, 

May  they  be  found  with  (iod. 

cAc)   Psalm  90.  1st  Part.    CM.  b 
"^"J  Durham,  Plympton. 

Man  frail t  and  God  eternal, 

1  ^~|UR  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
\_f  Our  hope  for  years  to  come. 

Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home; 

2  Under  the  shadow   of  thy  throne 

Thy  saints  have  dwelt  secure ; 
Sufficient  is  thine  arm  al  ne, 
And  our  defence  is  sure. 

3  Before  the  hiils  in  order  stood, 

Or  earth  receiv'd  her  frame. 

From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 

To  endless  years  the  sime. 

4Thy  word  commands  our  flesh  to  dust, 
"Return,  ye   sons  of  men:'' 
All  nations  rose  from  earth  at  firsts 
And  turn   to  earth   again. 

5  A   th(  usand   ages  in  thy  sight 

Are  like   an  evening  gone  : 
Short  as  tlie  watch  that  ends  the  night. 
Before  the  rising  sun. 

6  [The  busy  tribes  of  flesh  and  blood. 

With  all   their  lives  and  cares, 
Are  carry'd  d  Avnward  by  the  flood, 
And  lost  in    following  years. 

7  Time,  like   an  ever-rolling  stt  earn, 

Bears   all  its  sons  away ; 
They  fly,  forgotten,   as  a  dream 
Dies  at  the   opening  day. 


8  Like  flowery  fields  the  nations  stand, 

Pleas'd  with  the  morning  light ; 
The  flowers  beneath  the  mower's  hand 
Lie   withering  ere   tis  night.] 

9  Our  God,  cur  help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come. 
Be  thou  our  guard  while  troubles  last. 
And  our  eternal   home. 

p.X^\         Psalm  90,    S.  M.  b 

"^  '  J    Aylesbury,  Little  Marlboro*. 
The  frailty  and  shortness  of  life, 

1  T  ORD,  what  a  feeble  piece 
JLi  Is  this  our  mortal   frame! 

Our  life,  how   poor   a  trifle  'tis. 
That  scarce  deserves  the  name. 

2  Alas !   the  brittle  clay 
That  built  our  body  first ! 

And  every  month   and    every   day 
'Tis  mouldering  back   to  dust. 

3  Our  moments  fly  apace. 
Nor  will  our  minutes  stay ; 

Just  like  a  flood   our  hasty   days 
Are  sweeping  us  away. 

4  Well,  if  our    days  must  fly. 
We'll  keep  their  end  in   sight ; 

We'll  spend  them  all  in  wisdom's  way. 
And  let  them  speed  their  flight. 

5  They'll  waft  us  sooner    o'er 
This  life's  tempestuous  sea: 

Soon  we  shall  reach  the  peaceful  shore 
Of  blest  eternity. 


<VV\'W\'W\ 


618| 


DEATH  AND   THE   RESUR- 
RECTION. 

Psalm  90.     L.  M.  b 

Putney,  Armley. 

Man  mortaly  and  God  eternal. 

A  mournful  song  at  a  funeral. 

1  'J^HROUGH  every  age,  eternal  God, 

Thou  art  our  rest,  our  safe  abode  ; 
Hi^h  was  thy  throne  t- re  heavv^n  was  made, 
Or  earth,  thy  humble  footstool,  laid. 

2  Long  hadst  thou  reign'd  ere  time  began, 
Or  dint  was  fnphion'd  into  man; 
And  long  thy  kingdom  shall  endure. 
When  earth  and  time  shall  be  no  more. 

3  But  man,  weak  man  ie  born  to  die, 
Made   up   of  guilt  and   vanity : 

Thy  dreadful  sentence.  Lord,  was  just, 
*'  Return,  ye  sinners,  to  your  dust." 

4  [A  thousand  of  our  years  amount 
Scarce   to  a  day   in  tliine   account ; 
Like   yesterday's   departed   light, 
Or  the  last  watch  of  ending  night.] 


619,  620 

Pause. 

5  Death,  like  an  overflowing  stream, 
Sweeps  lis  away  ;  our  life's  a  dream  ; 
An  empty  tale;   a  morning  flower, 
Cut  down  and  wither'd   in  an   hour. 

6  [Our  age  to  seventy  years  is  set : 
How  short  the  term  !  how  frail  the  state! 
And  if  to   eighty  we  arrive, 
We  rather  sigh   and  groan  than  live. 

7  Btst  O  how  oft  thy  wrath  appears. 
And  cuts  off  our  expected  years: 
Thy  wrath  awakes  our  humble  dread ; 
We  fear  the  power  that  strikes  us  dead] 

H  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  how  frail  is  man  ! 
And  kindly   lengthen   out  our  span, 
Till   a   wise   care  of  piety 
Fit  us   to   die   and  dwell  with  thee. 

£.^Q  >  Psalm  102.   2d  Part.    L.  M.    b 
>    Limehotise,  German  Hymn. 

Man's  mortality  and  Christ''s  eternity ;  or^  saints 
die,  but  Christ  and  tie  church  live. 

ITT  is  the  Lord  our  Saviour's  hand 
.1.  Weakens  our  strength  amid  the  race; 
Disease  and  death,  at  his  command. 
Arrest  us,  and  cut  short  our  days. 

2  Spare  us,  O  Lord,  aloud  we  pray. 
Nor  let  our  sun   go   down   at  noon ; 
Thy   years   are   one   eternal    day, 
And  must  thy   children  die  so  soon  ? 

3  Yet,  in  the  midst  of  death  and  grief. 
This  thought  our  sorrow  shall  assuage  ; 
*'  Our  Father  and  our  Saviour  live  ; 

*' Christ  is  the  same  through  every  age." 

4  *Twas  he  this  earth's  foundation  laid. 
Heaven  is  the  building  of  his  hand  ; 
This  earth  grows  old, these  heavens  shall 

fade  ; 
And  all  be  chang'd  at  his  command. 

5  The  starry  curtains  of  the  sky, 
Like  garments,  shall  be  laid  aside  ; 
But  still  thy  throne  stands  firm  and  high, 
Thy  church  forever  must  abide. 

6  Before  thy  face  thy  church  shall  live. 
And  on  thy  throne  tliy  children  reign  ; 
This  dying  world  shall  they  survive. 
And  tlie  dead  saints  be  rais^'d  again. 

fi20 1  Hymn  52.  B.  2.  C.  M.  b 
\>4>yj  ^         Chelsea,  Canterbury. 

Death  dreadful^  or  delightful. 

lT~kE\TH!   'tis  a  melanduly  day 

JLf  To  those  that  have  no   God, 

When  the  poor  soul  is  forc'd  away 

To  seek  her  last  abode. 
2  In  vain  to  heaven  she  lifts  her  eyes; 
But   guilt,  a   heavy  chain, 
Still  .drags  her  downward  from  the  skies, 
To  darkness,  iire,  and  pain. 


DEATH  AND  THE  RESURRECTION. 


62T,  622 


3  Awake,  and  mourn,  ye  heirs  of  hell. 

Let  stubborn  sinners  fear  ; 
You  must  be  driv'n  from  earth, and  dwell 
A  long  FOREVER   there  ! 

4  See  how  the  pit  g;».pes  wide  for  you. 

And   flashes   in   your  face ; 
And  thou,  my  soul.look  downward  too, 
And  sing  recovering  grace. 

5  He  is  a  God  of  sovereign  love, 

Who  promis'd  heaven   to  me, 
And  taught  my  thoughts  to  soar  above. 
Where  happy  spirits  be. 

6  Prepare  me,  Lord,  tor  thy  right  hand, 

Then  come  the  joyful  dny ; 
Come,  death,  and  some  celestial  band, 
To  bear  my  soul  away. 


621 1 

o 


Hymn  17.    B.  1.    CM.      2K 

St.  James,  Mear. 

Victory  over  death, 

FOR  an  overcom'ng  faith 
To   cheer   my   dying  hours. 
To  triumph  o'er  the  monster,  death. 
And  all  his  frightfa*  powers. 

2  Joyful,  with   all  the  strength  I  have, 
My  quivering   lips  shoull   sing. 

Where  is  thy  boasted  victory,  grave  ? 
"And  where  the  monster's  sting?" 

3  If  sin   be  pardm'd,   I'm  secure ; 

Death  hath   no  sting  beside ; 
The  law  gives  sin  its  damning  power; 
But  Christ,  my  ransom,  died. 

4  Now  to  the   God  of  victory 

IiTimortal  thanks   be  paid, 
Wh'^  makesus  conquerors,  a  hlle  we  die. 
Through  Christ,  our  living  head. 


622  ( 


Hymn  6     B.  1.     C.  M.      28S 

York,   London. 

Trlumfih  over  death, 

1  r^  REAT  God, I  own  thy  sentence  just, 
fjT  And  nature   must  decriv  ; 

I  yield  my  body  to  the  dust, 
To  dwell   with  fellow   cl  ly. 

2  Yet  faith  may  triumjih  o'er  the  grave. 

And  trample  on  the  tombs ; 
My  Jesus,   my   Redeemer  lives, 
My   God,  my  Saviour  comes. 

3  The  mighty  Conqueror  shall  appear 

High  tin   a  royal  sent, 
And  death,  the  last  of  all  his  foes, 

Lie  vanquish'd  at  his   feet. 
4Though greedy  worms  devour  my  skin. 

And  gt\aw   my  wasting  flesh. 
When  (iod  shall  build  my  bones  again, 
He'll  clothe  the«n  all  afresh. 


623,  624,  625 


DEATH  AND  THE  RESURRECTION. 


626,  627 


5  Then  shall  1  see  thy  lovely  face 

With  stronjr,  immortal  eyes, 
And  feast  upon  thy  unknown  grace, 
With  pleasure   and   surprise. 

oQo  ;     Hymn  18.    B.  1.    C.  M.      b 

Oao  ^         Durham,  Windsor. 
Blessed  are  the  dead  that  die  in  the  Lord. 
IXJKAR  what  the  voice  from  heaven 
XX        proclaims 

For  all  the   picus  dead ; 
Sweet  is  the  savour  of  their  names, 
And   soft  their  sleeping  bed. 

2  They  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  blest ; 

How  kind  their  slumbers  are ! 
From  sufferings  and  from  sins  releasM, 
And  freed  from  every  snare. 

3  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife, 

They're  present  with   the   Lord ; 
The  labours  of  their  mortal  life 
End  in  a  large  reward. 

4>Oa\     Hymn  49.    B.J,    CM.      t) 
"'^^i     Dundee,  Stade,  Plymouth. 
pastes  dyiyig  in  the  embraces  of  God. 

1  "l"^  E  ATH  cannot  make  our  souls  afraid, 
X-f  It'  God  be  with  us  there  ; 

We  may  walk  through  its  darkest  shade, 
And  never  yield  to  fear. 

2  I  could  renounce  my  all  below, 

If  my  Creator  bid  ; 
And  run,  if  I  were  caird  to  go. 
And   die  as  Moses  did. 

3  Might  I  but  climb  to  Pisgah's  top, 

And   view  the   protr.is'd  land. 
My  flesh  itself  wousd  long  to  dtop, 
And  piay   for  the  command. 

4Clasp*d  in  my  heavenly  Father's  arms, 

I  would  forget,  my  breath, 
And  lose  my  life  among  the  charms 
Of  so  divine  a  death. 

RO\\     Hymn  19.     B.  1.    CM.      » 
"^^^ f  Ktainti ee,  St.  Davi<!s. 

The  song  of  Simeon  ;  or,  death  made  desirohk. 

1  T  i.)i<D,  at  tny  icinple  we  appear, 
JLi  As  happy   Simeon  can>e. 

And  hope  to  meet  our  Saviour  here ; 
()  make  our  joys  the  same  ! 

2  With   what  tlivine  and  vast  delight 

The  good  old  man   was  fiU'd, 
When  fondly   in  his   witherM  arms 
He  clasp'd  the  holy   child  ! 

3"Now  I  can  leave  tliis  world,"  he  cried; 
"behold  thy    servant  dies; 
"I've  seen  thy  great  salvation,  Lord! 
'*  And  close  my    peaceful  eyes. 

4  ''  This  is  the  Light  prepar'd  to  shine 

"  Upon  the  Gentile  lands  ; 


*'Thine  1  raePs  glory,  and  their  hope, 
"To  break   tiieir  slavish  bands.'* 

5  [Jesus  I   the  vision   ( f  thy   face 

Hath   overpoweri  ig  charms  ! 
Scarce  shall  I  feel  death's  cold  embrace, 
If  Christ  be  in  my  arms. 

6  Then,  while  ye  hear  my  heart-strings 

How  sweet  my  minutes  roll ;  [break, 
A   mortal  paleness  on  my  cheek, 
And   glory  in  my  soul.] 

826  {     Hymn  66.    B.2.    CM.       « 

D^O  J  Braintree,  Arundel,  St.  Asaphs. 

jifirosfiect  of  heaven  makes  death  easy. 

IfJRKERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 

X    Where  saints  immortal  reign, 

Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 

And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never-withering  flowers; 
Death,  like  a  nanrow  sea,  divides 
This  heavenly  land 'from   curs. 

3  [Sweet  fields.beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  dress'd  in  jving  green  ; 

So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 

While  Jordan  rolPd   between. 

4  But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink 

To  cross   this   narrow    sea. 
And   linger,  shivering  oti   the  brink. 
And   fear  to  launch  away,] 

5  O  I  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove. 

These  gloomv  doubts    that    rise — 

And  see  the    Canaan  that  we  love, 

With  unbecloutled  eyes ; 

6Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

/\nd  view  the  iindscape   o'er; 

Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold 

Should  fright  us  from  the  shore,  [flood 

f-O'jX     Hymn  31.     B.  2.    L.  M.        S 

"'^'J        .    Italy,  Portugal. 
ChrisCs  firenencf^  makes  death  easy. 

1  "^^H  Y  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die, 

What  timorous  worms  we  mortals 
Death  is  the  gate  of  endless  joy,  [are  \ 
And  jt^^  we  dread  to  enter  there. 

2  '5|he  pains,  the  groans,  and  dying  strife 
Fright  our  approaching  souls  away, 
Still  we  shrink  back  again  to  life, 
Fond  of  Aur  prison  and  our  clay. 

o  O  !  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet, 
My  soul  would  stretch  her  . mgsin  ;i  -ste^ 
Flj,  fearless,  through  4«ath's  iron  gate, 
Nor  feel  the  terrors  as  .'ihe  pass'd. 

4  Je?u3  can  make  a  dying  bed 
Pell   soft    ns   dowry   piilowc   are, 
Wliile  on  his  breast  I  \e^^\^  my  h^aii, 
And  breathe  my  life  out  sweetly  there. 


628,  629,  630 

628  ( 


Hymw  27.     B.  1.     CM. 

Carthage,  Windsor. 
Assurance  of  heaven  ;  or,  a  saint  prepared  to  die. 

1  [T^EATH  may  dissolve  my  body  now, 

if  And  bear  my  spirit  home; 
Why    do   my   minutes  move  so   slow, 
Nor  my  salvation   come  ? 

2  With  hea\enly  weapons  I  have  fought 

The    battles  of  the   Lord, 
Finish'd  my  course,  and  kept  the  faith, 
And  wait  the  sure  reward.] 

3  God   has   laid  up   in   heaven  for   me 

A  crown   which  cannot  fade  ; 
The  righteous  Judge  at  that  grekt  day 
Shall   place   it  on   ray   head. 

4  Nor  hath  the  King  of  grace   decreed 

This   prize  for  me  alone  ; 
But  all    that  love   and   long   to   see 
Th'   appearance  of  his  Son. 

5  Jesus   the   Lord   shall  guard   me   safe 

From   every  ill   design  ; 
And   to  his  heavenly  kingdom  take 
This   feeble   soul  of  mine. 

6  God   is    my   everlasting   aid, 

And    hell   shall  rage    in   v&in: 
To  him  be  highest  glory  paid, 
And  endl5lss  praise.   Amen. 

^9Q?     Hymn  110.    B.  1.    CM.     » 
"'^^i         Canterbury,  Bedfcwd    , 
Dfath  and  immediate  glory. 
IfTlHERE  is  a  house  not  made  with 
A    Eternal  and  on  high ;      [hands, 
And   here  my  spirit  .waiting  stands, 
Ti!l  God   shall   bid  it  fly. 
SShnrtly   this   prison  of  my  clay 

Must  be  dissolv'd  and  fall ; 
Then,   O  my  soul,  with  joy   obey 
Thy  heavenly   Father's  call.  ^ 

3*Tis  he,  by  his  alnriighty  grace. 
That  forms  thee  fit  for  heaven; 
And,   as   an  earnest  of  4he  place, 
Hath    his  own   Spirit  given. 
4VVe  walk  by  faith  tf  joys  to  (SWne  ; 
Faith  lives  upon  his  word ;      ^ 
But  while  the  body  is  our  home,    ' 
We're  absent  from   the   Lord*  - 
5 ' Tis  pleasant  to  believe  thy  grace 
But  we  had   rather  see ; 
We  would  be  ab^-ent  from  the  flish, 
And  present.  Lord,  with  thee. 

c^cyc\\      Hymn 2.    B  2.    CM.        b 
0-:)U  ^  Windsor,  Carolina. 

The  death  of  a  sinner. 
ITV/f  Y  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll, 
i.T  JL  Damnation  and  Uie  dead  : 

S 


DEATH  AND  THE  RESURRECTION, 
b 


631,632 


W  hat  liorrors   seize  the  guilty   soul 
Upon    a  dying   bed! 

2  Lingering  about  these  mortal  shores, 

She   n.dkes   a  long  delay ; 
Till,   like  u  fl'od,  with  rapid  force, 
Deaili    sweeps  the  wretch  away. 

3  Then,  swift  and  dreadful  she  descends 

Down   to  ihe   fiery   coast, 
Among  aboniiuable   fiends; 
Herself  a   frighted   ghost. 

4  There  endless  crowds  of  sir  ners  lie» 

And  darkness  makes  their  chains  ; 
Tnrtur'd  wi.h  keen  despair,  they  cry, 
Ytrt  wait  for   fiercer  pains. 

5  Not  a.l  their  anguish  and  their  blood 

For  their  old  v'.uik  atones. 
Nor  the   compassion  of  a  God 
Sh  ill  hearken  to  thcii    gvcans. 

6  Amazig  grace,  that  kept  my  breath, 

NcT  bade  my  S')ul  remo\e, 
Till  1  had  learn'd  my  Saviour's  death, 
And   well  irsui'a  his  love! 

G.c>*X      Hymns.    B.2.    CM.       b 
3         Canterbuiy,  Bangor. 

The  death  and  burial  of  a  saint, 
ITVrHV  do  we  mourn  departing  friends. 

•'    Or  shake  at  death's  alarms  .> 
'Tis  but  the  vtjice  that  Jesus  sends, 
ro  call  them  to  his  arms. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward  too, 

As   fast  as  time  can   mi  ve  } 
Nor  would  we  wish  the  hours  more  slow. 
To  keep  us  from   our  love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the   tomb  ? 
There  the  dear  fiesh  of  Jesus  lay. 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  his  saints  he  blest, 

And  soften'd  every  bed: 
Where  should  the  dying  members  rest, 
But  with  the  dying  head? 

5  Thence  he  ai*ose,  ascending  high, 

And  show'd   our  feet  the  way  : 
Up   to  the  Lord  our  flesh  shall  fly 
At  the   great  rising  day. 

6  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound, 

And  bid  our  kindred  rise : 
A\v>ike,  ye  nations  under  ground; 
Ye  saints,  ascend  the  skies. 

Hymn  28.    B.2.    CM.     b 

Wantage,  Plymouth. 
Death  ami  eternity. 
ICiTOOP  down,  my  thoughts,  that 
O  us'd  to  rise. 

Converse  a  while  with  death; 


632 1 


'SSS,  634 


DEATH  AND  THE  RESURRECTION. 


636,  636 


Think   how  a  gasping  mortal  lies, 
And   pants  away   his   breath. 

2  His  quivering  lip  hangs  feebly  down, 

His  pulse  is  taint   and   few  : 
Then,  speechless,  with  a  doleful  groan, 
He  bids  the  world  adieu. 

3  But  O  the  snul,  that  never  dies ! 

At  once  it  leaves  the  cl  y1 
Ye  thoughts,  pursue  it  where  it  flies, 
And  track   its  wondrous  way  ! 
4 Up  to  the  courts  where  angels  dwell, 
h  nv'unts— triumphing  there  ; 
Cr  d(  vil-^  plunge  it  down  to  hell, 
In  infinite  despair! 
^  \nd  iMis'^t   my  body  faint  and   die.** 
:  d  Via  t  t'^is  snul  remove? 
■       some  gu  'Viiirni   angel  nigh, 
be.'^v  it   bt-fe  above  !  • 
'  '     r.-,   to  ^hy   tuor  f-.itiiful   h^nd 
'  iv  r.-J.keriT  soul  1   Iru  t ; 
''  my  ^!'?sh  'ARitsfor  thy  command 
c.   Or  p   into   mv   dust. 


^;1 


.i'ruN-Gl      B.  2.     CM. 

Mear,  St.  Jainrs,  York. 

*/r  Ui(/n  of  d fat/)    nd  glory 

soul    come,  meditate  the 


Y 

And  think  how  near  it  stands, 


day, 


V  hen  thou  j.iust  q^t  this  house  of  clay, 
And  fly  to  unknown  lands. 

2  [And  you^  mine  eyes,  look  down  and 

The  hollow,  gaping  tomb:       [view 
This   gloomy    prison    waits    for  you, 
Vv'hene''er  the  summons  come.] 

3  01    could  we  die  with  those  that  die. 

And    place    us   in    their  stead  ; 
Then  would   our  spirits   learn   to  fly. 
And  couverse   with  the   dead. 

4  Tiien  should  we  see  the  saints  above, 

In  their  own  glorious  forms, 
And  wonder  why  our  souls  should  love 
To  dwell  with  mortal    worms. 

5  [How  should  we  scorn  these  clothes  of 

These  fetters,  and  this  load,       [flesh, 
And    long    for   evening   to    undress, 
That  we  may  rest  with  God.] 

6  We  should    almost  forsake  our  clay, 

Before   the    summons   come. 
And    pray    and  wish  our   souls  away 
To  their   eternal  home. 

Hymn  63.    B.2.    CM.      b 

Canterbury,  Wantage. 
A  funeral  thong  lit. 
1XT\RK!   from  the  tombs  a  doleful 
%.%.        sound ! 
Mine  ears  attend  the  cry— 


G34| 


635 1 


"Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  ground 
"Where  you  must   shoitly  lie. 

2  *'  Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed, 

**  In  spite  of  all  your  towers ; 
"The  tall,  the  wise,  the  reverend  head 
**Must  lie   as  low  as  ours." 

3  Great  God,  is  this  our  certain  doom  ? 

And  are  we  still  secure? 
Still  walking  downward  to  the  tomb, 
And  yet  p  epare  no  more? 

4  Grant  us  the   powers  of  quickening 

To  fit  our  souls  to  fly  ;     [grace. 
Then,  when  we  drop  this  dying  flesh, 
We'll  rise  above  the  sky. 

Hymn  24.     B.  1.     L.  M.       \) 

German  Hymn,  Putney. 
The  rich  sinner  dying, 

IN  vain  the  wealthy  mortals  toil, 
And  heap  their  shining  dust  in  vain; 
Look  down  and  scorn  the  humble  poor, 
And  boast  their  lofty  hills  of  gain. 

2  Their  golden  cordials  cannot  ease 
Their  pained  hearts,  or  aching  heads. 
Nor  fria;ht,  nor  bribe  approaching  death 
From  glittering  roofs  and  downy  beds, 

3  The  lingering,   the  unwilling  soul 
The    dismal  summons   must  obey^, 
And    bid   a  long,    a   sad  farewell 
To   the   pale    lump   of  lifeless  clay. 

4  Thence  they  are  huddled  to  the  grave. 
Where  kings   and  slaves   have   equal 

thrones; 
Their  bones   without  distinction  lie 
Among   the   heap  of  meaner  bones. 


636  ( 


Psalm  49.    L.  M.  b 

Limehouse,  Putney. 

The  rich  si,'nner''s  death,  and  the  sainCs  resurrection. 

1  'l^/S/'W  Y  do  the  proud  insult  the  poor, 

T  T    And  boast  the    large  estates  they 

How  vain  are  riches  to  secure     [have? 

Their  haughty  owners  from  the  grave! 

SThey  canH  redeem  one  hour  from  death, 
With  all  the  wealth  in  which  they  trust, 
Nor  give    a  dying    brother    breath, 
When  God  commands  him  down  to  dust, 

3  There  the  dark  earth  and  dismal  shade 
Shall  clasp  their  naked  bodies  round ; 
That  flesh,  so    delicately  i'e<\^ 

Lies  cold,  and  moulders  in  the  ground. 

4  Like  thoughtless  sheep  the  sinner  dies, 
Laid  in  the  grave  for  worms  to  eat  ; 
The  saints  shall  in  the  morning  rise  ; 
And   find  the    oppressor  at  their  feet. 

5  His   honours  perish   in  the   dust. 
And  pofap  and  beauty,  birth  and  blood : 


637,  638 


DEATH  AND  THE  RESURRECTION. 


639,  640 


That   glorious  day   exalts  the  just 
To  full  dominion   o'er  the   proud. 
6  My  Saviour  shall  my  life  restore, 
And  raise   me  from   my  dark   abode: 
My  flesh  and  soul  shall  part  no  more, 
But  dwell  forever  near  my  God. 

r^QHy  )  Psalm  49.    1st  Part.  C.  M.    « 
"^ '  S         Dundee,  Durham. 

Pride  and  death  ;  or,  the  vanity  of  life  and  riches. 

l^JtJ'HY  duth  the  man  (.f  riches  grow 

f  f     To  insolence   and  pride, 
I'o  see  his  wealth  and  honours  flow 
With   every   rising  tide  ? 

2  [Why  doth  he  treat  the  poor  with  scorn, 

Made  of  the  seif-same  clay, 
And  boast  as  th-  ugh  histt-sh  were  born 
Of  better  dust  than   they  ?] 

3  Not  all  his  treasures  can  procure 

His  sonl  a  short  reprieve  ; 
Redeem  from  death  one  guilty  hour, 
Or  make  his  brother  live. 

4  [Life   is  a  blessing  can't  be  sold, 

The  ranscm  is   too  high  ; 
Justice  wil!  ne'er  be  brib'd  with  gold, 
That  man  may  never  die.] 

5  He  sees  the   brutish   and  the  wise, 

The  timorous  and  the  brave 
Quit  their  possessions,  close  their  eyes, 
And  hasten  to  the  grave.'* 

6  Yet  'tis  his  inward  thought  and  pride, 

*' My  house  shyll  ever  stand; 
"And  that  my  name  may  long  abide 
"I'd  give   it  to  my  land." 

7Vain  are  his  thoughts,his  hopes  are  lost, 
How   soon  his   memory  dies  ! 
His   n'lme    is  written  in   the  dust, 
Where  his  own  carciss  lies. 
Patjse. 

8  This  is  the  folly  of  their  way  ; 

And  yet  their  sons,  as  vain, 
Approve  the  words  their  fuhers  say. 
And  act  their  works  again. 

9  M'  n  void  of  wisdom  and   of  grace, 

If  honour  raise    them   high, 
Live  like  the  beast,  a  thoughtless  race, 
And   like  the  beast  they  die. 

10  [Lnid  in  the   grave   like  sillv  sheep, 
Death  feeds  upon  thtm    there, 

Till  the  Ir.st  trumpet  breaks  their  hl(?ep. 
In  terror   and   despair.] 

^'qq'^  Psalm  49.    2d  Part.  CM.     u 
^^5  St.  Anns,  China.  ^  ^ 

Death  and  the  resur^fction. 
\'\TVa  suns  of  pride,  that  bate  the  just, 
X     \nd  trample   on  the  poor. 
When  death  has  brought  you  down  to 
cur  pomp  shall  rise  no  more,  [dust, 


2  The  last  great  day  shall  change  the 

When  will  that  hour  appear  ?   I^scene  : 

When  shall  tlie  just  revive  and  reign 

O'er  all  that  scorn'd  them  here? 

3  God  will  my  naked  soul  receive. 

When  sep'rate  from  the  flesh; 
Antl  break  the  prison  of  the  grave. 
To  raise  my  bones  afresh. 

4  Heaven  is  my  everlasting  home : 

Th'  inheritance  is    sure : 
Let  men  of  pride  their  rage  resume, 
But   I'll  repine  no  more. 

acyQ.}    Psalm  89.    2d  Part.    L.  M.     t> 
"^^  S      Limehouse,  Putney,  Bath. 

Mortality  and  ho  fie. 

A  funeral  psalm. 
1T>  EMEMBER,  Lord,our  mortal  state, 
ilj  How  frail  our  life  !   how  short  the 

date  : 
Where  is  the  man  that  draws  hi?  breath 
Safe  from  disease,  secure  from  death  ? 

2  Lord,  while  we  see  whole  nations  die^ 
Our  flesh  and  sense  repine  and  cry, 
"Must  death  forever  rage  and  reign, 
''  Or  hast  thou  made  mankind  in  vain  ^ 

3 "Where  is  thy  promise  to  the  just: 
"  Are  not  thy  servants  turn'd  to  dust  P" 
But  faith  forbids  these  mournful  sighs, 
And   sees  the    sleeping  dust  arict-. 

4  That  glorious  hour,  that  dreadful  day 
Wij:)es  the   reproach   of  saints  away. 
And  clears  the  honour  of  thy   word  r 
Awake,,  our  souls,  and  bless  the  Lord, 

aAcd  P?ALM  89.     P.  M.  b 

""■•^^S        St.  Hellens,  Newconrt. 

Uff,  dea'h,  and  the  resicrrectirn. 
irilHiNK,  mighty  God,  on  feeble  man  : 
1     How  few  his  hours,  how  short  hh 
span  ; 
Short  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave. 
Who  can    secure    his    vital  breath 
Against  the   bold   demands   of   death, 
With  skill  to  fly,  or  power  to  save  ? 

2  Lord,   shall   it    be   forever  said, 

"  The    race    of  man  was  only  made 

"For  sickness,  sorrow,  and  the  dust  ?^' 
Are   not   thy  servants,  day   by   day. 
Sent  to  their  graves,  and  tum'd  to  clay  ? 
Lord,where's  thy  kindness  to  the  just? 

3  Ha?t  thou  not  promis'd  to  thy  Son, 
And  all  his   seed,  a  heavenly   crown  ? 

But  flesh  and  sense  indulge  despair  ; 
Forever    blessed  be   the    Lord,, 
That   faith  can   read   his    holy    Word, 

And   find   a  resurrection    there. 

:  4  Forever  blessed   be  the   Lord, 

^    Who  gives   his  saints   a  long  rewar.l 


641,  642,  643 


DAY  OF  JUDGMENT. 


644,  645 


For  all  their  toil,  reproach  and  pain  : 
Let   all   below,   and    all    above, 
Join   to  proclaim  thy    wondrous   love, 

And   each   repeat  a   loud   Amen. 


641} 


Psalm  16.    3d  Part.    L.  M.     b 
Bath,  Green'^s  Hundredth. 
Courage  in  death,  and  hope  of  the  resurrection. 
1"11I/'HEN  God  is  liigd.my  faiih)SStronj>: 
T  f     His  arm  is  ray  almighty    prop  : 
Be  glad,  my  heart;  rejoice,  my  tongue  ; 
My    dying   flesh   shall    rest    in  hope. 

^2  TIjough  in  the  dnst    1    lay  my    head, 
Yet,  gracious  God,  thou  wilt  not  1-eave 
My   soul  forever   with   the   dead. 
Nor   lose   thy   children   in    the    grave, 

3 My   flesh   shall  thy   first    call    obey, 
Shake   off  the  dust,  and  rise  on  high  : 
Then  shalt  thou  lead  the  wondrous  way 
Up   to   thy    throne    above    the    sky. 

4  There  streams  of  endless  pleasure  flow. 
And    full    discoveries   of   thy    grace, 
i  \^'hich    we    but    tasted    here   below) 
Speadheavenl)  joys  through  all  the  place. 


6 12 1 


HvMN  no.     B.2.     S.M.      » 
^  Sutton,  Watohman. 

TTiuinph  over  death,  in  hope  of  the  renurrecpiont 
1       A  ND  must   tliis  body  die."* 
XjL  Tills  niortal   frame   decay  ? 
And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 
Lie  mouldering  in   the   clay  ? 

3  Corruption,  earth  and  worms 
Shall  but  refine   this  flesh, 

Till   my  triumphant  spirit  comes, 
To  put   it  on  afresh. 

?•>    God  my  Redeemer   lives, 
And   often  from  the  skies 
Looks  dov/n,  and  watches  all  my  dust, 
Till   he  shall   bid   it   rise. 

4  Array*d  ki  glorious   grace 
Shall  these   vile   bodies  shine ; 

And  every  shape,  and   every  face 
Look   heavenly  and   divine. 

5  These  lively   hopes  we-  owe 
To  Jesus'   dying  love ; 

VVe  would   adore  his   grace   below, 
And  sing  his   power  above. 

6  Dear  Lord,  accej>t  the  praise 
Of  these  our   humble  songs, 

Till  tunes  of  nobler  sound   we  raise 
With  our  immortal  tongues. 

^AQ  I     Hymn  102.     B.  2.     L.  M.    « 
<>^'^\  AH  Saints,  Eaton. 

A  hafifiy  resurrect io?i. 
1  l^T^^i   1^11    repine    at   death  no  more, 
JL^    But,  with  a  cheerful  gasp,  resign 


To   the  cold  dungeon   of  the  grave 
These  dying,  withering  limbs  of  mine. 

2  Let  worms  devour  my  wasting  flesh, 
And  crumble  all  my  bones  to  dust, 
My  God  shall  raise  my  frame  anew, 
At  the  revival   of  the  just. 

3  Break,  sacred  morning,  thro'  t^e  skies, 
Bring   that   delightful,   dreadful   day ; 
Cut  shori  the  hou  s,  dear  Lord,  and  come. 
Thy  lingering  whee]s,how  long  they  stay! 

4  [Our  weary   spirits    faint   to   see 
The    light   of  thy  returning  face  ; 
And   hettr   the    language  of  those  lips 
Where  God  has  shed  his  richest  grace.] 

5  [Haste,  then,  upon   the  wings  of  love. 
Rouse   all  the  pious  sleeping  clay ; 
That   we    may  join  in    heavenly  joje, 
And    sing  the  tfiumph  of  the   day.] 


^^VX'X/VX'X/^/X 


644  ( 


DAY  OF  JUDGMENT. 

Hymn  65.     B.  1.     L.  M,      2& 

Eaton,   Blendon. 
T/te  kingdonhf  of  the  world  become  the  kingdom  of 

the  Lord;  or^  the  day  of  judgment.' 

IX  ET  the  seventh  angel  sound  on  hio^h, 

JLi  Let  shouts  be  heard  thro*  all  the  sky; 

Kings   of  the   earth,  with  glad  accord, 

Give  up  your  kingdoms   to  the  Lord. 

2  Almighty  God,   thy  power  assume. 
Who  wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come  ; 
Jesus,  the  Lamb,  who  once  was  slain, 
Forever   live,  forever  reign  I 

3  The   angry  nations  fret   and  roar, 
That  they  can  slay  the  saints  no  more  ; 
On  wiogs  of  vengeance  flies  our  God, 
To   pay    the  long  arrears  of  blood. 

4  Now  must  the   rising    dead   appear ; 
Now  the   decisive   sentence   hear; 
Now  the  dear  martyrs  of  the  Lord 
Receive   an    infinite   reward. 


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Psalm  97.    1st  Part.    L.  M.    a 
Old  Hundred,  Eaton. 
Christ  reigning  in  heaven,  and  coming  to  judgment. 

1  I!TE   tiiHs!  the  Lord, the  ^avjoui  lei^^ns! 
Xi  Praise  him  in  evangelic  strains; 
Let  the   whole  earth  in  songs  rejoice, 
And  distant  islands  join  thtir  voice. 

2  Deep  are  his  counsels  and  unknown. 
But  grace  and  truth  support  his  throne  ; 
Though  gloomy  clouds  his  ways  surround. 
Justice   is   their  eternal   ground. 

3  In  robes  of  judgment,  Jo,  he  comes  I 
Shakes  the  wide  earth,  and  cleaves  the 
Before  him  burns  devouring  fire,  [tombs; 
The   mountains   melt,  the   se&s  retire. 


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4  His    enemies,  with  sore  dismay. 
Fly  from  the  sight,  and  shun  the  day ; 
Then  lift  your  heads,  ye  saints,  on  high, 
And   sing,   for  your  redemption's  nigh. 


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Hymn  107.    B.  2.    C.  M.     b 
Bangor,  Durham. 

The  everlasting  absence  of  Cod  intolerable. 

IFIlilAr  awful  clay  will  surely  come, 
A  '1  h'  appointed  hour  makes  haste, 
When  I  must  stand  before  my  Judge, 
And  pass  the  solemn  test. 

2  Thou  lovely  Chief  of  all  my  joys. 

Thou  Sovereign  of  my  heart, 
How  could  I  bear  to  hear  thy  voice 
Pronounce  the  sound,    Dejiart? 

3  The  thunder  of  that  dismal  word 

Would   so  torment  my   ear, 
'Twould  tear  my  soul  asuniler,  Lord, 
Wit'i  most  tormenting   fear. 

4  [What,  to  be  banish 'd  from  my  life. 

And  yet  forbid   to  die! 
To  hnger  in  eternal  p  in,. 
Yet  death  forever  ffy  !] 

5  O  !  wretched  state  cf  deep  despair, 

To  see  my   God   remove. 
And   fix  my  doleful  station  where 
I   must  not   taste  his  love  ! 

6  Jesus,   r  throw  mine  arms  around. 

And   hang  upon  tliy  breast ; 
Without  a  gi-acious  suiile  from  thee 
My   spirit  cannot  rest. 

t  O  I  tell  'ne  that  my  worthless  name 
Is  graven    on  thy  hands ; 
Show  me  some  promise,  in  thy  book, 
Where  my   salvation  stands. 

8  [Give  me  one  kind,   assuring  word, 
To  sink  my  fears   again ; 
And  cheerfully  my  soul  shall   wait 
Her  threescore  years  and  ten.] 


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Wrath 


Psalm  9.   1st  Part.    CM.   « 
St.  James,  Devizes. 

Wrath  and  mercy  from  the  judgment  seat, 

ITH  my  whole  heart  I'll  raise 
my  song. 
Thy  wonders  I'll  proclaim  ; 
Thou,  sovereign  Judge  of  right  and 
Witt  put  my  foes  to  shame,  [wrong, 

2 I'll   sing  thy  majesty  and  grace; 
My  God    prepares  hi.-»  throne 
To  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 
Aad  make  his  vengeance  known. 

3  Then  shall  the  Lord  a  refuge  prove 

For  all  the  poor  oppress'd ; 
To  save  the  ppople  of  his  love, 
And  give  the  weary  rest. 

S  2. 


4The  men  that  know  thy  name  will  trust 
In  thy  abundant  grace ; 
For  thou  hast  ne*er  forsook  the  just. 
Who   humbly  sought  thy   face. 
I  Sing  praises  to  the   righteous  Lord* 
Who  dwells  on  Z'on's  hill, 
Who  executes  his  threatening  word* 
And  doth  his  grace  fulfil. 

K4ft^     Hymn  45.    B.  1.    CM.      b 
"^^3         York,  Buckingham. 

The  last  judg^ment, 

I O  EE  where  the  great  incarnate  God 

O  Fills  a  majestic  throne, 

While  from  the  skies  his  awful  voic« 

Bears  the  last  judgment  down. 

2['*I   am   the  first,    and  I  the  last, 
*'  Through  endless  years  the  same  ; 
"  I  AM  is  my  memorial  still, 
"  And  my  eternal  name. 

3  '*^Such  favours  a*  a  God  can  give, 
"^  My  royal  grace  bestows  ; 
"Ye  thirsty  souls,come  taste  the  streams 
♦'  Where  life  and  pleasure  flows.}^ 
4['*The  saint  that  triumphs  o'er  his  sinsj 
**  I'll  own  him  for  a  son ; 
**  The  whole  creation  shall  reward 
'*  The  conquests  he  has  won^ 

5  "  But  bloody  handstand  hearts  unclean^ 

''And  all  the  lying  race, 
*'  The  faithless  and  the  scoffing  crew, 
**  That  spurn  at  offer'd  grace  ; 

6  "  They  shall  be  taken  from  my  sight* 

"  Bound  fast  in  iron   chains, 
'*  And  headlong  plung'd  into  the  lake 
•'Where  fire  and  darkness  reigns."] 

7  O  may  I  stand  before  the  Lamb 

When  earth  and  seas  are  fled ! 
And  hear  the  Judge  prcnouricemy  name 
With   blessings  on  my  head. 

8  May   I  with  those  forever  dwell, 

Who-  here   were  my  delight, 
While  sinners,  banish'd  down  to  hell,. 
1^0   more   C'ffend  my   sigiit. 

fi4Ql  Psalm  50.   1st  Part.   C  M.  » 
D-^:y  J         Pembroke.  Braintree. 

The  last  judgment ;  or^  the  sainti  rewarded. 
inn;  IE  Lorti,thejudge,before  his  throne,. 
JL   Bids  the  whole  earth  draw  nigh  ; 
The  nations  near  the  rising  sun. 

And  near  the   western  sky. 
2  No  more  shall  bold  bl.asphemers  say* 
"  Judgment  will   ne'er  begin  ;" 
No  more   abuse   his    long  delay 

To  impudence  and  sin. 
SThron'd  on  a  cloud,  our  God  shtdl  coine-^ 
Bright  fldmes  prepare   hio   v.mv  ,. 


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Thunder  and  darkness,  fire  and  storm 

Lead  on   the  dreadtul  day. 
4Heaven  from  above  hi'^  call  shall  hear, 
Attending  angels  come. 
And  earth  and  liell  shall  know  and  tear 
His  justice  and  their  doom 

5  **  But  gather  all  my  siints,"  he  cries, 

"That  made  their  peace  wiih  God 
♦•By  the   Redeemer's  sacrifice, 
*'And  seal'd  it  with   hiS   blood. 

6  *'  Their  faith  and  works,bi  ought  forth 

to  light, 
"Shall   make   the   world  confess 
*»My  sentence  of  reward  is  ii;ht, 
♦^  And  heaven   adore   my   gnxc;." 


DAY  OF  JUDGMENT. 


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Psalm  50.    3d  Part.    CM.  « 
3  Duadee,  Rochester. 

Thr  judgment  of  livfiociites. 
ITTWrHEN  Ciui'^t'to  judgment  shall 
f  T  descend,' 

And  saints   surr-und  tiieir   Lord, 
He  calls  th-  n  iti>ms  to  attend, 

And   hear  his   awful   woid. 
2*' Not  for  the  want  of  bullocks  slain 
*•  Will  I   the  word   reprove  ; 
'*  Altars  and  rites  and  forms  are  vain, 
"  Without  tiie   fire  of   love. 
3**  And  what  have  hypocrites  to  do 
''  To  bring   their   sacrifice  ? 
"Thev  call  my  statutes  just  and  true, 
*'But  deal  in    theft  and   lies. 

4  "Could  you  expect  to  'scape  my  sight, 

"And   sin   without  control? 
**But  I  shall  bring  \  our  crimes  to  light, 
"  W  ith  anguish   in  your  soul." 

5  Ci^.sider,  ye  that   slight  the  Lord, 

Before  his   wrath   appear; 
If  o-ce   ycu  f»'l   b  iieath  his  sword, 
There's  no  deliverer  there. 


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PsAi.M  50.    1st  Part.     P.  M.  b 

Walworth,  New  50lh. 
The   lant  judgmmt. 

itTHHE  Lord,  the  sov'ieig'n,sen(ls  his  summons  forth, 
^   Calls  the  south  nations,  nnd  awakes  the  north  ; 
From  tust  to  west  the  somidiiig  orders  spread, 
Tliro'  diatHUt  -A-ovlds,  and  regions  of  Jhe    dead  : 
No  more  shall  atiuists  mock   bis   louar   delay  ; 
His  vengeance  sleeps  no  more:  behold  the  da>  ! 

S  Behold  the  J»idc:e  descends  ;    kis  )3:nards  are  nigh  : 
'1  empest  and  fire  attend  hiin  duwn   the  sky  : 
lleaven,earth  and  hell,dra w  near;  h-t  all  ihinps  come 
To  hear  his  jvistio*-,  and  the  sinner's  doom  J 
•*  But  gather  iirst  my  saints  (ihe  .Indge  commands) 
Bring  tliera,  ye  ang'  h,  from  their  distant  lands. 

3  "  Behold  my  covenant  stands  forever  good, 
Seal'd  by  the  eternal  sacrifice  in  blouil. 
And  sii;:nd  with  all  their  names;  the  Greek,the  Jew, 
'1  hat   paid  the  ancient  worship,  or  the  new ; 

There's  nodistinctiup  here;  comc,spreadtheirthrone5, 

Aud  uea>  xQt  Kat  IP}  &T(iuhKs  aotl  my  svus* 


4  '•  I,  their   Almighty  Saviotir,  and  their  God, 
I  am  their  judge:    Ye  heavens,  proclaim  abroad 
My  just,  eternal  sentence,  aud  declare 
Those  awful  truths  that  sinners  dread  to  hear: 
Simmers  in  Zion,  tremble  and   retire; 
1  doom  the    painted  hypocrite  to  fire. 

5"  Not  far  the  want  of  goats  or  bullocks  slain 
Do  1  condemn  thee ;  bulis   and   goats  are  vain 
Without  the  flames  of  iove:    In   vain  the  store 
Of  brutal  offerings  that  were  mine  before  ; 
Mine  are  the  tamer  beasts  and  savage  breed, 
Floeks,herds,and  fields,  and  forests, \v here  they  feed. 

6 "If  I  were  hungry,  would  I  ask  thee  foud  ? 
When  did   1   thirst,  or  drink  tiiy  bullocks' blood  ? 
Can  1   be  ttatter'd  with  thy  cringing   bows. 
Thy  solemn  chatterings,  and  fantastic  vows  ? 
Are   my  eyes   charni'd  thy  vestments   to   behold^ 
Glaiiiig  in  gems,  and  gay  in  woven  gold? 

7"  Unthinking  wretch!  how  couldst  thou  hope  to 
A  God,  a  Spirit,  with  such  toys  as  these  ?  [please 
While,  with  my  grace  and  statutes  on  tby  tongue. 
'1  hou  lov'st  deceit,  and  dost  thy  brother  wrong  1 
In  vain  to  pious  forms  thy  zeal  pretends. 
Thieves  and  adulierers  are  thy  chosen  friends. 

8 "Silent  I   waited  with  long-suliering   love; 
But  didst  thou  hope  that  I  should  ne'er  reprove  ? 
And  cherish  such  an  impious  tliought  within. 
That  God,  the  righteous,  would  indulge  thy  sJn  ? 
Behold   my  terrors    now  ;   my  thunders  roll. 
And  thine'  own  crimes  atfright  thy  guilty  soul." 

9  Sinners,  awake  betimes ;  ye  fools,  be  wise ; 
Awake  before  this  dreadful  morning  rise  ;  famend  ! 
CJiange  your  vain  thoughts,  your  crooked  works 
Fly  to  the  Saviouv,  make  tlie  Judge  your  friend; 
Lest  like  a   iion  his   last  vengeance  tear 
Your  trembling  souls,  and  no  deliverer  near. 


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Psalm  50.    2d  Part.    P.  M.  * 
Cherriton,  Landaif. 

The  last  judgment. 

fT^HE   God  of  glory  sends  his  summons  forth, 

-■-  Calls  the  south  nations,  and  awakes  the  north  ; 

From  east   to  west  the  sovereign  oiders   spiead, 

I  hro'    distant  worlds,  and   regions  of  the  dead. 

Th'-  trumpet  sounds ;  hell  trembles ;  heaven  rejoices; 

1/ift  up  >our  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices. 

2  No  more  shau  atheists  mock  his  long  delay; 
His  venguauce  sit  eps  no  more :   Bthoid  the  day  ! 
Beliold  the  Judge  tlescends  :    his  guards  are  nigh  : 
Tempest  and   liie  attend  him   down   the  sky. 

When   God  appears,  all  nature  shall  aihire  him  : 
While  sinners  tremble,  saints  rejoice  befor«?    him. 

3  ^*Heaven,  earth  and  hell,  draw  near ;  let  all  things 
'l"o  liear  my  justice,  and  the  sinner's  doom  !  [come. 
But  gather  first  my  saints,  (the  Jtidge  commands) 
Bring  them,  ye  angels,  fiom  their  distant  lands." 

\\  hen  Christ  returns,  vake  every  cheerful  passion  ; 
And  shout,  ye  saints !   he  comes  for  your  salvation. 

4 "Behold!   my   covenant  stands  forever  good, 
Seai'd   by   the  eternal  syciifice  in  blood, 
Andsign'd  with  all  theirnames;  the  Greek,  the  Jew, 
That   paitl    the  ancient    worship  or  the   new." 
Tliere's  no  distuiction  here;   join  all  jour  voices, 
Aiul  raise  jour  lieads,  ye  saints,  tor  heaven  rejoices. 

5"Here(saith  the  Lord}ycangels.ypread  their  thrones^ 
And  near  me  seat  my  favourites  and  my  sons: 
Come,  my  redi.'tm'd,  jjoisess  the  joys  j)repar'd 
Ere  lime  began  ;    *tis    your  divine    revs  art!.  " 

When  Christ  returns,  w.ike  ever)  thi  «rful  p:ission  ; 

And  shout,  ye  saints  !   he  comes  lor  )Our  salvation. 

Pause  I. 

6"  I  am  the  Saviour,  I  th'   Almighty   God; 
I   am  the  Judge :    Ye  heavens,  proclaim  abroad 
My  just,  eternal  sentence,  ai:d   declare 
'lho3e  awful  truths,  that  sinners  diead  to  hear.'* 
Wlien  God  appears,  all  nature  shall  adore  him  : 
While  suin«rs  tremble,  saiuu  rejoice  bcfsve  iuuu 


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7"  Stand  forth,  thou  bold  blasphemer,  and  profs.ue. 
Now  feel  my  wiath,  norca  1  my  threateniiig>  vain  : 
Thou  hypocrite,  once  dress'ii  m  saint's  attire, 
I  doom  the  painted  hypocrice  to  fire." 

Judgment  proceeds ;  hi'i'  uvmbles ;  heaven  rejoices ; 

Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  sauiti,  with  cheerful  voices. 

8 "  Not  for  tl»e  want  of  goats  or  bullocks  slain 
Do  I  condemn  thee;  bails  and  goats  are  vain 
Without  the  Hames  of  love ;  in  vain  the  store 
Of  brutal  offerings  that  were  mine  before." 

Earth  is  the  Lord's;  ail  nature  shall  adore  him; 

While  sinners  tren^ible,  saints  rejoice  before  him. 

9  "  tf  I  were  hungry,  would  I  ask  thee  food ; 
When  did  I  thirst,  or  drink  thy  bullocks'  blood  ? 
Mine  are  the  tamer  beasts,  and  savage  breed, 
Flocks,herds,and  fields,and  forests  where  they  feed." 

All  is  the  Lord's  ;  he  rules  tht;  wide  creation ; 

Gives  sinners  vengeance,  and  the  saints  salvation. 

10**  Can  I  be  flatter'd  with  thy  cringing  bows, 
Thy  solemn  chatteiings  and  fantastic  vows  ? 
Are  my  eyes  charm'd  thy  vestments  to   bthold. 
Glaring  in  gem*,  and  gay  in  woven  gold  ?" 

God  is  the  Judge  of  hearts  :  no  fair  disguises 

Can  screen  the  guilty,  when  his  vengeance  rises. 

Pafse  11. 

11  '^TLfnthinking  wretch  !  how  couldst  thou  hope  to 
A  God,  a  Spirit,  with  such  toys  as  these  ?  [please 
While  with  my  grace  and  statutes  on  thy  tongue, 
Thou  lov'st  deceit,  and  dost  thy  brother  wrong." 

Judgment  proceeds;  hell  trembles ;  ht-aven  rejoices  ; 

Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  w  ith  cheerful  voices. 

12 "In  vain  to  pious  forms  thy  zeal  pretends; 
Thieves  and  adulterers  are    thy  chosen  friends ; 
While  tl)e  ftlse  flatterer  at  my  aitar  waits, 
His  hardeu'd   soul  divine  instruction   hates." 

God  is  the  Judge  of  hearts ;  no  fair  disguises 

Can  screen  the  guilty  when   his   vengeance  rises. 

13  "  Siient  I  waited  with   ioug-sufferiiig  love ; 
But  didst  thou  hope  that  1  should  ne'er  reprove  ? 
And  cherish  such   an  impious  thought  within. 
That  the   Ail-hoiy  would  indulge  thy  sin?"' 

See,  God  appears,  all  nature  joins   to  adore  him ; 

Judgment  proceeds,  and  sinnei-s  fall  before  him, 

14*'Bt-hold  ray  temn-s  now;   my  thunders   roll. 
And  thy  own  crimes  affright  thy  guilty  soul. 
Now  like  a   lion  shall  my  vengeance  tear 
Thy  bleeding  h^'art,  and    no  deliverer  near." 

Judfxment  concludes  ;  hell  trembles ;  heaven  rejoices; 

Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices. 

Epiphonema. 

15 "  Sinners,  awake  betimes ;  ye  fools,  be  wise  ; 

Awake  before  this  dreadful  morning  rise:  [amend  ; 

Change  your   vain  thoughts,  your  crooked  works  j 

Fly  to  the  Saviour,  make  the  Judge  your  friend." 

Then  join  the  saints  ;  wake  eyery  cheerful  passion  ;  ■ 

When  Christ  returns,  he  comes  for  your  salvation,  j 


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HELL   AND  HEAVEN. 

f^KQ?     Hymn  44.    B.  2.    L.  M.        b 

s  Liraehouse,  Putnej. 

Hell ;   or,   the  vrng'-ance  of  God. 
I'^^^TITH  holy  fear,  and  humble  song, 
?  ▼   The  dreadful  God  our  souls  adere  ; 
Reverence  and  awe  becomes  the  tona:ue 
That  speaks  the  terrors  of  his  power. 

2  Far  in  the  deep,  where  darkness  dwells, 
The   land   of  horror  and  de.spair, 
Justice    has   built  a    dismal   hell. 
And  laid  her  stores  of  vengeance  there. 

3  [Eternal  plagues,  and   heavy   chains, 
TormeutiDg  racks^  aud  fiery  coals, 


And    darts    t'  inflict   immortal  pains, 
Dy'd   in    the    olood   of  daujutd   souls. 

4  There   Satan,   the    first   sinner,  lies, 
And   roars   and    bites  his  iron    bauds ; 
In  vain  the  rebel  strives  to  rise,   [hands.] 
CrushM  with  the  weiglit  of  botli  thine 

5  There  guilty  ghosts  of  Adam's  race 
Shriek  out,  and  howl  beneath  thy  rod  j 
Once  they  could  scorn  a  Saviour's  grace, 
But    they    incens'd  a   dreadlul    God. 

6  Tremble,  my  soul,  and  kiss  the  Son — 
Sinners,  obey   the  Saviour's  call  ; 
Else    your   damnation   hastens   on, 
And   hell  gapes  wide  to  wait  your  fall. 

c^kaX     Hymn  105.     B.  L    CM.    * 
"*^^3  St.  James,  Dundee. 

Heaven  invisible  and  holy. 
l"1^rOReyehathseen,norearhathheardj, 
J3I    Nor  sen.se  r.or  reason  known, 
Vv  iiat  joys  thfi  Father  hath  prepar'd 
For  tnose  that  love  the  !5on. 

2  Bnt  the  good   Spirit  of  tiie  Lord 

Reveaih!  a  heaven  to  come ; 
The  be.ims  of  glory    in  his  word 
Ailure  and  guide  us  home. 
3 Pure  are  the  joys  above  the  sky. 
And  all  the  region  pcitce; 
No   wanton    lips,   nor  envious  eye 
Can  see   or  taste    tVie   bliss. 

4  Th'  se  holy  gates  forever   bar 

Polluiio  ,   sin   and  shame; 
K<;i  e  shall  obtain  admittance  there. 
Bat  fohowers  of  the   Lamb. 

5  He  keeps   die  Father's  book  of  life. 

There  all  their  names  are  found; 
Tlie   hypocrite  io   vain  shall  scri.e 
To  tread  the  heavenly    ground. 

fiKK)  HymnSS.    B.2.    cm.    «ort> 
^^^\  Abridge,  St.  Anns. 

Freedomfrom  din  and  misery  in  heaven, 
ll^UR  sins,  alas,  how  sirong  they  be  \ 
\,f  And   like  a  violent  j-ea 
They  break  our  duty,  Lord»  to  thee, 
And  hurry  us  away. 

2  The  waves  of  trouble,  how  they  rise  J 

How   loud  the  tempests  roar  ! 
But  death  shall  land  cur  weary  souls 
Safe  oa  tlie  heavenly  shore. 

3  There,  to  fulfil  his  sweet  commandSj, 

Our  speedy  feet   shall  move; 
No  sin  shall  clog  our  winged  zeal. 
Or  cool  our  burning  love. 

4  There  shall  we  sit,  and  sing,  and  teU 

The  wonders  cf  his  gi  ace ;. 


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Till  heavenly  raptures  fire  our  hearts, 

And  smile   in  every  face. 
5  Forever  his  dear  sacred  name 
Sh/ill  dwell   upon   uur   tongue ; 
And   Jesus  and   Salvation    be 
The   close  of  every   song. 

P  ^«  1      Hymw  40.    B.  1.    L.  M.       a 

U  DO  ^  Nantwich,  Dunstan. 

The  business  and  blessedness  of  glorified  saintst 

1^'  l^^THAT  happ}'  men.or  angels  these, 
f  ?     ''That  ail  their  robes  are  spot- 
less   white  ? 
'" Whence  did  this  glorious  troop  arrive 
"At  the  pure  realms  of  heavenly  light?" 

2  From  torturing  racks,  and  burning  fires, 
An  1  seas  of  their  own  blood  thev  came  ; 
But  nobler  blood  has  washM  their  robes. 
Flowing  from  Christ,  the  dying  Lamb. 

3Nowthi^y  approfich  th'  Almighty  Throne 
With  loud  hosannas  night  and  day  ; 
Sweet  anthems  to  the  great  Three-One 
Measure    their   blest   eternity. 

4  No  more  shall  hunger  pain  their  souls  ; 
He  bids  their  parching  thirst  be  gone  ; 
And  spreads  the  shadow  of  his  wings 
To  screen  ^em  from  the  scorching  sun. 

5  The  Lamb,  that  till."  the  middle  throne, 
Shall  shed  around  h  s  milder  beams; 
There  shall»they  feast  on  his  rich  love, 
And  drink,  full  joys  from  living  streams. 

6  Tims  shall  their  mighty  bliss  renew, 
Through  the  vast  round  of  endless  years: 
And  the  soft  hand  of  sovereign  grace 
Hfeals  all  their  wounds,  and  wipes  their 

tears. 


657 


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Hymn  41.     B.  1.     C.  M. 

ji  Exeter,  Cambridge. 

77;"  f-amf  ;  or^  the  mar'yrn  glorified 
1*TT%  IRSE  glor'ous  minds,  how  blight 
J.  hey   s'ii»;e! 

**  vVbenre  all  ihtir  white  array? 
**How  came  they  to  the  happy  seats 
"  Of  everlasting  d;»y  ?*' 

2  Fo  u  t  rturing  pains  to  endless  joys, 

()u  fiery    vheeils   th-v   rode. 
And  strangely  washM  their  raiment  white 
In  Jesus'  d/mg  bi:>od. 

3  Now  th'.y  ai>prt:ich  a  spotless  God. 

And  b  w   before   his  thr>ne ; 
Th»-ir  warbling  harps  and  sacred  songs 
Adore   the   Holy  One. 

4Thf  unveird   glories  v>f  his  face 
Amoiig   his  sainis   reside, 
While  tiie  rich  treasure  of  his  grace 
Sees  ail  their  wants  supply 'd. 


5Tormenting  thirst  shall  leave  their  souls, 
And  hunger  flee   as   fast ; 
Tiie  fruit  of  life's  in- mortal  tree 
Shall  be   their  sweet  repast. 

6  The  Lamb  shall  lead  his  heav'nly  flock 
Where  living  fountains  rise, 
And  love  divine  shall  vipe  away 
The   sorrows  of  their  eyes. 

ftrQ>     Hymn  33.    B.  2.    CM.    t^ 

"^^  $         Chrisimas,  Bray. 

The  blessed  society  in  heaven. 

ITJ  AISE  tliee,  my  scu!,  tly  up,  and  run 

M\  Through  every  heavenly  street, 

And  say,  There^s  ncughtbelow  the  sun 

That's   worthy  of  thy   feet. 

2  Thus  will  we  mount  on  sacred  wings. 

And  tread  the  courts  above  : 
Nor  earth,  nor  jd!  her  n)ightiest  things 
Shall  tempt  our  meanest  love. 

3  There,   on  a  high   majestic  throne, 

Th*  Almighty   Father  reigns. 
And  sheds  his  glurious  goodness  down 
On  all   the  blissful  plains. 

4B:igh^,  like  a  sun,  the  Saviour  sits. 
And  spreads  eternal   noon  ; 
No  evcniiigs  there,  nor  gloomy  nights, 
To  want  the  feeble   moon. 

5Amid  those   ever-shining  skies, 

Behold   the  sacred   Dove ; 
While  banish'd  sin,   and   sorrow  flies 
From  all  the   realms   of  love. 

6  The  glorious  tenants  of  the   place 

Stand   bending   round    the   throne; 
And  saints  and  seraphs  sing  and  praibe 
The  infinite  Three-One. 

7  [But  O,  what  beams  of  heavenly  grace 

Transport  them   ail   the  whne ! 
Ten  thousand  smil;  s  from  Jesus'  face. 
And  love   in  every   smile!] 

8  Jesus,  and  when. shall  that  dear  day, 

That  joyful  hour,   appear, 
When  I  shall  leave  this  house  of  clay. 
To  dwell  among  them   there  ? 

^KQ>     Hymn  63.    B.  2.     CM.     « 

^^^  \         Wareham.  Stade. 

l^he  humble  loorshifi  of  heaven, 
ITjtA THER,  I.  long,  I  faint   to  see 
M.     The  place   of  thine   abode ; 
I'd  leave  thy  earthly  courts,  and  flee 
\J\)   to  thy  seat,  my    God ! 

•J  H  -re  I  behold,  thy  distant  face, 

And   'tis   a  pleasing   sight ; 
But   to  abide  in   thine    embrace 
Is  infinite  delight. 

3  I'd   part  with  all  the  joys  of  sense 
To  gaze  upon  thy  throne ; 


«60,  661 

Pleasure  springs  fresh  forever  thenc©, 

Unspeakable,   unknown. 
4[There  all  the  heavenly  hosts  are  seen; 

In  shining  ranks  they   move; 
And  drink  immortal  vigour  in, 

With  wonder,  and  with   love. 

5  Then  at  thy  feet  with  awful  fear 

Th*  adoring  armies  fall ; 
With  joy  they  shrink  to  nothing  there, 
Before  thi'  eternal  all. 

6  There  I  would  vie  with  all  the  host 

In  duty,  and  in  bliss; 
While  less  than  nothing  I  could  boast, 
And  vanity  confess.] 

7  The  more  thy  glories  strike  mine  eyes, 

The  humbler  I   shall  lie  ; 
Thus,  while  I  sink,  my  joys  shall  rise 
Uiinieasurably  high. 

aaCil  Psalm  96.     L.  P.  M.         » 

^^^S  46th   Psalrn. 

The  God  of  the  Gentiles, 

1  X  ET  all  the  earth   their  voices  raise 
JLi  To  sing  the  choicest  psalm  of  praise, 

To  sing  and   bless  Jehovah's  name  : 
His  glory  let  the   heathens  know, 
His   wonders  to   the    nations    ehow, 

And   all  his   saving  works  proclaim. 

2  The  heathens  know  thy  glory.  Lord ; 
The  wondering  nations  read  thy  word  ; 

Among  us  is  Jehovab  known : 
Our  worship   shall   no   more    be    paid 
To  gods  which  mortal  hands  havemade; 

Our  Maker  is  our  God   alone. 

3  He  fram'd  the  globe,  he  built  the  sky, 
He  made  the   shining  worlds  on  high, 

And  reigns  complete    in  glory  there : 
His   beams  are   majesty   and  light ; 
His   beauties   how   divinely    bright ; 

His   temple  how   divinely  fair! 

4  Come,  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour, 
When  earth  shall  feel  his  saving  power, 

And  barbarous  nations  fear  his  name; 
Then  shall  the  race  of  man  confess 
The   beauty   of  his   holiness. 

And  in  his  courts  his  grace  proclaim. 

CCA  I     Hymn  91.    B.2.    CM.      « 
""^  S  Braintre- ,  Barby. 

The  glory  of  Christ  in  heaven. 

1  ir\    THE  delights,  the  heavenly  joys, 
\j   The   glories   of  the  place. 
Where  Jesus  sheds  the  brightest  beams 

Ot    his  o'erflowiug  grace. 

2  Sweet  majesty  and  awful  love 

Sit   smihng   on   his   brow ; 
And  all  the  glorious  ranks  above 
At  humble  distance  bow, 


H^SLL  AND  HEAVEN. 


66^ 


3  [Princes  to  his  imperial  name 

Bend  their  bright  sceptres  down  ; 
Dominions, thrones,  and  powers  rejoice,. 
To  see  him  wear  the  crown. 

4  Archangels  sound  his  lofty    praise 

Through  every  heavenly  street, 
And  lay   their  highest  honours  down 
Submissive   at  his  feet. 

5  Those  soft,  those  blessed  feet  of  his. 

That  once  rude  iron  tore, 
High  on  a  throne  of  light  they  stand,. 
And  all  the  saints  adore. 

6  His  head,  the   dear  majestic   head> 

That  cruel  thorns   did  wound. 
See   what   immortal  glories  shine, 
And  circle  it  around! 

7  Tills  is  the  Man,  th'  exalted  Man, 

Whom   w?,   unseen,  adore  I' 
But,  when  our  eyes  behold  his  facei, 
Our  hearts  shall   love  him   more. 

8  [Lord  !  how  our  souls  ar  -  all  on  fire 

To  see  thy  blest  abode  : 
Our  toRgues  rejoice  in  tunes  of  praise 
To  cur  incarnate  God ! 

9  And  while  our  faith  enjoys  this  sight. 

We   long  to  leave  our  clay  ; 
And  wish  thy  fiery  chariots.  Lord, 
To  fetch  our  souls  away  ] 

r-^rt  )      Hymn  75.    B.  2.  .  C.  M.       » 
^"-^  \  Christmas,Hymn  2d,Pembroke. 

^fiiriiual  and  eternal  joys  ;  or^  the  be- 

atific  sight  of  Christ 
IT^ROM  t'hee,my  God,myjoys  shall  rise,, 
J?     And   run  eternal  rou^icis, 
Beyond  the  limits  of  the   skies. 
And  all  created  bounds. 

2  The  holy  triumphs  of  mv   soul 

Shall  death  itself  out-b  ave, 

Leave  dull  mortality    behind. 

And  fly  beyond  the  grave. 

3  There,  where  my  blessed  Jesus  reigns,. 

In  heaven's  unmsasurM  space, 
I'll   spend   a  long  eternity  ^ 

In  pleisure,   and  in   praise. 
4Milli'ns  of  years  my  wondering  eyes 
Siiall  o*er  thy  be;<uues  rove; 
And  endless  ages  I'll   adore 
The   glories  of  thy   love. 

5  [Swef^t  J'.sus  !  every  smile  of  thine 

Shall  freslj  end  arn)et)ts  brii^g. 
And    ihousai.d  tas'es  of  new  dehght 
From  all  thv   gr -ces  spring. 

6  Haste,  my  Bt loved,   fetch  my  soul- 

Up   to   thy  bl^ssM  ab^'de ; 
F.y,    for  my  spirit  longs  to  seet 
My   Saviour,  and  my  God.} 


663,  664,  665 


DOXOLOGIES. 


666— 67  V 


tCT  I  CANNOT  persuade  myself  to  put  a  full 
period  to  these  divine  Hymns,  until  I  have  addi-essed 
a  special  SONG  OF  GLORY  to  God  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Spirit.  Though  the  Latin  name  of 
it,  Gtoria  Patri,  be  retained  in  the  English  nation 
from  the  Roman  Church  ;  and  though  tliere  may  be 
some  excesses  of  superstitious  honour  paid  to  the  w  ords 
of  it,  which  may  have  wrought  some  unhappy  preju- 
dices in  weaker  Christians,  yet  I  believe  it»till  to  be 
one  of  the  noblest  parts  of  Christian  worship.  The 
subject  of  i»  is  the  doctrine  of  the  Trinity,  which  is 
that  ptcuiiar  glory  of  the  Divine  Nature,  that  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  has  so  clearly  revealed  unto  men, 
am;  is  sr)  necessary  to  true  Christianity.  The  action 
is  praise,  which  is  the  most  compltte  and  exalted  part 
of  heavenly  woi-ship.  I  have  cast  the  song  into  a 
variety  of  forms,and  have  fitted  it  by  a  plain  version, 
or  a  larger  paraphrase,  to  be  sung  either  alone,  or  at 
the  conclusion  of  another  Hymn.  I  have  added  also 
a  ftfw  Hosannas,or  Hscrintions  of  salvation  to  Christ, 
m  the  same  manner,  and  for  the  same  end. 


DOXOLOGJES. 

{Those  of  rnch  metre  arc  placed  to- 
gether, beginning  with  long  metre.) 

^r^q?    Hymn  26.    B.  3.    JstL.M.     » 
"^^  S  Old  Huudred,  Bath. 

A  song  tf  praise  to  the  ever-blessed    TRINITY- 
GOD  the  FATHER,  SON,  and  SPIRIT. 

1"0  LESS'D  be  the  Father  and  his  love, 
J3  To  whose  celestial  source  we  owe 
Rivers   of  endless  joy  Jibove, 
And  rills   of  comfort   here    below. 

2  Glory  to  thee,   great  Son   of  God, 
From  whose  dear  wounded  body  rolls 
A   precious   ftream   of  vital  blood, 
pardon  and  life    for   d3iiiig  souls. 

3  We   give   the   sacred    Spirit  praise, 
Who  in   our  hearts   of  sin   and    wo 
Makes  living  springs   of  gface   arise, 
And  into   boundless   glory    flow. 

4  Thus  God  the  Father,  God   the  Son, 
And    God    the   Spirit,    we  adore, 
That  sea  of   life  and    love   unknown, 
Without   a   bottom  or   a   shore. 


Quercy,  Green's  lOOth,  Bath. 


664  ( 

l|~^LORY  to   God   the   Trinity, 
xJTWhoS''  namf'  hasmysffrles  unknown; 
In   essence  One,  in   person   Ihree  ; 
A  social  nature,  yet   alone 

2When  all  our  noblest  powers  are  join'd 
The   honour?  of  thy   name  to  raise. 
Thy   g  ories   over-match    our    mind. 
And  angels  faint  beneath  the  praise. 

665 1     Hymn  32.    B.3.    3d  L.  M.    « 

TO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be   honour,    praise^  and  glory  given. 
By  all  oil  earth,   and  all    in   heaven. 


S 


666?     Hymn  33.     B.  3.     L,  M. 

Or  thus. 

ALL  glory   to   thy   wondrou?  name, 
Father  of  mercy,  God   of  love  ; 
Thus   we  exalt  the   Lord,  the    Lamb, 
And  thus  we  praise  the  heavenly  Dove. 

nc,n\   Hymn 27.    B  3.    IstG.M.    « 
^"  '  3  Bray,  Si.  Martins. 

1 1^  LORY  to  God  the  Father's  name, 
\^  Who,   from  our   sinful   race, 
Chose   out   his   favourites   to  proclaim 
The   honours  of  his   grace. 

2  Glory  to   God    the   Son  be    paid, 

Who   dwelt  in   humble  clay, 
And,  to   redeem   us   from   the   dead, 
Gave   his  own   life    away. 

3  Glory   to   God   the    Spirit  give, 

From    whose    almighty   power 
Our  souls  their  heavenly  birth  derive, 
And   bless  the    happy   hour. 

4  Glory  to  God  that  reigns    above, 

Th'    eternal  Three   in   One, 
Who   by  the   wonders  of  his   love 
Has   made  his   nature  known. 

668?   Hym«30.     B.3.    2d  cm.    « 

iriiHE  God    of  mercy  be   ador'd, 
JL    W^ho  calls  our  souls  from  death, 
Who  saves  by  his  redkeming  word, 
And  new- creating   breath. 

2  To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And    Spirit  all    divine. 
The  One  in.  Three,   and  Three  in  One, 
Let   saints  and   angels  join. 

669?   Hymn  34.    B.3.   3dC.M.    « 

NOW  let  the  Father,  and  tHe  Son, 
And   Spirit    be    ador'd,     [known, 
Where  there  are  works   to  make  him 
Or  saints   to   love   the   Lord. 

670  J     HffMN35.    B.3.    CM.       « 

Or  thus. 

HONOUR  to  thee.    Almighty  Three, 
And    everlasting   One  ; 
All    glory    to  the    Father    be. 
The   Spirit,   and  the   Son. 

c->*f4l  The  2g?  at  the  end  of  the  Psalms. 
^'^5  '      [CM.    »] 

LET  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit   be    ador'd,       [known, 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  him 
Or   saints  to  love   the    Lord. 


672—676 


DOXOLOGIES. 


^^^7  HymnSS.    B.3.    IstS.  M.      m 
^  *  ^^  Dover,  Silver  Street. 

1  X  ET  God  the   Father  live 

I  A  Forever   on   our   tongues  ; 
Sinners   from   his  first  love    derive 
The   ground  of  all   their   songs. 

2  Ye  taints,   employ  your  breath 
In   honour  to    the  Son, 

"Who  bought  your  souls  from  hell  and 
By   oiFering  up  his  own.       [death, 

3  Give   to  the   Spirit  praise 
Of  an   immortal  strain, 

Whose  light  and  power  and  grace  con- 
Salvation   down    to  men.  {veys 

4  While   God  the    Comforter 
Reveals  our  pardonM   sin, 

O   may   the   blood   and   water  bear 
The  same  record  within ! 

5  To    the  great  One  in   Three, 
That  seal  this  grace   in  heaven, 

The   Father,  Son,   and   Spirit,   be 
Eternal  glory  given. 


677 1 


€73} 


Hymn  31.    B.3.     2d  S.  M.    » 

1  T  ET   God   the   Maker's   name 
JLi  Have   honour,    love   and    fear; 

To   God  the   Saviour  pay    the    same. 
And   God  the   Comforter. 

2  Father   of  lights    above, 
Thy   mercy    we    adore. 

The    Son  of  thine   eternal   love, 
And  Spirit  of  thy    power. 

674  (    Hymn  36.    B.3.    3d  S.  M.    » 

YE  angels  round  the  throne, 
And  saints  that  dwell  below, 
Worship  the  Father,   love  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 

675?     HYMM37.    B.3.    S.M.      » 

Or  thus. 
jpilVE  to  the   Father   praise; 
IJT  Give  p;l(^rv  to  the  Son  ; 
And  to  the  Spirit  of  his  grace 
Be  equal  honour  done. 

ei^a  }  The  hth  at  the  endofthe  Piabn-^. 
67b  5  |-P.  M.    *] 

Now  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three, 
The   Father,   Son,   and  Spirit,  be 
Eternal   praise    and  glory   given, 
Through  aU  the  worlds  where  God  is 

known, 
By  all  the  angels   near  the  throne, 
And  all  the  saints  in  ea{th  and  heavep. 


677-.679 

Hymn  38     B.3.    H.  M.    * 
Bethesda,  Portsmouth. 

Aaong  offiraifte  to  the  blessed  Trinity. 

1    X  GIVE  immortal   praise 
JL  To  God  the  Father's  love, 
For  all  my  comforts  here. 
And  better  hopes  above, 
He  sent  his  own  I  To  die  for  sins 
Eternal  Sin,       |  That  man  had  done. 

;    To  God  the  Son  belongs 
Immortal  glory  too, 
Who  bought  us  with  his  blood 
From  everlasting  wo : 


A'.d  sees  the  fruit 
Of  all  his  pains. 


And  now  he  lives, 
And  now  he  reigns, 

5    To  God  the  Spirit's  name 
Immortal  worship   give, 
Whose  new-creaiing  power 
Makes  the  dead   sinner  live 


His  work  completes 
The  great  design, 


And  fiils  the  soul 
With  joy  divine. 


%    Almighty  God,    to   thee 
Be  endless  honours   done. 
The  undivided  Three, 
And  the  mysterious  One  : 
Wliere  reason  fails  j There  faith  prevails 
With  all  her  powers,!  ^nd  love  adores. 


678  ( 


Hymn  39,    B.  3.    H.  I\I. 
Portsmouth. 


* 


1  rpj   Him  that  chose   us  first, 

JL    Before   the  wortd  bcga  ;  ; 
To  Him  thai    bore   ihe   caiac 
To  save  rebelll  is  m;  n  ; 
To  Him  that  foi  'ii'd   O.i'-  hearts  anew 
Is  eudless  pr  ise       And  g^oiy  due. 

2  The  Father's  love  shall  rua 
Through  our  immorral  songs; 
We  b-^iig  to   Gol   th-   Son 
Hosannas  on   our  tongues  : 

Our  lips  address    The  Spirit's  name. 
With  equal  praise,  And  zeal  the  same. 

3  L^-t  every   saint  above, 

And   angel   round  the   throne. 
Forever  ble.s  and  love 
T!ie  sacred  Thee  in  Oiie. 
Thus  heaven  shall  raise  His  honours  high, 
When  earth  and  time  Grow  old  and  die. 


Hymn4G<    B.3.    H.M.      ^ 


679^ 

Td   God   the   Father's  throne 
Perpetual  honours  raise ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son,     - 
Tcj  GckI  the  Spirit  praise : 
And  while  our  lips  Theh'  tribute  bring, 
Our  iaith  adores  The  name  we  sing.. 


C80— 684 


HOSANNAS. 


685—687 


680^ 


The  tth  at  the  end  of  the 
Fsalms.  [H.  M.    «] 

TJ  God   the  Father's  throne 
Perpetual  honours  raise ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 
To  God  the  Spirit,  praise  : 
With  all  our  powers,  Eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  sing,  While  f  vith  adores. 


681 


> 


^ 


Hymn  41.    B.3.    H.  M.      » 

Or   thu<i : 

TO   our    etern  al  G'  d. 
The  Father,   and    the  Son, 
And  Spirit,    all  divine, 
Three  mysteries  in    one, 
Salvation,  power,  And  praise  be  given, 
By  all  on  earth,  And  all  in  heaven. 


X/WVWV%'V 


THE     HOSANNA: 


OB, 

SALVATION  ASCRIBED  TO  CHRIST. 

682  (      Hymn  42.     B.  3.     L,  M.       « 
jlTfOSANNA  to   King  David's  Son, 

JnL   Who  reigns  on  a  superior  throne  ; 
We  bless  the  Prince  of  heavenlj  birth, 
Who  brings  salvation   down   to  earth. 
2  Let  every  nation^  every  age, 
In   this   delightful  work  engage  ; 
Old   men  and  babes   in  Sion   sing 
The   growing  glories  of  her  King. 

683  (     Hymn  43.     B.  3.    CM.     » 
ITJOSANNA  to  the  Prince  of  Grace  ; 

H.  Sion,   behold  thy  King  ; 
Proclaim  the   Son  of  David's  race. 

And  teach  the   babes  to  sing. 
SHosanna  to  the  incarnate   Word, 

Who  from  the   Father  came; 
Ascribe  salvation    to  the   Lord, 

With  blessings  on  his  n^me. 

Hymn  16.    B.  1.    CM.     « 

Be  1  ford,  Parma. 
Honanna   to    Christ. 
1YJ-0^\NNA  to  th'   royd  Son 
H  Of   David's  ancicint   line; 
His    natures  two,  his  person   one. 

Mysterious  and  divine. 
2  The   rrot  of  David  here  we  find, 
And  offspring  is  the  snine  ; 
Eternitv   and   time  are  joia'd 

In  our  Immanuel's  name. 
SBless'd  he  that  comes  to  wretched  men 
With  peaceful  news  from  heaveu ; 


684 1 


H  OS  annas  of  the  highest  strain 
To  Christ  the  Lord  be  given! 

4  Let  mortals  ne*er  refuse  to  take 
Th'  hosanna  on  their  tongues. 
Lest  rocks  and  stones  should  rise,  and 
Their  silence  into  songs.       [break 


685 


>     Hymn  89.    B.  2.    C  M. 
^         Christmas,  York. 

Chriat^s  victory  over  Satan. 


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1  FJOSANNA  to  our  conquering  King, 
U  The  prince  of  darkness  flies ; 

His  troops  rush  headlong  down  to  hell, 
Like  lightning  from   the  skies. 

2  There  b'^und  in  chains  the  lions  roar, 

And  fright  the  rescu'd   sheep ; 
But  heavy  bars  confine  their  power 
And  malice  to  the  deep. 

3  Hosanna  to   our  conquering  King! 

All  hail,   incarnate   love ! 
Ten  thousand  songs  and  glories  wait 
To  crown  thy  head  above. 

4  Thy  victories  and  thy  deathless  fame 

Through  the  wide  wo;  Id  shall  run ; 
And  everlasting  ages  sing 
The  triumphs  thou  hast  won. 


686] 


» 


Hymn  44.     B.  3.     S.  M. 
Watchman,  St.  Thomas. 

HOSANNA  to  the  Son 
Of  David,    and   of  God, 
Who  brought  the  news  of  pardon  down, 
And  bought  it  with  his  blood. 

2     To   Christ   th'  anointed  King 

Be   endless    blessings  given ; 
Let   the   whole    earth   his   glory   sing, 
Who  made  our  peace  with  heaven. 

f»Qpy  I   TlYMjy  45.     B  3.     H.  M.       ^ 

"^  '  S        Portsmouth,  Bethesda. 

1  TJ  OS  ANN  A   to    the  King 

"*-■*•   Of  David's  ancient  blood; 
Behold 'he   comes    to  bring 
Forgiving  grace    from  God : 
Let  old  and  young     Attend  his  way, 
And  at  his  feet         Their  honours  lay. 

2  Glory   to  God    on   high  ; 
Salvation   to  the  Lamb  ; 

Lfet   earth,  and  sea,   and  sky, 
His  wondrous  love   proclaim: 
Upon  his  head     Shall  honours  rest. 
And  every  age     Pronounce  him  bless'd. 


SUPPLEMENT  TO  WATTS. 

A 

SELECTION 

OF 

MOUE  THAN  THREE  HUNDRED 

HYMNS, 

FROM   THK 

MOST  APPROVED  AUTHORS, 

ON 

A    GREAT    VARIETY    OF    SUBJECTS. 

AMOKO     WHICH     AR£ 

JILL    THE    HYMJ\rS    OF   BR.     WATTS, 

ADAPTED    TO    PUBLIC    AND    PRIVATE    WORSHIP,   NOT 

PUBLISHED    IN    THE    COMMON    EDITIONS. 

WITH    COPIOUS 

INDEXES    TO   SUBJECTS, 

T  ^y 


IPSI^S* 


■  THE  number  of  HymnS  in  this  Seleetion  has  been  limited  to  a  litrTe  6T«r  "three  hun- 
dred, for  the  purpose  of  rendering  it  convenient  to  bind  them  in  the  same  volume  with  the 
Psalnis  and  Hymsjs  of  Or.  Watts,  to  which  they  are  designed  as  a  Supplement.  For  the 
same  purpose  also,  some  of  the  Hymns  have  been  abridged,  that  the  volume  might  not  be  ex- 
tended to  an  immoderate  size. 

In  one  respect  at  least,  it  is  thought  this  Selection  will  be  preferable  to  any  now  in  cir- 
culation. It  contains  the  ivhule  of  ihe  Sacred  Poetry  of  Dr.  Watts,  adapted  to  the  purposes 
of  devotion  and  praise,  not  found  in  the  common  editions. 

An  addition  of  nearly  eighty  Hymns  from  the  pen  of  that  "  sweet  singer  in  Israel,"  to 
those  ahtfdy  in  use,  cannot  but  be  highly  grateful  to  the  Christian  public.  In  point  of  sen- 
liuitnt  and  poetry,  they  will  be  found  wonhy  of  the  just  celebrity  of  their  distinguished  author. 
Of  the  character  of  the  other  hymns,  it  is  left  for  the  public  to  judge. 

Care  has  b'ien  taken  to  give  as  great  a  variety  as  the  limits  of  the  work  would  admit.  Many 
exct  lltiK  Jiftmns  on  particular  subjects  might  have  been  inserted,  but  they  would  have  exclud- 
ed others  on  subjects  equally  important, 

A  primary  object,  after  giving  the  xvhole  of  Dr.  Watts,  has  been  to  select  the  best  Hymns 
on  su'.>j<-cts  which  he  liad  omitted :  and  the  compiler  flatters  himself  that  this  work,  con- 
taining as  it  does  MORE  THAN  A  THOUSAND  Psalms  and  Hymns,  of  approved  excel-., 
lence,  will  furnish  the  churches  of  Christ  with  a  supply  of  sacred  poetry,  better  suited  to 
all  subjects  and  occasions,  than  any  heretofore  published:  while,  by  throwing  the  whole  in- 
to one  volume,  the  price  is  reduced,  and  the  confusion  arising  from  the  use  of  two  books, 
avoided. 

It  affords  me  no  small  gratification,  that  both  the  pUn  and  the  select  Hymns  have  receiv- 
ed the  approbation  of  many  whose  judgment  and  taste  the  public  have  long  been  accustomr 
ed  to  respect.  But  the  consideration  that  the  book  may  be  used  in  the  same  congregation 
with  the  common  editions  of  Watts,  will  probably  best  recommend  it  to  the  attention  of 
Christians. 

It  has-  long  been  a  subject  of  regrt^t  among  judicious  persons,  of  all  religious  denominations, 
that  so  many  hymns  should  have  obtained  circulation,  which  are  entirely  destitute  of  poetic 
merit,  and  which  serve  only  to  corrupt  the  taste,  and  excite  the  passions  without  benefiting 
the  heart. 

The  injurious  ^ff^-cts  of  such  hymns  it  is  hoped  the  use  of  this  Supplement  will  have  a  ten- 
dency to  counteract,  and  at  the  same  time  preserve  entire  those  inimitable  compositions  of 
Dr.  Watts,  which  many  persons  of  late,  have  discovered  too  much  willingness  to  mutilate 
or  neglect.    No  seleciion,  however  excellent,  should  be  suifcred  to   supersede  the  use  of  them. 

"  It  is  deemed  unnecessary  to  make  any  apology  fur  taking  a  few  hymns,  from  authors  who 
differ  in  doctrinal  sentiments,  from  myself  and  the  churches' with  which  I  am  in  cortnexion. 
The  hymns  themselves,  superiour  in  their  kind,  and  on  subjects  ia  which  all  real  Christians 
agree,  must  and  will  be  their  own   apology." 

May  the  great  Head  of  the  Church  bless  this  humble  effort  to  promote  Wis  glory,  and  the 
beauty  of  Christian  worship,  4 

JAMES  M.  WINCHELL. 

SoUon,  Jfoy,  1819. 


TABLE   OF  THE  FIRST  LLYES 

TO    THE    SUPPLEMENT. 


Ki/rnn  and  Parre. 

ABSENT  from  flesh,  O  blissful  tliouglit  291 

Absurd  and  vain  attempt  to   bind      .        .  168 

Adim,  oin-  father  and  our  head         .        .  77 

Afflicted  saint,  to  Christ  draw  near     .        .  104 

Ai^ain  the  Lord  of  life  and  light       •        .  182 

Afl  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name    ,        .  65 

Almighty  Kingl   whose  wondrous  hand     .  29 

Almighty  Maker  Giid     •        ....  178 

Am   1   a  soldier  of  the  cross         •        .        .  112 

And  is   this  life  prolong'd   to  me         .        .  277 

And  is  the  gospel  ptace  and  love     .        •  49 

Angfls!   roll  the  rock  away         ...  51 

Another  six  days'  work  is  done           .        .  180 

Are   those  the  happy  persons  here    .        .  229 

As  on  I  he  cross  tlie  Saviour  hung      .        .  91 

As   birds   their  inflmt   brood   protect            .  194 

At  anchor   laid,  reniote  fiom  home     .        .  106 

Awake  jny  soui,  lift  up  thine  eye    .        •  170 

Awake,  my  soni,  stretch  every  nerve        .  148 

Awake  iny  zeal,  awak.-  ray  love        .        .  278 

Awake,  ye  saints,  and  raise  your  eyes      .  248 

Before  thy   thrOne,  eternal   Kin;?         .        .  217 

Behold  the  sons,  t!ie  heiis  of  Ciod     .        .  114 

Beho'.d   th(;   exptcttd   tinie   dran-    near        .  220 

B>;sto.v,  ilear  Lord,  upon  our  youth            .  257 

Blest   be    the  tie  that   binds       '    .        .        .  130 

Blest  is   the  man  wliose  heart  expands     .  259 

Blessed  are  the  sons  of  God        ...  71 

Blessed  Kcdeenier]  bow  divine    .        .        .  122 

Blow   ye  the  trumpet,  blow          .        .        .  188 

Celestial  Kingl    our  spirits  lie     ...  11 

Christ,  the  Lord,  is  rise)i  to-day         .        .  53 

Come,   hoiy  Spirit,  come       ....  1C5 

Come,  huivibie  sinnt-r,  in   whose  breast      .  135 

Come  in,   thoii  blessed   of  the  I>ord    -        .  231 

Come,  Lord,  aud  warm  each  lan^ruid  heart  303 

Come,  let  us  search  our. ways  and  see        .  123 

Come,  tliou  foui  t  of  eveiy  iilissing    .        .  244 

Come,  thou  soul-transformim^  Spirit  .        .  iJT 

Cooie,  weaiy   souls,  with  sins  disirest        .  ICj 

Come,  ye  thit  love  the   Saviour's  na.tie    .  64 

Com  ',  ye  that  know  and  fear  the  Lord  14 

Compar'd  with  Christ,  in  all  beside           .  60 

Curst  be  the  man,  forever  curst          ,        .  94 

Dear  refuge  of  my  weary  soul    .        .        .  KU 

Dear  Saviour,  we  are  thine         ...  90 

Dear  Saviour,   we  rejoice   t .   hear       .         .  200 
Deep  are  the  wounds  which  sin   has  made        67 

Didst  thou,   dear  Jesus,  suS"er  'shame          .  142 

Deluded   souls   that  seek   to  find   .        .        .  295 

Do   flesh  and  nature  dread  to  tlie      .        .  304 

Do   I  bt'itve  what  Jesus  saith      .        .        .  1^6 

Do  thou,  my  soul,  in  sacred  lays  .        .        .  15 

Earth  has  engross'd  my  love  too  long        .  305 

Encompass'd   with   clouds   of  distress  .        .  154 

Enslavd  by  sin,  and  bound  in  chains         ,  88 

Eternal   God!   almighty  cause      ...  18 

Eternal   God!    enthroned  on  high          .        .  257 

Ett:rnal    Power  I    whose  high   abode    .        .  38 

Eternal  Power,   almighty   God     ...  2 

Eternal    Wisdom,  thee-  we  praise        .        .  21 

Exert  tliy  power,  tiiy   right  maintain       .  219 

Farewell,  dear  friend,  a  short  farewell      .  237 

Pair  Sion's  King,  we  suppliant  bow          .  204 

Fathet^  aditr'd  in  woi'lds  above  .        .       .  186 

Father,  how  wide  thy  glories  shine      .        .  98 

Father,  is  not  thy   promise  pledg'd    .        -  221 

Father  of  glory,  to  tliy  name     ...  17 

Father  of  mercies !   in  thy  word           .        .  42 

Father  of  our  feeble  race      ....  126 

Father  t^f  all,  thy  care  we  bless    .       .  17? 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  house    .       .       .  211 


Father  ©f  foithfitl   Abrah'm,  hear 
Fierce  j>assi«ms  discompose  the  mind  . 
For  a  season  call'd  to  part 
Frequent  the  day  of  God  returui 

Glory  to  God  on  high  •        ,  "■     . 

God  is  a  name  my  soul  adores 
God  moves    in  a  mysterious    way 
God  of  my   life,  through  all  its  days 
God  of  eternity,  from  thee  .     '  , 

Gracr,  'tis  a   charming  sound 
Great  Author  of  -He  immortal  mind 
Great   Gotl  of  Providence !    thy  ways 
Gnat  God,    'tis  from  thy  sovereign  grace 
Great    God,  thy   holy   law   requires     . 
Great  Ciod,  thy  matchless  care  we  bless 
Great  God,  the  nations  of  the  earth 
Great  God,  to  thee  my  evening  soiip 
Great  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand 
Grtat  King  of  glory,  come 
Great  L(Md  of  all,  thy  matchless  power 
Great   Lord  of  angels,  we  adore 
Gre;it  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies  . 
Guide  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah         . 

Hail  !  mighty  Jesus !    how  divine         . 
Hail  !    thou  once  despised  Jesus 
Kaik,  the  glad  sound;   the  Saviour  comes 
Hark  I   the   her!:Id  angels  sing     . 
Happy  beyond  description  he      .        . 
Happy  the  man,  who  fiuds  the  grace 
Hath   God   been  faithful  to  his-  word 
He  lives  !    the   great  Redeemer   iivci 
Hear,   Lord,  the  song  of  praise  and  pray 
Hear,   gracious  God,  m\   humble  n.oan 
He  dies,  the  frend  of  sinners  dies 
Hence  from  my  sou!,  my  sins,  depart 
Ho!    eVery  one  that  thirsts,  draw.^nigh 
Hoiy  and   reverend    is  the  name 
Honour  and  happiness  nnite  .        . 

H'iW  char.uing  is  tlie  place  .        . 

How  are  tliy  scrrvants  bless'il,  O  Lord 
How  helpless  guiity   nature  lies  . 

How  is  o;ir  nat;r.e  spuil'd  by  sin 
How    '.  )ng  shall  death   the  tyrant  reign 
How  oft,  alas!    this  wn-tched  heart    . 
How   prcci  uis  is    the   book  divine        . 
How   preeious   is  thy   word,  O    God     . 
How  rich  thy  gifts.  Almighty  King  . 
How  soft  the  words  my  Saviour  speaks 
How   vast  tlie  treasure  we  possess      . 

I  ask'd   the  Lord  tliat  I   might  grow 
I  love  thy  kingdom,  Lord  .        .        .     ^ 
I   see  the  pli^asant   bed  .        ..       . 

Indii'yjeMit    G'ld,   whose  bounteous  care 
InJiuite  power,  eternal    Lord 
In  gad  antazinient.    Lord,  we  stand 
Inquire,  ye  pilgiiius,  for  the  M'ay 
Is  it  a  thing  of  good  report        =.       . 

Jesus,  I  love  thy  chaiming  name 
Jesus,  I  sing  thy  matchless  grace       . 
Jesus,   my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone 
Jesus,  my   Lord,  Isow  rich  thy  grace 
Jesus,  our    Saviour  and  our   God 
Jesus,  the   spring  of  joys  divijie  . 

Jesus,  thy  blood  and  righteousness 
Jesus,  thy  blessings  are  not  few 
Jesus,  lover  of  my  soul 
Jesus,  full  of  all  compassion 

Keep   silence,  all  created  things  , 

Kindred  in  Chiist    for  his  dear  sake 

L  t  avarice,  from  shore  to  shore 
Let  party  names  no  more     .        .        . 
Let  those  who  bear  the  Christian  name 
Let  Zion's  watchmen  all  awake 


IV 


TABLE  OF  FfRST  LINES. 


Loid,  at  thy  feet  we  sinners  lie         . 
Lord,  at  thy  table  I  tiehoJd 
Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pityuisf  eye 
Lord,  didst  thou  send  thy  Son  to  tlie 
Lord,  hast  thou  made  me  know   thy  way 
Lord,  how  delightful  'tis  to  s«e  . 

Lord,  in  the  temple*  of  thy  grace    . 
Lord,  I  am  pain'd  but  1  resign 
l.Vid  of  my  life,  O  may  thy    praise 
Li.rd  of  the  worlds  below    .        .        . 
Lord,  send  thy  word,  and  let  it  fly 
Lord,  'tis  an  infinite  delight 
Lon^,  what  is  mail,  extremes  how  wide 
3  ord,  whtn  our  raptur'd    thought   survey 
Lord,  when  we  see  a  saint  of  ihine 

Mark,  when  tempestuous  winds  arise 
Mark  the  soft-falling  snow    .        « 
Alethirtks  the  last  great  day  is  come 
jHortals,  awakis  witli  angels  join        . 
>Iy  Gwd,  1  bow  btfore  thy  il^t         , 
My  God,  1  love,  and  I  aiiore    . 
My  helper  God,  I  bltss  his  name      . 
My  soul,  survey  thy  happijiess    . 
My  sorrows   like  a  liood 
My  thoughts,  thiit  ol'tcn  mount  the  sliies 
My  times  of  sorrow   and  of  joy 
Must  all  the  charms  of  nature  then 
Must  friends  aud  kindred  drop  aiid  *ie 
Not  by  the  iav/s  of  innocence 
Not  all   the  nobks  of  the  tarth 
No  strength  of  nature  can  suffice 
No  war,  nov  battle's  sound  . 

Now  begin  the  heavenly  theme 
Now   let  our  drooping  hearts  revive 
Now  let  our  voices  Joiu 
Now  kt  our  faith   grow  strong  and  rise 
Now  we  are  met  in  holy  fear 

O    f  )r  a  closer  walk  with   God  . 

O    f.r  »  thousand ,  tongues    to  sing     , 

O  happy  sou  ,  that  lives  on  high       . 

O  how   I  love  thy   holy   law 

O  righteous  God,  thou  Judge  supreme 

O   Lord,  another  day   is,  flown     . 

O   Lord,  my  best  desires  fuilil      .        . 

O  my  sou!,   what  means  this  sadness 

O  thou,  befoie  whose  gracious  throue 

O   iJiou,  Uie  wretched's  sure  retreat    . 

O   the  jisinense,  th'  amazing  height  . 

O   that  I   kni;w   the  «eeret  place 

u   'lis  a  iovtly  thing  to  see 

u  what  stupciidous  mercy  sliincs 

OVv  tjie   gloomy  hills  of  daikuess      « 

Of  all  the  joys    we   mortals  know       . 

On  thee  each   morning,  O  my  God 

Oiu'  country   is  Immanupl's  ground    . 

«.)ur  little   bark  on   boist'rcnis  seas        , 

Our   Lord  is  risen  from   the  dead 

Vatience  !   O  'tis  a  grace  divine    . 
Trace !   'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  immortal   choir 
Prostrate,  dear  Jesus  !   at  thy  feet 

Questions  and  doubts  be  heard  uo  more 
Rejoice !   the  Lord  is  King  .        . 

Remark,  my  soul,  the  narrow  bound 

Saviour,  visit  thy  plantation 
See,  gracious  God,  befoie  thy  throne 
See  how  the  mounting  sun  .        . 

See  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stand  . 
Shall  atheists  dare  insult  the  cross  . 
Shepherd  of  Israel,  bend  thijie  ear  . 
Shepherd  of  Israel  .... 

Shepherds !  rejoice,  lift  up  your  eyes 
Sinner,  O  why  so  thoughtless  grown 
Sinners,  the  voice  of  God  regard  . 
Sovereign  of  life,  I  own  thy  hand  • 
Stand  and  adore.'  how  glorious  he  . 
Stern  winter  throws  hjs  icy  chains  . 
Stretch'd  on  the  cross,  the  Saviour  dies 
Sw^et  is  the  love  that  mutual  glows 
Sweet  was  the  time  when  first  I  felt 


118 

207 
189 
210 
286 
260 
230 
279 
234 
243 
222 
2Q2 
169 
23 
Si90 

132 

191 

299 

43 

228 

302 

247 

144 

84 

280 

140 

254 

281 

103 

72 

96 

47 

87 

286 

121 

208 

199 

75 

70 
157 
271 
205 
237 
139 

62 
203 
138 
241 

76 
134 
125 

127 

238 

171 

32 

55 

133 

294 

34 

135 

97 

5^ 
246 

198 
262 
233 
174 

99 
202 
212 

45 
301 
100 
2V6 

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2-12 
50 

129 
160 


The  billows  swell,  the  winds  ave  high 
The   deluge,   at  the  Almighty's    call  . 
The  eaith  and  all  the  heavenly  frame 
rhe  ewils  that  beset  our  path     .        . 
The  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge    • 
1  he  glorioin  armies  of  the  sky  .        . 
The   Lord  on   mortal  worms   looks  down 
Ihe  Lord  wiii  happiness  divine 
The  Lord   my   pasture  shall  prepare 
The  Lord,  how  fearful  is  his  name  . 
The  mighty  frame  of  glorious  grace 
The  righteous    Lord,  supremely  great 
1  he  spacious  firmament  on  high 
Thanks   for   mercies  past   receive 
There  is  a  fountain   fiii'd  with  blood 
I'liou  art,  O   God.  a  spirit  pure 
Thou  didst,  O  n»ighty   God,  exist 
Ihou  only   centre  of  my  rest 
'I'hou  only   Sovereign  of  my  heart      . 
Through  all  the  downward  tracts  of  time 
1  hine  earthly  sabbaths,  Lord,  we  loTe 
This  is  the  feast  of  heavenly  wine    . 
Tims  far  'tis  well,  you  read,  jou  pi?y 
'Ihy   bounties,  gracious  God 
Thy  names,  how  infinite  they  be      . 
'  lis  a  point  I  long  to  know       . 
'  1  is  fiuish'd,  so  the   Saviuur  critd      . 
'Tis  my  happiness  below 
To  thee,  who  reign'st,  suprwne  above 
To  praise  the  ever  bountei-iis  liOrd    . 
'Iwas  God  preserv'd  me  by  liis   pov\er 

Unveil  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb        . 

We  bless  the  sternal   Source  of  light 
What  giory  gilds  the  sacred   page 
What  heavenly  man,  or  lisigluy  God 
What  is   our   God,  or   what  Lis  name 
What  icenes  of  horrour  and  of  drtad 
What  iihall   the  dying  sinner  do 
What  strange  pei'plcxities  arise  . 

What  various  hindrances  we  meet     . 
What   vain  desires  and  passions  vain 
When   Abrah'ni^  fiU'd  with  sacred  awe 
When  all  thy   mercies,  O   my  God     . 
W  hen  blooming  youth  is  snatch'd  away 
When  darkness  long  has  veil'd  my  mind 
When  fancy  spreads  her  boldest  wings 
When,  marshall'd  on  the  nightly  plain 
When  pale  with  sickness,  oft  hast  ihou 
When  <hvill  thy  lovely  face   be  seen 
When  siftlviRss  shakes  the  languid  frame 
When  the  Eternal   bows   the  skies 
When    the   last  trumpet,  awful  voice 
When   tumults  of  unruly  fear     . 
When  verdure  clothes  the  fertile  fields 
Where  is  my  God  ?    does  he  retire    . 
Where  shall   wc  sinoers  hide  «ur  heads 
Where  shall  ike  gumy  sinner  go 
Wliek'e  two  or  tJiree,  witii  sweet  aecord 
Wherefoic  should  man,  frail  diild  of  clay 
Wherewith,  O  Lord,  shall  I  draw  near 
While  I  am    banish'd  fiom  thy  house 
While  o'er  our   guilty  land,  O   Lord 
While  shepherds  watch'd  their  flocks  by  ni 
Whilst  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power 
Why  should  wur  mourning  thoughts  deli; 
With  chierful   voices  rise  and  sing    . 
Witli   humble  heart  and  tongue         . 
With   tears  of  anguish   I   lament 
A^itness,  ye  saints,  that  God  is   true 
Would  you  will  a  soul  to  God 

Ye  hearts,   with   youthful  vigour   wa'Jn 
Ye  humb;e  saints,  proclaim  abroad 
Ye  humble  souls,  apprtmch  your   God 
Ye  humble  souis,  complain  no  more 
Ye  messengers  of  Christ        .        .        . 
Ye  mourning  saints^  whose  streaming  tear 
Ye  sons  of  men,  with  joy  record 
Yes,  the  Redeemer  rose        .        .        . 
Ye   wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor 

Zeal  is  tliat  pure  ^ud  heavenly  flame 


283 

95 
172 
184 
152 
263 

26 
282 
166 
167 
156 

27 
300 
275 
3 
398 
113 
239 

SO 

93 
109 
227 
119 

81 
179 
264 
ght  46 
155 
297 
249 
256 

78 
151 
215 


ght 


IJ^TDEX    OF   SCRIPTURES 

TO    THE    SUPPLEMENT. 


Ch.    Ver.  Hymn. 
Genesis. 

5  22  75 

6  9  75 

7  7—11  85 

18  24—32  263 
47  9  171 

Exodus. 

12  3—5  74 

15  11  9 

Leviticus. 

20  7  9 

Numbers. 

12      3  132 

Deuteronomy. 

5  29  111 

6  4  18 

7  9  6 

21  15—25  94 

32  10  195 

33  25  104 
I.    Samuel. 

7  12  U4 

I.  Kings. 

8  22—54  175,  176 
Nehemiah. 

9  17  118 

Job. 

1  21  140,  141 

5  29  4 
9  3  21 
9  12  140,141 

11       7  10,  12 

23  3  76 

24  5  81, 82,  108 
29  3  76.  I'-'O 
37      5—23  10—12 

Psalms. 

2  6  64 
2  8  212 
4       6  166 

6  1—9  272, 276 
8       4  2,3,119 

15  143 

19  1,  39,  40 
23      3  9 

23  4  28, 104 

24  54,55 
26      2  172 

34  18  137,138 
34  1— lO  276 
37  11  132 

41  1  257 

42  1—3  178,  179 

42  5  159,  162 

43  3  222 
43  56  159, 162 
45  1—11  64 
45  5  89 

45  12  21, 22 

46  10  139 
51  1  135, 137 
51  17  138 
68  18  211 
73  28  167 
73  28  22ft,  229 
81  13  75,  76 

86  11  111 

87  4  175, 175 

88  270 
90  5 
§0  12  145 
97      S  24 


Ch.    Ver.  Hymn. 

99       5  9 

89     28—37  271 

03  13  111 

04  3  21—25 

07  23—30  31,32 
13    6  3 

18  19—24  182,183 

19  9  256 
19  54  171 
19  67  153,  271 
19  67—97  271 
19  75  139,  140 
19  82—39  190 
19  105  39 
22  1  182,183 
33          129,131,173 

37  195 

38  2,6  3 
43     2  108 

48  34 

49  2  64 
49     4  132 

Proverbs. 

3      7  111 

3     13, 17  145 

8  17  253 
14  15  134 
14  32  283 
19  8  145 
19     11  134 

22  3  134 
Ecclesiastes. 

3  11  10—12 

9  7—10  277,  288 
12     13  HI 

Solomon's  Song. 

4  12  62 

Isaiah. 

9      6,  7  58 

29     19  132 

31       5,6  194—196 

55     1—10  222 

42    21  82 

44     24  21 

46     10  13 

49     16  195 

53       7  70 

55       1  104 

55      7  102 

55     10  191 
57     15    2,3,135,138 

61       1—3  48 

63       1—3  205 

63      4  87, 88 

66      2  2, 3 
Jei'emiah. 

2  13  62 

3  23  93 

8  23  67 

9  23, 24  120 
10  7  111 
10  12  21,  23 

23  6  82 
33  16  194 

Lamentations. 

3  39  107 

Ezekiel. 

,?3     11  100,297 

35     10  194 

37     1—10  189 

Daniel. 

4  35  13 

T2 


Ch 

.    Ter. 

Hymn. 

7 

10 

15 

8 

4 
Joel 

13 

3 

17 

194 

Jonah. 

4 

7-10 

163 

Micah. 

6 

6,.  7,  8 

75,  81, 

123,  124 

,125,126 

Zechariah. 

13 

1 

62 

1 

17 

194 

Malachi. 

i 

16,18 

218 

Matthew. 

2 

2 

156 

5 

5 

117 

5 

43 

2 

6 

9—13 

186 

7 

12  122, 

123,  124, 

9 

12 

67 

9 

27 

150 

10 

38 

142 

11 

28 

103 

13 

3 

187 

15 

23 

150 

18 

20 

227 

19 

13,  14 

174 

19 

20,22 

254,  255 

22 

1—10 

101 

22 

37—39 

122, 124 

23 

35 

147 

25 

35,40 

231 

27 

39 

91 

28 

20 
Mark 

286 

10 

14 

174 

12 

29 

18 

15 

27 

91 

Luke. 

1 

68 

87,  88 

2 

10 

43,  47 

7 

38 

135,  138 

12 

5 

IV, 

13 

34 

195 

14 

22 

101,116 

15 

7 

135. 136 

16 

17 

6 

17 

13 

150 

18 

6 

174 

18 

13    118, 

135, 138 

21 

19 

133 

23 

4 

91 

23 

34 

94 

John. 

1 

12 

71,72 

1 

29 

74 

1 

14—17 

68,69 

3 

8 

105 

3 

5 

92 

3 

14 

129,  131 

4 

6—19 

128 

4 

9 

277,278 

4 

24 

16 

-* 

35 

220 

6 

67,63 

90,  197 

11 

16 

290 

14 

17,18 

50,51 

17 

11 

90 

19 

30 

51 

21 

15 

128 

Ch.    Ver.  Hymn. 
Acts. 

2  37  95 

3  S  125 

4  12  68 

10  36  65 

13  29  108 

Romans. 

1     19, 20  1 

1  16  99,  116 

2  4  135, 136 

3  25  73, 109 
3     20—28  108,109 

5  1—5  133 

6  23  61 

7  5—10  96 
7  9  108 
7     12—19  78 

7  14—21  152 

8  1, 2  152 
8  2—8  92 
8  14—19  71,72 
8     28  144 

8  34  74 

11  12,33  5,244 

12  1  126 

14  1—14  168 
L  Cuhuihians. 

19  6 

1  18—31  97,99 
131  120 
3  21  144 
3     22  164 

9  24,  27  148 

15  10  80 
15  55  S3,  209 
15  56, 57  290,  294 

IL  Corinthians. 

5  1—9  291 

7  10  135,  136 

8  9  56 

9  14  80 
10       4  170 

12  9  104,  107, 153 

13  5  172 
Galatians. 

2  20  82 

3  10  94 

3  13  87, 83 

4  5  87,  83 
4  6  72 
4     18  147 

Ephesians. 

1       7  87,  88 

1  22  63 

2  1-^10  92 
2  14  73, 74 
4  15  63, 143 
4     8—12  201 

6  11—13  170 
Phiiipuians. 

1  23  296 

2  5  49 

2  6— to  56 

3  11—14  148 

4  8  110,  112, 

114,  143,  134 

Colossians. 

1      4  129, 131 

1    18  63 

•J     1—3  157 

3      11  60 


Ch.    Ver.  Hymn, 

3  12  132 

4  14  87, 88 
!•  Thessalonians. 

4      1  75 

4  13—18  293,294 

5  24  6 
I.  Timothy. 

1  15  82 

1  18  170 

2  3  266 

3  13  137 

4  13,14  217 

6  16  2 

I'itus. 

2      4  ,  87,88 

2  14  93 

3  2  132 

3  5  92 
Hebrews* 

1      3  93 

1  11,12  5 

4  12  89 
6  18  93,153 

6  12  133 

7  25  57,59 
9  2  87,88 
9  24  57, 59 
9  14  73,74 

10  23  6 

10  36  133 

10  12  57,59 

11  13  171 

12  1  143 
12  2—12  153 

12  3  210 

13  1  129,  131 

13  17  214 

James. 

1      3,4  133 

4  14  273 

5  10,  11  133 

I.  Peter. 

1  15  P 

1  19  73,74 

1  22  129,131 

2  4, 7  66 
2  11  171 
2  31  ^9 

2  20  133 

3  4  132 

I.  John. 

3         1  59 

3  1,2  71 

4  8  14,163 

5  7  17 
5  10  97 
5  20  61 

Revelation. 

1  12  216 

1  18  5*? 

4  8  9 

5  3—9  192 
5  9  87,88,73,74 
5  11  15 
5  12  74 
7  17  62 

15  12  •    74 

14  3  64,74 

20  12  20? 

21  6  63 

22  50  296 


IJVDEX    OF   SUBJECTS 

TO  THE  SUPPLEMENT. 


aBBA,  Father,  72 
•-■•       Abrafutm,  the  friend  of 

God,  82,  V.  3 
Absent  from  flesh,  291 
Adam,,  first  and  second,  77 
Adoption,  71,  72 
Afflictions,    153,  274 

"sanctified,  153,  271,  272 
Angels,  proclaiming  the  birth  of 

Chi-ist,  47 
Antidote  of  death,  66 
Appearance    before     God     here 

and  hereafter,   179 
Arrows  of   Christ,   89 
Atheists  and  Injidels,  99 
Atpmmenti  73,  74 
B. 
Baptism,   313—327 
Being  of  God,    1 
Book  of  providence,  decrees, 

and  life,   and   grace,  4 
Rooks  opened, 299 
Blessing,  requested,  187 
Brethren y  love  of,  129,  130,   131 

C. 
Canaan,  Christ  the  way,  69 
Charity,  &c.   231 
Charitable  collection,  231,  232 
Children,  death  of,  284 
CHRIST,  his  ijicarnation,  43—47 

"advocate,  59 

''ALL  IN    ALL,   60 

*'  ascension,  5",  56 

"^  atonement  of,  73 

*'  his   birth  oroclaimed,  47 

"  characters'  of,  59—70 

"  coronation  of,  65 

"  dominion,  58 

"his  exaltation,  57 

**  exanij)le,  49 

"eteiual  life,  61 

"  fountain,  62 

*'  p:ratitiide  for  his  atonement,74 

**  his  humiliation,  56,  v.  3,  4 

"'  onr  head,  90,  v.  3 

"  head  of  the  church,  63 

*'  ini  rcession,.  57 

•'kin}^h)m  of,  58 

"a  kiiij?,  89 

♦<  king,  64,-  65 

•'life-  and  ministry,  48 

"a  lan)b,  88,.  192 

"  pasclial  laiiib,  74 
"  message  of,  48 
,  *'  precious,  65 
"  physitian,  67 
"  prayer  of,  for  his  enemies, 

94,  v.  4 
"  praise  to,  70 
•'a  prince,  74,  v.  3 
"  patt.Mn,  49 
"a   refuge,  94,  153 
"Rrde'-mev,  70 
«*  sufferings   &   deatli,  50,  51 
*'  n  surrection,  52—54 
"  Saviour,  68 
••his  triumph,  59 
♦'  way,  69 
Chris'\      egard    ta    little    chil- 
dren, 174 
"  presence  the  joy  of  his  peo- 
ple, 230 
ChriA'i  n,  tlie,  149 
••  cast  down,  yet  hoping^  T62 


Christian,  calling  upon  Christ  in 
affliction,  274 
"  comparison    and    complaint 

of,   165 
"  desiring  to  be  as  in    months 

past,  160 
"  di  siring  to  prHise,  165,  178 
•'  examination  of  Self,  172 
"  friends   welcomed,  250 
"  growing  in  grace,  163 
"hidden  lift  of  the,  157 
"  happy  in  God,  167 
'''longing   for  the  presence   of 

Christ,  296 
"  longing  for    the  presence  of 

God,  292,  293 
"  pilgrim,   171 
"  race,  148 
"  rejoicing,   166 
"  sons  of  God,  72 
"  supjiiicating,  150 
"  tempted,   but  flying  to  Christ 
for  refuge,  158 — 161,  and  trusting 
in  God,  159 
"  treasure  of,   164 
"walkijig  in  davknejs,  159 
"  vvarf;1re,   170 
Church,  asking   the  way  to  Zion, 
196 
"■  choosing  pastors,  202 
•'  "         deacons,  204 

"  God  the  defence  of,  194 
"  love   to,    195 
"  iueetings  of,  199—204 
'•  members  receivid,  201 
"  praying  for  sick  Mmister,  203 
Chrislianit'j,    inward   witness   to 

97,  151 
Close  of  the  year,  246,  248 
Come,  Lord  Jesus,  300 
I  Company,  good  and  bad,  115 
I  Communion   with    God,  75,  76 
Con deice anion  of  God,  2,  3 
Conference  meetings,  227 — 230 
Conscience,  95 
"  mad.'  whole,  108; 
"  cleansed,  IH,  v.  5 
"liberty  of,  1<58 
Contentment,   107 
Coro}2ation,or  Christ,  65 
Creation  and  Providence,  21 — 33 
Cross,  doctrine  of,  97 
"of  Christ,   94,  v.   6 
"  weicomid,  153 
Curse  of  the  law,  94 

D. 

Deacons,  thosen,  204 

l}eath  and  Eterniiy,  280—292 

Death,  of  friends,  287 
"  Christ  the  antidote  of,  66 
"  of  kindretl  improved,  281 
"of  a  saint  and  sinner,  282,  283 
"  of  children,  284 
"  of  a  young  person,  285 
"  of  a  minister,  286 
"  welcome  messenger,  290 

fjecrees,  and  dominion  of  God,  4 

Deluge,  HS 

Depravity,  77,  78 

ievotion,  and  trust,  155 

Doctrines  uf  Gospel,  71—93 

ilrcf/f/jof  departing  fromChrist,197 

Of// //J  ijuvicjurj  50,  51  j 


E. 

Early  piety,  252 
Ebenezer,  erected,  244,  v.  2 
Emblem,  of  the  effecu  of  the  Gos- 
pel, 191 
Envy,  131,  v.  3 
Eternity,  of  God,  5 
Eternal  life,  Christ  the,  61 
Evening  &  morning,  235—237 
Everlasting  song,  305 
Experience,  related,  199, 20d 
EzekieVs  vision,  189 

F. 
Faithfulness,  110 

"and  truth  of  God,  6 
Faith,  connected  with  salvation* 
108 

"  in  sacrifice  of  Christ,  109 

"fainting,  154 
Family  worship,  173,  174 
Fast,  iiud  thanksgiving,  262—26^ 
feast,  of  the  Gosj)tl,  101 

"  sinners  invited  to,  101 
Fear,   113 
Fear  of  God,  111 
Flood,  85 

Flesh,  and  spirit,  152 
For  ins  of  w  01  ship,  vain,  178 
Fortitude,  112,  113 
Friends,  meeting  of,  250 

"  death   of,  281,  287 
Fic7iera(  Hymn,  289 

G. 
Gentiles,  praying  for  Jews,  224 
Cod,    his   being,   1 

"  condescension,  2, 3 

"  decrees  and  dominion,  4 

"  the  defence  of  Zion,  194 

"  exalted  above  praise,  38 

"  eternity  and  immutability,  S 

"  fjiithfulness,6 

"  goodness,  7 

*'  greatni^ss,  8 

"  goodness  of,  141  v.  3 

"  glorious  and  sinners  saved,  9S 

"  glory  of,  in  creation  and  re- 
demption, 98 

"  Ijoliness,  9 

"  iivcomprehensibility,  10, 11 

"  infinity,  12, 19 

"love,  14 

"  the  light  and  glory  of  heav- 
en, 302 

"  majesty »,  15 

"  praise   to,  34—33 

"our  portion,  I4O, 

"a  ncfuge  to  the  troubled,  1<5I. 
"  sovert  ignty,.     decrees      and 

grace  of,  4,   13 
"  spirituality,    16 
"  om-   shepherd,   28 

"  tlie  supreme  good,  167 
"triuity,    17 
"  unit),    18 

"  w«ys  of,   mysterious,  99 
"  wisdom  of,   141 
Good  report,  things  of,  115 
Goodness  of  God  to  men,  22 
Gospel,  and  law,  94—99 
"  power  of  God,  95 
^  pillar  of  our  hope,   95  v.  4 
'*  rational  defence  of,  9 
"  thegioiyofGod,98 


Gospel,  emblem  of,  191 
Grace  and  Providence,  29, 33 

"  salvation  by,  79,  80 

"  work  of,   79 

"  efficacious,  89 

*'  matchless,  88  v.  4 

"  and  wo.  ks,  S6,  108 
Gravity,  and  decency,  114 
Crave,  2«8,  289 
Grateful  recollection,  244 
Gratitude,  for  mercies,  31,  26,  27 

"  for  deliverance  in  a  storm,  32 
Guide,  Christ  a,  238 

H. 
Heaven,  302—305 
Hidden  life  of  a  Christian,  157 
Holy  Spirit,  105,  lOd 

"  graces  of,  107 

" invoked,  105 

♦•  prosperous  gale,  106 
Hope,  none  excluded  from,  116 
Humility,  117, 118,  119 

"  the  humble,  happy,  132 

Improvetnent  of  Jife,  277,  278, 279 
Imtability,     of     worldly    enjoy- 
ment, 273 
Invitations  and  Promises,  lOl— 
104,  J.  16 

J. 
Jews,  prayed  for,  224 
Joy,  in  God,  120 

"  in  the  ways  of  God,  121 
7o7/*  of  heaven,  303 
Jubilee,  188 
Judgment,  299,  300,  301 
Justice,  arid  equity,  122, 123 

"  and  truth,  124 
JuttiJiratioTi,  81,82 
K. 
King  of  saints,  Christ,  64 
Kingdom  of  heaven  promised  to 
the  poor,  117 
L. 
Lamb,  Christ  a,  83  v.  3 
Lamp,  tiie  sc;  ipturi  s  a,  39 
La7u  and  Gospel, :  4— 99 
Lazv  fulfilled  by  Christ,  95, 96 

*'  curse  «f,  94 
Legal  obedience,find  evangelical96 
Liberality,  125  , 

Liberty,  .>f  conscience,  168  i 

L/«/fchildien invited  to  Chrisi,174 
Longing  for  the    spread    of  the 

gospel.  226 
Lord''s  day,  180—182 

"  inorning,  182 
Lord's  supper,  205—210 
Love,  126— J31 

"  to  God  and  man,  126 

**  to  Christ,  127, 128 

•'  to  brethren,  129, 130, 131 
Lovely,  carriage,  134 

M. 
Man,hy  nature,gracpand  glory,169 
Marinershyian  for  deliverance,32 
Marriage,  249 
Meekness,  132,  117 
Meeting,  an^  parting  of  friends, 

250,  251 
Message,  of  Redeemer,  43 
Minister,  sett!  'd,  212 

"ordained,  2 1 1—215 

•'  death   of,  286 

*'  watcbingfor  s')uls,214 

**  meetings,  216—218 

**  Christ's  care  ..f,  216 
Ministry,  instituted,  211 
Missionary  taet;tii)gs,  2l9-«225      ^ 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Missionaries,  prayed  for,  223 

"addressed  and  encouraged,  225 
Mt>rnin'^-<  "^^^  234 

*'  and  evening,  238 
Moses,  94  V.  5 
Mourning  the  absence  of  Christ, 

127  V.  3, 128 
Mutual  love,  129 
Mysta-ies,  of  Providence,  24, 25 

N. 
NexvTear,  2 14— 245 
Nuah,  and  the  Ark,  85 

O. 
06erfie/ice,li«gal  and  evangelical,94 
Opening  a  plaoe  of  public  wor- 
ship, 175, 176 
P. 
Pardon,  83 

"  and  confession,  84 
Pardoning  love,  83 
Partiug  of  friends,  251 
Pastors,  chosen,  202 
Pati/'nre,  133 
Perfections  of  the  Deity,  1—20 

"  moral,  imitated,  20 
Perseverance,  85 

'•  desired,  8b 
Physician,  Christ  a,  67 
PJety,  early,  252 

Pleading'  for  mercy,l  18,135,137,138 
Pleasure,  of  social  worship,  177 
Poor  inspirit,  happy,  117 
Prayer,  prevalent,  184,  185 
"  for  a  revival,  198 
"  answered  by  crosses,  163 
'♦  before  sermon.  184—187 
"  after  sermon,  190 
"  Lord's,  186 
Praise  to  God.  35—38 
"  to  Christy  70 
"  for  juercies,  36 
"  through  all  our  existence,  37 
Presence,  of  Christ,  the  joy  of  his 
people,  2-30 
"  of  God,  worth  dying  for,  292 
PnV^e,  and  humility,  119 
Privileges  of  sons  of  God,  71, 72 

"of  the  livin!,',  &c.  278 
Private,  worship,  172 
Providence,  33 
Prudence,  134 

R. 
Ransom,  Christ  our,  83 
Receiving,  members,  201 
Redeeniirig,  love,  87 
Redem'Hion,  87,  88 
Riffui^e,  in  a  storm,  155 
Regeneration,  89,  QO,  97  r.  3,4,  5 
Relieving  Christ,  8te.  231 
Repentance,  136—138 
R^sigfiation,  139—141 
Resurrection,  ■^96 — 293 

"ofChrist,  52,  54 
Return,  ofjjoy,  166 
Revival,  prayed  for,  198 
/?/V/j  fool,  surprised  295 
Righteousness,  of  Christ,  81,  82 
Robe  of  Christ,  spotless,  82  V.  4 

S. 
Sabbat?!,  180—183 
Sacrifice,  Christ  a,  88  v.  3 
Saint,  expiring,  232 

"  afflicted,  104 
Saints,  conquering,  Hi 
Sal  vat  inn,  79 

Sanctificntion,  and  pardon,  93 
Satisfaction,  in  God,  291 
Scripture,  39—42 
"  false  and  tnte,  147 


vii 

Self  denial,  142 
Seasons,  243 
Shepherd,  God  our,  28 
Sickness,  cyuifort  in,  275 
"  of  a  minister,  203 
"  and  recovery,  270, 276 
Sin,  fttters  of,  88  v.  4 
"  a  tyrant,  93  v.  4, 5 
*'  o'iginaj,77 

"  indsveilnig,  lamented,  78 
"  and  sorrows,  76 
Sinai,  and  Calvary,  94  v.  2 
Sincerity,  and  truth,  143 
5j/ir/ery,  captives,  88  v.  1 
"traitors,  88  y.Z 
"  invited,  100,  101, 102 
Social,  worship,  177 
Soldier,  of  the  cross,  112 
Suns,  otGoii,  71,  72 
Sorrows,  and  sins,  78 
Sovereignty,  of  God,  4,  v.  4, 5 
Spring,  23"J 
Star,  of  B.thlehem,  156 
Strength,  equal  to  days,  104 
Submission,  139 

"  under  bereavement,  294 
SuccessTnl  n  solve,  185 
Sun,  njoon,  and  stars  proclaim  the 

being  of  God,  1 
Summer,  and  hai  vest,  240 
Supreme,  God  the,  167 
Sunday  Schools,  259— 261 
Sivord,  of  Christ,  89 

T. 
Thief,  converted,  91 

"prayer  ofon  the  crvss,  91  t 3,4,5 
T/^MH«^e?-,  Godof,241 
Time  and  eternity,  377,  279 
Times,  and  seasons,  2:5,3 — 276 

"  swiftness  of,  z46 
Traveller's  Psalm,  30, 3 1, 32 
Treasure,  Christian's,  164 

U. 
Union  to  Christ,  90 
Universal  praise,  34, 38 

V. 
r/rtor?/,  of  Christ,  89 
"  over  his  enemies,  89         ' 
"    "    the  grave,  268, 294 
W. 
Walking,  with  God,  75  ^' 

IVarfnre.  of  the  Christian,  170 
Weary,  souls  invited,  103 
Winter,  242 

Wisdom,  of  redeeming  time,  2V9 
"  true,  145 

"  her  ways  pleasant,  145 
Witnesses,  a  cloud  of,  148  v.  2 
♦  ifnej*,  to  Christianity,  97     - 
Word  of  God,  glory  of,  190 
"  inspired,  39 
"  riches  of,  40 
*'  tnefulness  of,  41 
"  sufficiency  of,  42 
Worship,  ,172 
"  close  of,  182 
"  delight  in,  179 
*'  forms  of,  vain,  178 
»•  family,  173, 174 
"  private,  172 
«  public,  175, 195 
Worthy,  the  Lamb,  192 

rout  h,2S2— 257 

"  death  of,  285 

«  and  old  age,  258 
Z. 
Zeal  and  fortitnde,  146, 148 

»  false  and  true,  147 


SYLLABUS 

OF  THE  ARRANGEMENT  IN  THE  SUPPLEMENT. 


THE  PERrECTIONS  OF  GOD,  in  alphabetical  order  from    1  to  20 

CREATLOiN  AND  PROVIDENCE       -        -        -        -      21  -  -  33 

UNIVERSAL  PRAISE 34  -  -  38 

SCRIPTURE 39  --42 

CHRIST        r 43  --  70 

His   birth         -         -        -        -        -        -        -         -      43  _  -  47 

Eife   and    Ministry          -         -        -         -         -        -48  --49 

Sufferings   and    Death     -         -         --        --      50  --  51 

Resurrection  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -52  --54 

Ascension   and   Exaltation       -        -         -         -         -'55  --56 

Intercession      --------  57 

Dominion         _.-.----  58 

CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST,  in  alphabetical  order,  from    59  -  -  70 

DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL,  in  alphabetical  order,from  71  -  -  93 

LAW  AND  GOSPEL 94  -  -  99 

Invitations    and    Promises        -----     100  -  -  104 

HOLY   SPIRIT 105  --  148 

Graces  of  the  Spirit,  in  alphabetical  order,  from         -     107  --  148 

THE  CHRISTIAN        -         -        -         -        -         -         -     149  -  -  171 

WORSHIP 172  --  193 

Private    -        -         -         -„-        -         -        -         -  172 

Family    -         -         -         - 173  --  174 

Public -         -         -     175  --  179 

Lord's  day      -        -        -         -        -         -        -        -     180  --  183 

Before   grayer 184--187 

Before   Sermon     -        -        -        -        -        -        -188--189 

Jfter    Sermon        -        -        -        -        -        -        -190--193 

THE  CHURCH 194  -  -  232 

Lord's    Supper        -------     205  --  210 

Ordinations      -         -         -         -         -         -         -        -    211  --  218 

Missionary   Meetings         -         -        -        -        -        -219--  226> 

Conference   Meetings      ------    227  -  -  230 

Collections      -- 231  --  232 

TIxME^  AND  SEASONS 233  --  276 

Morning  and  Evening    ------    233  -  -  238 

Seasons   of  the  Year      ---.--    239  -  -  243 

New    and   old   Year        -----*    244  -  -  248 

Marriage         -         -         -         --        -         -        -  249 

Meeting  and   parting   of  Friends    -         -        -        -    250  --  251 

Youth   and   old    Age        -        -         ^        -        -        -    252  -  -  258 

Sunday   Schools       -        -        -        ^        -        -        -    259  -  -  261 

Days   of  Fasting     -        -         -        ,        -        v         .     262  -  -  266 

Days  of  Thanksgiving    ..-•----    267  -  -  269 

Sickness  and    Recovery          ..-..--    270  -  -  276 

TIME  AND   ETERNITY     -        -        ^        w        -        -    277  -  -  279 

DEATH   AND  RESURRECTION        -        fe        -        -    280  --  298 

DAY   OF  JUDGMENT        -        -        -        ^        ,        ^    299  -  -  301 

HEAVEN      ..----..         ,     302  --  305 

DOXOLOGIES    -        -        *        -        --        V        -        .    306  --  312 

BAPTISxM     -        -        -       ^        -       ,.        -        i        -    313  :-.  326 


SELECTION    OF    HYMNS. 


THE  PERFCTIONS   OF   GOD, 

ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED. 

HyMN  1.     L.  M.     Addifion.      2K 

Castle  Street,  Nantwicli,  Italy. 
Jiphisc  of  ^o'i  firocLnuned  by  creation. 

1  KfilHE  spacious  firmament  on  high, 

JL    With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky, 
And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  frame, 
Their  great  Original  proclaim. 

2  The  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to  day, 
Doth    his    Creator's  power   display  j 
And    publishes,    to    every   land, 

The  work   of  an   almighty   hand. 

3  Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale? 
And  nightly,  to  the  listening  earth, 
Repeats  the    story   of  her  birth : 

4  While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn. 
And   all   the   planets  in   their    turn, 
Confirm   the   tidings  as  they  roll, 
And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 

5  What  though  in  solemn  silence  all 
Move  round  this  dark,  terrestrial  ball; 
What  though  no  real  voice  nor  sound 
Amid  their  radiant  orbs  be  found : 

6  In   reason's   ear  they    all   rejoice, 
And   utter   forth   a  glorious   voice  ; 
Forever  singing,   as   they  shin^ — 
"The   hand  that  made  us  is  divine." 


Hymn  2.    C.  M.     Steele. 

Stade,  St.  Martins,  Barby. 

Condfuccn^ion  of  God, 


SL 


1  INTERNAL  Power,  Almighty  God, 
M-A  Who  can  approach  thy  throne } 

Accessless  light   is  thine   abode, 
To  angel  eyes   unknown. 

2  Before    the   radiance  of  thine  eye, 

The  heavens   no  longer   shine  ; 
And   all   the  glories   of  the    sky 
Are  but  the  shade  of  thine. 

3  Great  God,  and  wilt  thou  condescend 

To  cast  a  look  below  ? 
To   this   vile   world  thy   notice  bend, 
These  seats  of  sin  and   wo  ^ 


4  [But  O !    to  shew  thy  smiling  face, 

To   brino'   thy    glories   near ! 
Amazing   and   transporting  grace, 
To  dwell  with  mortals  here  I] 

5  How  strange  I   how  awful  is  thy  love  1 

With   trembling  we   adore: 
Not  all  the    exalted  minds  above 
Its    wonders   can   explore. 

6  While  golden  harps  and  angel  tongues 

Resound  immortal    lays, 
Great  God,  permit  our  humble  songa 
l"o   rise   and   mean  thy  praise. 

Hvmn3.  cm.  Watts'^  s  Lyric  Poems,  Tin 

Carthage,  St.  Anns,  St.  Davids. 

Crmdescension   nf  God. 

l^l^HEN  the  Eternal"  bows  the  skies, 

T  T     To   visit   earthly   things, 

With   scorn   divine   he  turns  his  eyes 

From  towers   of  haughty  kings. 

2  He   bids  his   awful  chariot  roll 
Far  downward   from  the   skies, 
To  visit  every   humble   soul, 
With  pleasure   in  his  eyes, 

3Why  should  the  Lord,that  reigns  above, 
Disdain   so   lofty  kings  ? 
Say,  Lord,  and  why  such  looks  of  love 
Upon  such  worthless  things.^ 

4  Mortals,  be  dumb  ;  what  creature  dares 

Dispute    his    awful    will  ? 
Ask    no  account  of  his   affairs. 
But   tremble,   and   be  still. 

5  Just   like    his   nature   is   his   grace, 

All   sovereign    and    all   free ; 
Great  God, how  searchless  are  thy  waysl 
How   deep   thy  judgments  be  I 

Hymn  4.  CM.  IVatts^s  Lyric  Poems.  ^ 

Abridge,  Canterbury. 

Decrees  and  Dominion  of  God. 
1  Tr  EEP    silence,    all    created  things, 
Xv  And  wait  your  Maker's  nod  : 
My  soul  stands  trembling. while  she  sings 
The  honours  of  her  God. 
2Life,death,and  hell,and  worlds  unknowB 
Haag  oa  his  firm  decree: 


5,  6 


THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


7,  8 


^  He  sits   on  no  precarious   throne, 

Nor   borrows  leave   to  be. 
SChain'd  to  his  throne,  a  volume  lies, 
With   all    the    fates   of  men, 
With   every  angel's   form  and   size, 
Drawn  by  the   eternal  pen. 
4  His  providence   unfolds   the   book, 
And  makes  his  counsels  shine  ; 
Each   opening   leaf,  and    every  stroke 
Fulfils   some   deep   design. 
6  Here,   he  exalts  neglected   worms 
To   sceptres    and    a   crown  : 
And  there,  the  following  page  he  turns, 
And  treads  the  monarch  down. 

6  Not   Gabriel   asks  the  reason   why ; 

Nor  God   the  reason    gives  ; 
Nor   dares   the    fav'^ite    angel  pry 
Between   the   folded   leaves. 

7  My  God,   I   would  not  long  to  see 

My    fate    with    curious  eye^^ 
What  gloomy   lines   are   writ  for   me, 
Or  what  bright  scenes  maj-  rise. 

8  In   thy   fair  book   of  life   and   grace, 

0  may    1    find    my    nanoe 
Recorded    in   some    humble    place, 

Beneath  my  Lord  the  Lamb  \ 

Hymn  5.     C.  M.     Roive.        ^ 

Devizes,  St.  Anns,  Canterbury. 

Rtcrpj'XI   'jf    (rod. 

1  rpHOU    didst,  "O  mighty  God,  exist 

JL     Ere    time    began   its    race  ; 
Before    ihe   ample    elements 
Fiil'd   up  the  void    of  space. 

SBefure    the  pond'rons  earthly    globe 
In    fluid    air    was    stay'd; 
Before   the   ocean's  mighty    springs 

1  heir  liquid    stores    displayed. 

3  And   when    the   pillars    of  the  world, 

Witlj   sudden   r»in    break. 
And   all   Was,    vast  and   goodly   frame 
Sinks   in   the   mighty    vi^reck : 

4  When  from  her  orb  the  moon  shall  start, 

Th'   astonish'd  sun    roll    back  ; 
While    all    the   trembling  starry  limps 
Their   ancient   course   forsake  ; 

5  Forever   permanent    and   fix'd, 

From  agitttion   free, 
Unchang'd    in    (-v(rlasting   years, 
Shall    ti)y    exi  tence    be. 

I 
Hymn  6.     L.  M     JVeedham.        * 

Portugal,  Wells,  Shoel.  I 

Faiihjumess  fjj  God.  \ 

l"'CrE  humble   saints,  proclaim  abroad 

X    The  honours  of  a  faithful  God  ; ' 


How  just  and   true  are  all  his   ways, 
How  much  above  ^^our  highest  praise  I 

2  The  words   his  sacred    lips   declare, 
Of  his   own   mind   the  image    bear; 
What   should  hhn  tempt,  from   frailty 
Blest   in  his  self  suflTiciency.         [free, 

3  He  will  not   bis   great   self  deny  : 
A  God    all   truth   can    never  lie  : 
As    Avell    might    he    his   being    qtiit 
As   break   his   oath,   or    wotd  forget, 

4  Let  fiiirhted  rivers  change  their  course, 
Or  backward  hasten  to  their  source  ; 
Swift  tlirough  the  air  let  rocks  be  hurl'd. 
And  mountains  like  the  chaff  be  whirl'd; 

5  Let  suns  and  stars  forget  to  rise, 
Or   quit   their   stations  in    the   skies  ; 
Let  heaven  and  earth  both  pass  away, 
Eternal  truth  shall  ne'er  decay. 

6  True  to  his  word,  God  gave  his  Son, 
To  die  for  crimes  which  men  had  done  ; 
Blest  pledge  !   he  never  M'ill  revoke 

A    single   promise   he   has   spoke. 

Hymn  7.     C.  M.     S'ede,        ^ 

Irish,  Exeter,  Abiidge, 

Griochit'.ss   of  Go'. 
l'"^7'E  humble  souls,  approach  your  God 
3i.    With  songs  of  sacred  praise. 
For   he   is   good,    immensely    good. 
And   kind    are    all   his   way?. 

2  All  nature   owns  his  guardian  care, 

In    him   we    live   and    Uiove ; 
But  nobler   benefits   declare 
The  wonders  of  his  love. 

3  He    gave   his    Son,  his   only    Son, 

To    ransom    rebel    worms  ; 
'Tis  here  he  makes  his  goodnesis  known 
In   its   diviner  fonus. 

4  To  this  dear  refuge,  Lord,  we  come  ; 

'Tis   here    our  hope   relies ; 
A    safe    defence,   a    peaceful    home, 
When    storms    of  trouble   rise. 

5  Thine  eye  beholds,   witii  kind  regard, 

The    souls   who  trust    in    tliee ; 
Their    humble   hope  thou   wilt  reward 
With  bHss  divinely   free. 

6  Great   God,    to    thy    almighty  love, 

What   honours    shall   we    raise  ? 
Not   all  the   raptur'd   songs   above 
Can  render   equal   praise. 

Hymn  8.  L.M.    Watt'^'s  Lyric  Poems 'SL 

Portugal,  Old  Hundred,  Blendon. 

Greatness  ofGud^  cr  Cud  supremt  and  selfsitjicient. 

ITltriiATisour  God,or  what  his  name, 

T  ?   Nor  men  can  learn, no*  angl,;  reach, 

He  dwells  couceui'd   in    radiant  flame, 

Where  neither  ej  es  nor  tho'ts  can  reach. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD, 


%  10 

2  The  spacious  worlds  of  heavenly  light, 
Compar'd  with  him,  how  short  they  fall! 
They  are  too  dark,  and  he  too  bright ; 
Nothing  are   they,  and  God  is  all. 

3  He  spoke  the  wondrous  word,  and  lo  I 
Creation  rose   at   his  command  ; 
Whirlwinds  and  seas  their  limits  know^ 
Bound   in   the   hollow  of  his  band. 

4  There  rests  the  earth,   there   roll  the 

spheres, 
There  nature  leans,  and  feels  her  prop  ; 
But  his  own  self  sufficience  bears 
The    weight   of  his   own   glories   up. 

5  The  tide  of  creatures  ebbs  and  flows. 
Measuring  their  changes  by  the  moon  ; 
No   ebb  his   sea ,  of  glory    knows  ; 
His   age   is  one   eternal   noon, 

6  Then  fly,  my  song,  an   endless  round, 
The    lofty   tune   let  Gabriel   raise : 
All   nature   dwell  upon  the   sound, 
But  we  can  ne'er  fulfil   the   praise. 

Hymn  9.  C.  M.  Ri/ifion\o  Select,  »orb 

Bedford,  Abridge,  York. 

Holiness  uf  God. 
1 TTOLY  and  revtvend  is  the  name 
XI  Of  our  eternal  King: 
Thrice  holy   Lord,   the  angels  cry ; 
Thrice  holy,   let  us  sing. 

2Heaven's  brightest  lamps  with  him  com- 
How  mean  they  look  and  dim  I  [par'd. 
The  t'irest  ang*els  have  iheir  spots, 
When  once  compar'd  with  him. 

3  Holy  is  he  in  all   his  works, 

And   truth   is   his  delight ; 
But  sinners  and  their  wicked  ways 
Shall  perish  from   his  sight. 

4  The  deepest  reverence  of  the  mind, 

Pay,   O   my  soul,  to  God; 
Lift  with  thy  hands  a  holy  heart 
To  his  sublime  abode. 

SWi^h  sacred  awe  pronownce  his  name, 

Whom  words  nor  thoughts  can  reach : 

A  broken  heart  shall  please  him  more 

Xhan   the   best  forms  of  speech. 

6  Thou  holy  God,  preserve  jny  soul 
From   all  pollution   free  ; 
The  pure  in  heart  are  thy  delight, 
And  they  tl^y  face  shall  see. 

Hymn  10.     L.  M.     lVatt^*s  Lyrics.  jj( 

Green's  Hundredth,  Angels  Hymn. 
Inc  om  fire  hen  aibility   of  God. 
1j£^  OD  is  a  name  my  soul  adores ; 
UTTh'  Almighty  Three,th'  eternalOne! 
Nature  and  grace,  with  all  their  powers, 
Confess  the   Infinite  Unknown.  ' 


11,  12 


2  From  thy  great  self  thy  being  springs : 
Thou   art    thy   own   original, 

Made  up   of  uncreated  things, 
And   self-suiHcience   bears  them  all. 

3'rhy  voice  produced  the  seas  and  spheres, 
Bid  the  waves  roar  and  planets  shine  ; 
But  nothing  like  thyself  appears  [thine. 
Through   all  these   spacious   works   of 

4  Still  restless  nature  dies  and  grows  ; 
From  change  to  cliange  the  crea;ures  run: 
Thy    being   no    succession  knov/s. 
And   all   thy   vast  designs  are   one, 

5  Thrones  and  dominions  round  theefalj. 
And  worship  in  submissive  forms; 
Thy    presence    shakes  this  lower  ball, 
This  little  dv/elling-place  of  worms. 

6  How   shall  affrighted   mortals  dare 
To  sing   thy   glory    or  thy  grace  ? 
Beneath   thy    feet   we   lie  so   far, 
And  see   but  shadows   of  thy  face! 

7  Wfco  can  behold  the  blazing  light ! 
Who  can  approach  consuming  flame? 
None  but  thy  wisdom  knows  thy  might, 
None  but  thy  word  can  speak  thy  name. 

Hymn  n.    CM.    Smart.     «  or  b 

St.  Anns,  Huddersfield. 

God  incomprehensible. 

1 /CELESTIAL  King,  our  spirits  lie, 

Xj  Trembling  beneath  thy  feet; 

And   wish,  and  cast  a  longing  eye, 

To  rench  thy  lofty  seat. 

2 In  thee,  what  endless  wonders  meet! 
What  various  glories  shine! 
The  dazzling  rays  too  fiercely  beat 
Upon  our  fainting  mind, 

3  Angels  are  lost  in  glad  surprise. 

If  thru  unveil   th     grace; 
An  humble  awe  runs  through  Ve  skies, 
When  wrvivh  arrays   thy  face. 

4  Created  powers,  how  weak  they  be! 

How   short  cur  praises  fail  ! 
So  much   aki  i   to  nothing,    we, 
And  thou  th'   eternal   A!!. 

5  Lord,  here  we  be-id  ou  -  humble  souls^ 

And   awf  dly   ad«K  e  ; 
For  the  we.  k  pi  io  .-s  of  our  minds 
Can   stretch  a  thought  wo  more. 

Hymn  12.  CM.   Watt 'Lyncs.  ^oib 

St.  As  plis,  Bedford,  Stade. 

Injinity    of    God. 

irSlHY  nauics,  how  it. finite  they  be.' 

X    Great  everlasting  Ojie  ! 

Boundkss  thy  might  and   majesty. 

And  unconfin'd  thy  throne. 
2 1'hy  glories  shine  of  wondrous  size. 
And  wondrous  large  thy  grace: 


13,  14 

Immortal  day  breaks  from  thine  eyes, 
And  Gabriel  veils  his  face. 

3  Thine  essence   is  a  vast  abyss. 

Which  angels  cannot   sound, 
An   ocean  ot  infinitifs, 

Where  all  our  thoughts  are  drown'd. 

4  Thy    mysteries  cf  creation   lie 

Beneath  eniighten'd  mir.ds; 
Thoughts  cun  ascond  above  the  sky. 
And  liy  before  the   winds ; 

5  Reason   may  grasp  the  massy   hills, 

A"d  stretch  from   pole    to  pc  le ; 
But   half  thy  name  our  spirit  fills, 
Aad   overloads  our   soul. 

6  In  vain  cur  haughty  reason  swells, 

For   nothing's   found   j);   tliee 
But   boundless  inconceivubles. 
And  vast  eternity. 

Hymn  13.  CM.  jrar'.'.V/.vnr?.  «orb 

Canterbury,  Bedford,  Abridge. 

Sovereignty    unci  g  ace, 

IfllHE  Lord,  how  fe--  riul  is  his  name  ! 

JL  How   wide  is  his   command  ! 

Nature^  with  all  her  m!)ving  frame, 

Rests  on   his  mighty  hand. 

2  Immortal  glory  forms  his   throne, 

And  light  his   awful  robe; 
While  with  a  smile,  or  with  a  frown. 
He  manages  the   globe. 

3  A  word  of   his   almighty  breath 

Can   swell  or  sink  the  seas  ; 
Build  tVe  vast  empires  of  the  earth, 
Or  break   them  as   he   please, 

4  Adoring  angels   round  him  fall, 

In  all  their   shining  forms, 
His  sovereign  eye  looks  thro'  khem  all, 
And  pities  mortal   worms, 

5  Now  let  the  Lord  forever  reign, 

And   sway  us  as  he  will. 
Sick,  or  in  health,  in  ease,  or  pain, 
We  are  his  favourites  still. 

Hymn  14.      C.  M.  * 

Brainuee,  Irish,  Devixes. 

Love  of  God, 

l^OME,  ye  that  know  and  fear  the 

\J  And  lift  your  souls  above;  [Lord, 

Let  every  heart  and  voice  accord, 

To  slug  that  God  is  love. 

2This  precious  truth  his  word  declares. 

And  all  his   mercies  prove ; 

Jesus,   the  gi  t  of  gifts,   appears, 

To  shew,  that  God  is  love. 

3  Sinai,  in  clouds,  and  smoke,  and  fire, 

Thunders  his  dreadful  name  ; 
But  Sion  sings,  in   melting  notes, 
The  honours  of  the  Lamb*     , 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


15,  16,  17 


4  In  all  his  doctrines  and  commands, 

His  counsels  and  designs— 
In  ev'ry  work  his  hands  have  fram'd, 
His  love  supremely  shines. 

5  Angels  and  men  the  news  proclaim 

Through  earth  and  l\e  v  m  ai>cvc, 
The  joyful  aud   transp'Tting  nfiws, 
Tli^it  God  the  Lord  is  love. 

Hymn  15.   L.M.    UM.on\<t  Sdrction.  ^ 
Wells  Old  Hundred,  Portugal. 
M'iijts  y  ^J  God, 
^I^O  thou,  my  soul,  in  sacred  lays, 
JLJ  Attempt  thy  ereat Creator's  praise; 
But,  O,  what  tongue  can  speak  hisfame.^ 
What  mortal  verse  can  reach  the  themel 

1 2  Before  his  throne  a  glif ferine:  baud 
Of  seraphim     and    ang-els,   stf^nd ; 
Ethereal    spirits,    who,  in    flight, 

I    Oulwing   the   active   rays   of  light. 

i  3  To  Cod  all  nature  owes  its  birth; 
He  fornriM  this  pond'rous  globe  of  earth. 
He  rais'd  the  glorious  arch  on  high, 
And  nieasur'd   out  the   azure   sky. 

4  In  all  our  Maker's  grand  designsj 
Omnipotence,  with  wisdom,  shmes ; 
His  works,  thro'  all  this  wondrous  frame. 
Bear  the  great  impress  of  his  name. 

5  Rais'd  on  devotion's  lofty  wing, 
Do  thou,  ray  soul,  his  glories  sing: 
And  let  his  praise  employ  thy  tongue. 
Till  listening  worlds  applaud  the  song. 

Hymn  16.    L.  M.     Rififion's  Sdect,  ^ 

Leeds,  Castle  Street. 

Sfiirituality   of  God. 

1  nniHOU  art,  O  God,  a  Spirit  pure, 

JL    Invisible   to  mortal  eyes; 
Th'  immortal,  and  th'  eternal  King, 
The   great,  the   good,   the   only  wise. 

2  While  nature  changes,  and  her  works 
Corrupt,  decay,  dissolve,  and  die. 
Thy  essence  pure  no  change  shall  see, 
Secure  of  immortality. 

3  Let  stupid  heathens  frame  their  gods 
Of  gold  and  silver,  wood  and  stone  ; 
Ours  is  the  God  that  made  the  heavens; 
Jehovah  he,  and  God  alone, 

4  My  so<ul,*the  purest  homage  pay. 
In  truth   and   spirit  him   adore ; 
More  shall  this  please  than  sacrifice, 
Than  outward  forms  delight  him  more. 

Hymn  17.  C.  M.    Watts^s  Sermons.  M 

Irish,  Braintree* 

TrinUy. 

1  TT^ATHER  of  glory  !  to  thy  name 
JL    Immortal  praise  we  give. 
Who  dost  an  act  of  grace  proclaioi. 
And  bid  us  rebels  liv«. 


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CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE. 


20,  21,  22 


2  Immortal  honour  to  the  Son, 

Who  makes  thine  anger  cease; 
Our  lives  he  ransom'd  with  his  own, 
And  died  to   make  our  peace.     * 

3  To  thy  Almighty  Spirit  be 

Immortal  glory  given, 
Whose  influence  brings  us  near  to  thee, 
And  trains  us  up  for  heaven. 

4  Let  men   with  their  united  voice 

Adore  th*  eternnl   God, 
And  spread  his  honours  and  their  joys 
Through  nations  far  abroad. 

6  Let  faith,  and  love,  and  duty  join, 

OuG  general  song   to  raise ; 
Letsaintsin  earth  and  heaven  combine 
In  harmony  and   praise. 

HiMN  18.   L.M.    Williams'' s Psalms.'^ 

Old  Hundred,  Portugal. 

Unity  of  God. 

IT^TERNAL  God!    Almighty  Cause 

X-A  Of  earth,   and   seas,  and   worlds 

unknown, 
All  things  are  subject  to  (by  laws. 
All   things   depend    on   thee  alone. 

fl  Thy  glorious   being   singly    stands, 
Of  all    within    itself  possessed  ; 
Controlled  by  none  are  thy  commands  ; 
Thou  from  thyself  alone  art  bless'd. 

3  To  thee  alone  ourselves  we  owe ; 
Let  heaven  and  earth  due  homage  pay ; 
All   other   gods    we   disavow. 

Deny  their  claims,  renounce  their  sway. 

4  Spread  thy  great  name  through  heathen 
Their  idol  deities  dethrone  ;  [lands ; 
Reduce  the  world  to  thy  commands  ; 
And  reign,  as  thou  art,  God  alone. 

Hymn  19.     L.  M.     Watts^s  Lyrics.  ^ 

Blendon,  Castle  Street. 
God  07Uy  knoivn  to  himself. 

1  O  TAND  and  adore  !  how  glorious  He, 
^  That  dwells  in  bright  eternity ! 
We  gaze,  and  we  confound  our  sight, 
PlungM  in  th'  abyss  of  dazzling  light. 

2  Seraphs,  the  nearest  to  the  throne, 
Begin,  and  speak  the  Great  Unknown: 
Attempt  the  song,  wind  up  your  strings. 
To  notes  untried,  and  boundless  things. 

3  How  far  your  highest  praises  fall 
Below   th'   immense   Orig:inal ! 
Weak  creatures  we,  that  strive  in  vain 
To  reach   an   uncreated   strain  ! 

4  Great  God,  forgive  our  feeble  lays, 
Sound   out    thine  own  eternal  praise  ; 
A  song  so  vast,  a  theme  so  high, 
Calls  for  the  voice  that  tunM  the  sky. 

U 


Hymn  20.     L.  M.    M'eedham^    ^ 

Isliugton,  Italy,  Gloucester. 
Moral  perfections  of  the  Deity  imitated. 
i  |~i  RE  AT  Author  of  th'  immortal  mindl 
kM  For  noblest  thoughts  and  views  de- 
Make  me  ambitious  to  express   [sign'd, 
The   image   of  thy  holiness. 

2  While   I    thy  boundless    love  admire. 
Grant  me  to  catch  the  sacred  fire  ; 
Thus  shall  my  heavenly  birth  be  known. 
And  for  thy  child  thou  wilt  me  own. 

SEnlarge  my  soul  with  love  like  thine; 
My   moral   powers  by   grace  refine  ; 
So   shall  I  feel   another's   wo, 
And   cheerful   feed  an   hungry   foe. 

4  I  hope  for  pardon,  through  thy  Son, 
For  all  the  crimes  which  I  have  done « 
O,  may  the  grace  that  pardons  me, 
Constrain  me  to  forgive  like  thee  I 

CREATION  AKD  PROVIDENCE. 
Htmjv  21.     C.  M.     Watts's Lyrics.    ^ 

Braintrec,  Devizes. 

ji  song  10  Creating  Wisdom. 

ITT'  Terwal  Wisdom,  thee  we  praise ! 

jlA    Thee  the  creation  sings  I     [seas, 

With  thy  lov'd  name,  rocks,  hills,  and 

And  heaven's  high  palace  rings. 

2,Thy  hand.how  wide  it  spread  the  sky. 

How  glorious  to   behold ! 
Ting'd  with  the  blue  of  heavenly  dye, 
And  starr'd  vrith  sparkling  gold. 

3  Thy  glories  blaze  all  nature  round; 

And  strike  the  gazing  sight. 
Through  skie8,and  seas,and  solid  ground, 
With  terror  and  delight. 

4  Infinite  strength,   and  equal  skill. 

Shine  through   the   worlds  abroad, 
Our  ftouls  with  vast  amazement  fill. 
And  speak  the  builder,  God. 

5  But  still  the  wonders   of  thy  grace 

Our  softer  passions  move; 
Pity  divine  in  Jesus'  face 
We  see,  adore,  and  love. 

Hymn  22.     L.  M.    Doddridge,      » 

Antigua,   Castle  Street. 

G^d\<{  goodness  to  the  children  of  men. 

I'^^E  sons  of  men,   With  joy  record 

JL    The  various  wonders  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  let  his  power  and  goodness  sound, 

Through  all  your  tribes  the  earth  aroupd. 

2  Let  the  high  heavens  your  songs  invite. 
Those  spacious  fields  of  brilliant  light ; 
Where  su3i,  ar  .  moon,  and  planels  roll. 
And  stars,  tiiat  glow  from  pole  to  pole. 


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25,  26,  27 


3  But  O!  that  brighter  world   above, 
Where  lives  and  reigns  incarnate  love  ! 
God^s  only   Son,   in  flesh  array'd, 
For  man   a  bleeding   victim   made, 

4  Thither,  my  soul,  with  rapture  soar, 
There,  in  the  land  of  prais€  adore ; 
The  theme  demands  an  angel's  lay, 
jDemands  an  everlasting  day. 

Hymv  23.     C.  M.     Steele.         « 

Irish,  Braintree,  Christmas. 

Creation  and  /'rovidence. 
IT  ORD,  when  our  raptur'd  thought 
JLi  Creation's  beauties  o'er,  [surveys 
Ail  natu!  e  joins  to  teach  thy  praise, 
And  bid  our  souls  adore. 
51  Where'er  we  turn  out-  gazing  eyes, 
Thy   radiant  footsteps  shine ; 
Ten  thousand  pleasing  wonders  rise, 

And  spsak  their  source  divine. 
3  The  living  tribes,  of  countless  forms, 

In  earth,  and  sea,   and   air, 
'I'he  meanest  flies,  the  smallest  worms, 
Almighty  power  declare. 
4 Thy  wisdom,   power,  and  goodness, 
In  all  thy   works  appear:  [Lord, 
And,  O  !  let  man  thy  praise  record- 
Man,  thy  distinguished   care ! 

5  From  thee  the  breath  fjf  life  he  drew  ; 

That  breath  thy  power  maintains, 
Thy   tender  mercy,  ever  new, 

His  brittle  frame   sustains. 
Q  Yet  nobler  favours  claim  hi^  praise, 

Of  reason's  light  possess'd; 
By  revelation's  brightest  rays 

Still  more  divinely  bless'd. 

Hymn  24.     CM.     Cow/ier.       » 

S't.  Anns.  Bavby,  Stade. 

Ti'iC  mysterks  of  Providence ;    or,  light  shining 

out  of  darkness, 

OD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 
r  His  wonders  to  perform; 
He   plants  his  fooisteps  in  tlie  sea, 
And  rides  upon   the  storm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable   mines 

Of  never-failing  skill, 
He  treasures  up   his  bright  designs, 
And  works  his   sovereign  will. 

3  Ye  tearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take, 

The  clouds  ye   so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  shall  break 
In  blessings  on   your   head. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord   by   f^  eble  sense, 

But  trust  him  for  his  ^  grace  ; 
Beh  nd  a   frowning  providence 
lie.  hides  a  smiling  face. 
l>  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 
{.Jiiiolflin^  c^crv   hour; 


The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste. 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 
6  Blind   unbelief  is  sure  to  err. 
And  scan  his   work  in  vain  ; 

God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will   make  it  plain. 

Hymn  25.    C.  M.    Beddome.     » 

Bedford,    St.  Martins. 

Myfsteries  to  be  txplained  hereafter. 
1|^RRAT  God  of  Providence!  thy 
\J^  Are  hid  from  mortal  sight ;  [ways 
Wrapt  in  impenetrable  shades, 
Or  cloth*d  with  dazzling  light. 

2  The  wondrous  methods  of  thy  grace 

Evade  the   human   eye ; 
The  nearer  we  attempt  t'  approach, 
The   farther  cjff  they  fly. 

3  But  in  the  world  of  bliss  above. 

Where  thou  dost  ever  reign. 
These  mysteries  shall  be  all  uiiveil'd, 
And   not   a  doubt  remain. 

4  The  Sun  of  Righteousness  shall  there 

His  brightest  beams  display. 
And  not  a  hov'ring  cloud  obscure 
I'hat  never-ending  day. 

Hymn  26.    C.  M.    Addison.       » 

Carthage,  Arundel,  Irish. 

Gratitude  for  divine  merticn.      Part  I. 
ITT/'HEN  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God, 

f  f       My  rising  souls  survevs, 
Transported  with  the  view,  Pm  lest 
In' wonder,  love   and  praise. 

2  Thy  providence  my  life  sustaiu'd, 

And  all  my  wants   redress'd, 
When   in  the   silent  womb  I    lay, 
Or  hung   upon  the  breast, 

3  To  all  my  weak  complaints  and  cries 

Thy   mercy  lent  an  ear, 
Ere  yet  nu  feeble  thoughts  had  learned 
lo  form  themselves  in    prayer, 

4  Un number 'd    comforts  on   my   soul 

Ihy   tender  care   bestow 'd. 
Before   my   infant  heart  conceiv'd 
From  whom  those  comforts  flow'd. 

5  Wlien  in  the  slippery  paths  of  youth 

\\\i\\  heedless  steps  I  ran, 
Tl'ine  arm  unseen  convey 'd  me  safe, 

And   led  me   up   to  man. 
6Throuirh  liidder:  dangers, toils, and  death. 
It  gently    clear'd    my   way  ; 
And  through  the  pleasing  scenes  of  vice 
Where  thcusands  go  astray. 

Hi'MN  sr.    CM.    Jddi^on*       * 

Bedford,  St.  Anns,  York. 

Gratiliidt  for  divine  mtrcies*    Part  IL 
l'\y  IJENpale  with  sickness,ofthast  thou 
With  healtli  renew'd  my  face ; 


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sa,  S^. 


And  when  in  sin  and   sorrow  sunk, 
Reviv'd  ray  soul   with  grace. 

2Thy  bounteous  hand  with  worldly  good 
Has  made   my   cup    run    o'er; 
And  in  a  kind  and  faithful  friend 
Has  doubled   all  my  store. 

31'en  thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 
My  daily  thanks  employ. 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  hcirt. 
That  tastt's  those  gifts  with  joy. 

4  Through  every  period  of  my  life, 

Xhy  goodness  1*11  pursue  ; 
And  after  death,  in  distant  worlds, 
The  glorious  theme  renew, 

5  Through  all  eternity  to  thee 

A  joyful  song  I'll  raise  ; 

For  O,  eternity's  too  short 

To  utter  all  thy   praise. 

Hymn  28.     L.  M.    Jddison.       «f 

Psalm  46,    St.  Hellens. 

God  0.*/  Skefihtrd. 
IfllHE  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare, 
JL  And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care; 
His  presence  shall  my  wants  supply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye. 
My  noon- day  walks  he  shall  attend. 
And  all  my  midnight  hours   defend. 

2  When  in   the   saltry  glebe   I  faint, 
Or   on   the   thirsty  mountain   pant ; 
To   fertile    vales,    and    dewy   meads, 
My  weary,   wandering  steps  he  leads : 
Where  peaceful  rivers,  soft  and  s]o^y, 
Amid   the   verdant  landscapes  flow. 

SThough    in   a   bare  and  ru2;5ed   way, 
Through  devious,   lonely  wilds  I  stray, 
His  bounty  shall    my  pains   beguile, 
The   barren  wilderness   shall   smile, 
"With  lively  greens  and  herbage  crown'd, 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around 

4  Though  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread, 
With   gloomy  horrors   overspread, 
My   stedfast   heart   shall   fear  no    ill. 
For   thou,   O   Lord,  art  with   me  still ; 
Thy   friendly  staff  shall    give    me   aid, 
And  guide  me  through  the  dismal  shade. 

Hym-V  29.     L  M.     Conulier,  "    a 
Diinstai),  Castle-Street. 
Grace  and  P-'ovidfmce, 

1  A  LMIGHTY  King !  whose  wondrous 
JtL  hand  ^ 

Supports  the  weight  of  sea  and  land  ; 
Whose  grace  is  such  a  boundless  store, 
No  heart  shall  break  that  sighs  for  more 

2  Thy   providence    supplies   my  food. 
And   'tis  thy  blessing  makes  it  good  ; 


My   soul  is  nourished    by  thy  word  ; 
Let   soul    and   body  praise   the   Lord, 

3  My  streams  of  outward  comfort  came. 
From  him  who  built  this  earthly  frame: 
Whatever   I    want  his   bounty  give*, 
By   whom   my   soul   forever   lives. 

4  Either  his  hand  preserves  from   pain, 
Or,   if  I   feel   it,   heals    again  ; 

From  Satan's  malice  shields  my  breast, 
Or  over-rules  it  for   the   best. 

5  Forgive   the   song   that   falls   so    low 
Beneath   the   gratitude    I  owe  I 

It  means  thy   praise,  however   poor, 
An   angei's  song  can   do   no   more* 

Hymn  30.    C.  M.    Addison,      ^ 

Tisbuvy,  Mcar,  Rochester. 
The    Traveller's  Psalm. 
1 TTO  W  are  thy  servants bless'd,0  Lord, 
m\  How  suie  is  their  defence; 
Eternal   Wisdom  is  their  guide. 
Their  help  Omnipotence. 

2  In  foreign  realms,  and  lands  remote, 

Supported  by  thy  care, 
Through  burning  climes  they  pass  u:i- 
x\nd  breathe  in  tainted  air.      [hurt, 

3  When  by  the  dreadful  tempest  borne 

High  on  the  broken  wave, 
They  know  thou  art  not  slow  to  hear, 
Nor  im-potent  to  save. 

4  The  storm  is  laid,  the  winds  retire, 

Obedient  to  thy  will ; 
The  sea,  that  roars  at  thy  command. 
At  thy  command   is  still. 

5  In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,and  deaths, 

TiiT  goodness  we*il  adore  ; 
We'll  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 
And  humbly  hope   for  more. 

Hymn  31.     L.  M.     Ufiton.         « 

Luton,  Shoel,  Eaton. 
Gratitude  for  journeying  mercies, 
ITflWASGod  whokeptmeby  hispow'r, 
JL   His  goodness,  O  my  soul,  adore  I 
Preserv'd   by    him,   to   hira    I   raise 
This   monument  of  grateful   praise. 

2  Many   go   out  and    ne'er    return. 
But  leave   their  families  to   mourn 
The  sad,  irreparable    blow, 
Hasty,    and    vast,   and   awful    too. 

3  Others    return'd    in   safety,   find. 
Fled  from  the  earth,  some  lovely  mind, 
Embrace  in  vain   the    breathless* clay, 
And  wish  to  grieve   themselves   away. 

4  What  woes  beyond  my  powers  to  count, 
What    sorrows  to    unknown  amount 


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M'l^ht  have  occur'd  to  wound  my  heart, 
And  bid  my    brightest  scenes  depart  : 

5  But  God  (his  name  my  soul  shall  bless) 
Still  crowns  my  house  with  life  and  peace; 
My  life  he  crowns  with  every  good, 
And  will  be  known   a  gracious   God. 

(J  What  can  I    do    but   ask   his   grace, 
Still    to   enhance  my    debt   of  praise ; 
Jesus,    my    soul   to   thee   I    brin?. 


And  loner  to  serve  thee    while  I 


sing. 


IfJ 


Hymn  32.    CM.    Madan'a  Cell. -Ht 

Sfade,  Mear,  St.  Anns. 
Thanksgiving  for  deliverance  in  a  storm. 

\J]\  111  tie  bark,  on  bjist'roua  seas, 
By  cruel  tempest  tost. 
Without  one  cheertul  beam  of  hope, 
Expectinj^  to  be  lost. 

3  We  to  the  Lord   in  humble  prayer 

Breath 'd   out  our  sad   distress; 
Though  feebi3,yet  with  contrite  hearts. 
We  begg'd  return  of  peace. 

o  The  stormy  winds  did  cease  to  blow, 
Hie  waves  no  more  did  roll; 
And  scon  agaia  a   placid  sea 
vSpoke  comfort  to  each   soul. 

4  O  !  may  oar  grateful,  ti  emblit  g  hearts 

Sweet  hallelujahs  sing 
To  him  who  hath  our  lives  pr«serv*d. 
Oar  Saviour  and  our  King. 

5  Let  us  proclaim  to  all  the  worlds 

With   heart  and  voice,   again. 
And  tell   the  wonders  he  hath  done 
For  us,  the  sons  of  men. 


» 


Hymw  33.    L.  M.     Evans'*  Coll. 

Green's  Hundredth,  Islington. 

Providence. 

iP'ipiHE  earth  and  all  the  heavenly  frame 

A  Their  great  Creator's  love  proclaim  ! 

He   gives  the  sun  his  genial   power. 

And   sheds  the  soft  refreshing  shower, 

2  The  ground  with  plenty  blooms  again, 
And  yields  her  various  fruits  to  men  ; 
To  men  !  who,  from  thy  bounteous  hand, 
Receive    the   gifts   of  every   land. 

3  Nor   to   the   human    race    alone 
Is  his  paternal   goodness   shown : 
The  tribes    of  earth,   and  sea,  and  air 
Enjoy   his  universal  care. 

4 Not  e'en  a  sparrow  yields  his  breath, 
Till  God  permits  the  stroke  of  death  ; 
He  hears  the  ravens  when  they  call, 
The  Father,   and  the   Friend  of  all. 


UNIVERSAL  PRAISE.  34,  35 

'       UNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 
Hymn  34.    C.  M.     Watts" s  Lyrics,  t^ 

Parma,  Pembvoke,   Knareiboro'. 

Universal  Hallelujah. 
lT3!i.AlSE  ye  the  Lord,immortal  choir, 
Jl     rhat  till   the   realms  above ; 
Praise  him,  who  form'd  ycru  of  his  fire, 
And  feeds  you   with  his  love. 

2  Shine  to  his  praise,  ye  crystal  skies, 
The  floor  of  his  abode  ; 

Or  veil  in  shades  your  thousand  eyes 
Before   your   brighter  God. 

3  Thou  restless  globe  of  golden  light. 
Whose  beams   create  our  days, 

Join   with   the  silver  queen  of  night, 
And   own   your  borrow 'd   rays. 

4  Winds,  ye  shall  bear  his  name  aloud , 
Thiojgh  the  ethereal  blue; 

For  when    his  chariot  is  a  cloud, 
He  makes  his  wheels  of  you. 

5  Shout  to  the  Lord,  ye  surging  seas, 
In   your,  eternal   roar; 

Let  wave  to  wave  resound  his  praise, 
And   shore   reply   to  shore. 

eThunder  and  hail.and  fires  and  storms, 
The  troops  of  his  command. 
Appear  in  all  your  dreadful  forms, 
And  speak  his  awful  hand. 

7  Wave  your  tall  heads,  ye  lofty  pines, 
To  him  that  bid  you  grow ; 

Sweet  clusters,  bend  the  fruitful  vines 
On  every  thankful  bough. 

8  Thus  while  the  meaner  creatures  sing. 
Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sound; 

Echo  the  glories   of  your   King 
Through  all  the  nations  round. 


Hymn  35.    CM.     Evam'a  Coll.   « 

Tisbury,  Irish,  Devices. 
Praise   to   God. 
IfTIHE  glorious  armies  of  the  sky, 
X   To  thee.   Almighty   King! 
Triumphant  anthems  consecrate. 
And  halltlujahs  sing. 

2  But  still  their  most  exalted  flights 

Fall  vastly  short  of  thee; 
How  distant  then  must  human  praise 
From   thy  perfections  be? 

3  Yet  how,  my  God,  shall  I  refrain. 

When  to  fny  ravish*d  sense. 
Each  creature,  in  its  various  ways, 
Displays  thy  excellence? 

4  The  blushes  of  the  morn  confess 

That  thou  art  much  more  fair  ; 
When  in  the  east  its  beams  revive. 
To  gild  the  fields  of  air. 


36,37 


5  The  singing  birds.the  whistling  winds, 

And  waters  murmuring  fall. 
To  praise  the  first  Almighty  Cause, 
With  different  voices  call. 

6  Thy  numerous  works  exalt  thee  thus, 

And  shall  we  silent  be? 
No,  rather  let  us  cease  to  breathe. 
Than  cease  from  praising  thee. 

Htmn  38.     L.  M.     Doddridge.    « 

Newcourt,  Nantwich. 
Praise  to  God  for  his  unmimbered  mercies, 

1  TTN  glad  amazement,  Lord,  we  stand 
JL  Amid  the  bounties  of  thy  hand ; 

How  numberlesss  those  bounties  are ! 
How  rich,  how  various,  and  how  fair  1 

2  But  O  I  what  poor  return?  we  make  I 
What  lifeless  thanks  we  pay  thee  back! 
Lord,  we  confess,  with  humble  shame. 
Our  offerings  scarce  deserve  the  name. 

3  Fain  would  our  labouring  hearts  devise 
To  bring  some  nobler  sacrifice  ; 
It  sinks  beneath  the  mighty  load  ; 
What   shall   we  render   to  Our  God? 

4  To  him  we  consecrate  our  praise. 
And   vow  the   remnant  of  our  days  ; 
Yet  what,  at  best,  can  we  pretend. 
Worthy  such  gifts,  from  such  a  friend  ? 

6  In  deep  abasement,  Lord,  we  «ee 
Our   emptiness  and   poverty; 
Enrich   our  souls   with  grace  divine, 
And  make  them  worthier  to  be  thine. 

Hymn  3r.     L.  M.     Evans's  Coll-   m 

Italy,  Portugal,  Shoel,  Leeds. 
Praise  to  God  through  the  whole  of  our  existence. 
1  |S  OD  of  my  life,  through  all  its  days, 
\Jf  My   grateful   powers  shall   sound 

thy  praise  ; 
The  song  shall  wake  with  opening  light, 
And  warble  to  the  silent  night, 

2Whcn  anxious  cares  would  break  my  rest, 
And  grief  would  tear  my  throbbing  breast, 
Thy  tuneful  praise  I'll  raise  on  high. 
And  check  the  murmur,  and  the  sigh, 

5  When  death  o'er  nature  shall  prevail. 
And  all  its  powers  of  language  fail, 
Joy    through  my  swimming  eyea  shall 

break, 
And  mean  the  thanks  I  cannot  speak. 

4  But  O  !  when  that  last  conflict's  o'er, 
And  I  am  chain'd  to  flesh  no  more, 
With  what  glad  accents  shall  1  rise 
To  join  the  musick  of  the  skies  I 

5  Soon  shall  1  learn  th'  exalted  strains, 
Which  echo  through  the  heavenly  plains; 
And  emulate,  with  joy  unknown, 
Th^  glowing  seraphs  round  thy  throne. 

U  2  ** 


SCRIPTURE.  58, 39,40 

Hymn  38.    L.  M.     lVatts*s  Lyrics,  s 

Old  Hundred,  Wells,  Psalm  97. 

God  exalted  above  all  firaise. 

lini  TERNAL  Power!  whose  high  abode 

jlA  Becomes  the  grandeur  of  a  God  ; 

Infinite  length  beyond  the  bounds 

Where  stars  revolve  their  little  rounds. 

2  The  lowest  step  around  thy  seat 
Rises  too  high  for  Gabriel's  feet ; 
In  vain  the  tall  archangel  tries  [eyes. 
To  reach  thine  height  with  wond'ring 

3  Lqrd,  what  shall  earth  and  ashes  do  ? 
We  should  adore  our  Maker  too  ; 
From  sin  amd  duet  to  thee  we  cry, 
The  Great,  the  Holy,  and  the  High  I 

4  Earth  from  afar  has  heard  thy  fame, 
And  worms  have  learnt  to  lisp  thy  name; 
But  O,  the  glories    of  thy  mind, 
Leave  all-  our  soaring  thoughts  behind. 

5  God  is  in  heaven,  but  man  below ; 
Be  short  our  tunes  ;  our  words  be  few  : 
A  sacred  reverence  checks  our  songs. 
And  praise  sits  silent  on  our  tongues > 

fwvw\ix/v« 

SCRIPTURE. 
H¥mn39.    cm.    Ri/i/ion*s Selec,   ^ 

Barby,  St.  Davids. 
The  inspired  •uford,  a  system  of  knowledge  and  joy, 

l¥TOW  precious  is  the  book  divine, 
Xl    By  inspiration  given  ! 
Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine,. 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2  It  sweetly  cheers  our  drooping  hearts 
In  this  dark  vale  of  tears ; 

Life,  light,  and  joy  it  still  imparts. 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

3  This  lamp,  through  all  the  tedious  night 
Of  life,  shall  guide  our  way : 

Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day. 

Hymn  40.    C.  M.    Dr*  S.  Stennett.  ^ 

Toik,  St.  Anns,  Irish. 

77ie  riches  of  God's  word, 

1  X  ET  avarice,  from  shore  to  shore 
XJ  fler  fav'rite  god  pursue; 
Thy  word,  O  Lord,  we  value  more 

Than  India  or  Peru. 

2  Here,  mines  of  knowledge,  love^and  joj 
Are  open'd  to  our  sight; 

The  purest  gold  without  alloy, 
And  gems  divinely  bright. 

3  The  counsels  of  redeeming  grace; 
These  sricred  leaves  unfold ; 

And  here  the  Siviour*s  lovely  face 
Oar  i-aptur'd  eyes  behold. 


41,  42 


INCARNATION  OF  CHRIST. 


43,  44,  45 


4  Here,  light  descending  from  above 

Directs  our  doubtful  feet ; 
Here»  promises  of  heavenly   love 
Our  ardent  wishes  meet, 

5  Our  numerous  griefs  are  here  redrest, 

And  all  our  warts  supply'd : 
Nought  we  can  ask  to  make  us  blesl 
Is  in  this  book   denied. 

6  For  these  inestimable   gains. 

That  so  enrich  the  mifd, 
O  may  we  search  with  eager  pains, 
Assur'd  that  we  shali  find! 

Hymn  41.     L.  M.     Beddojne.    ^ 

.Portugal,  Green's  Hundredth. 

Use/ulneaif  of  [he  Scrifi/ures. 

ITTOW  precious  is  thy  word,  O  God, 

Xl'Tisforour  light  and  guidance  giv'n; 

It  shf'ds  a  lustre  all  abroad. 

And  poiuts  the  path  to  bliss  and  heaven 

2  It  fills  the  soul  with  sweet  delight, 
It   quickens    its   inactive  powers  ; 

It  Sets  our  wandering  footsteps  right  : 
Displays  thy  love,  and  kindles  ours : 

3  Its   promises   rejoice   our   heart? ; 
Its  doctrines    are    divinely    true ; 
Knowledge   and    pleasure    it    iniparts  ; 
It   comforts    and   instructs   us   too. 

4  Ye  favour'd  lands,  who  have  this  word, 
Ye  saints,  who  feel  its  saving  power — 
Unite  your  tongues  to  praise  the  Lord, 
And  his  distinguished  grace  adore. 

Hymn  42.       C.  M,       Steele, 

St.  Anns,  Irish,  Canterbury. 

The  excellency  and  siiffidency  of  the 
Holy  Scrifitures. 

1  'OATHER  of  mercies  !    in  thy  word 
.!_     What  endless  glory   shines  ; 

Forever   be    thy   name    adored 
For   these    celestial   lines. 

2  Here  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 

Exhaustless   riches   find  ; 
Riches   above   what   earth   can  grant, 
And   lasting  as   the    mind. 

3  Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows. 

And   yields    a    free   pepa!«t ; 
Sublimer  sweets   than   nature  knows 
Invite    the   longing  taste. 

4- Here  the  Redeemer's    ivelcome  voice 
Spreads  heavenly    peace    around ; 
And    life,    and   everlasting  joys 
Attend    the   blissful  sound. 

b  O    may  these   heavenly   pages  be 
My    ever  dear  delight; 
And    still    new  beauties   may  I   see, 
And  stili-  increasing    light. 


fSf. 


6  Divine   Instructer,   gracious   Lord  I 
Be   thou  forever  near : 
Teach   me   to   love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  my  Saviour  there  I 


(WA'V\A'VVX 


CHRIST. 
HIS  INCARNATION, 
Hymn  43.    C.  M.    Medley.        « 

Exeter,  Irish,  Braintree. 

Incarriation  of   Christ. 
11^J"ORTALS,  awake,  with  angels  join, 
JlTJL  And  cliant  the  solemn   lay  : 
Jo},   love,   and  gratitude   combine 
1  o  hail  the  auspici'.us   day. 

2  In  heaven  the  rap'trous  song  began. 

And   sweet  seraphic   fire 
Tlirough  all  the  shining  legions  ran. 
And  struug  and  tuu'd  the  lyre. 

jSwift  through  the  va5<t  expanse  it  flew, 

And  loud  the  echo  ndi'd; 
The  theme, the  so~g,  tlie  j  y  was  new, 
'i  was  more  than  neaven  could  hold^ 

4  Down  through  the  portals  of  the  sky 

T'h'    impetuous  torrent  ran  ; 
And  angels   flew    with    e.'ger  joy. 
To  bear  the  news  to  man. 

5  Hark!  the  cherubic  armies  shout. 

And  glory  leads  the   song ; 
Good-will  and  peace  are  heard  thro'out 
Th'   harmonious  heavenly   throng. 

Hymn  44.     L.  M.    J.  C.   W.      « 

Hotham,  Bath-Abbey. 

A^anviiy  of   Christ. 
ITT  ARK  1   the  herald-angels   sing, 
JLI.    "Glory    to   the   new-born  King: 
'^  Peace    on    earth,    and    mercy    mild, 
"  God   and    sinners    reconcil'd." 

2  Joyful,    all  ye    nations,    rise, 
Join    the    triumphs    of  the   skies  ; 
With    the   angelic   hosts   proclaim, 
"  Christ   is  born   in   Bethlehem  !" 

3  Christ,    by   highest   heaven  ador'd, 
Christ,    the   everlasting    Lord : 
Late    in 'time    behold    him    come, 
Offspring   of  a  virgin's   womb. 

4  Veild    in    flesh    the   Godhead    see, 
Hail   the  incarnate   Deity  ! 

PleasM   as  man    with  men  t'   appear, 
Jesus,    our  Immanuel,   here. 

Hymn 45,    C.  M.     Watts^s  Lyrics,  '^ 

Arundel,  Cambridge,  Paiina. 
JMaiivity  of  Christ. 
l^QHEPHERDS  !  rejoice,liftupyour 
^  Anxl  send  your  fears  away;  [eje^ 


46 


LIFE  AND  MINISTRY. 


47,4* 


"  Newi  froiTi  the  regions  of  the  skies, 
"  Salv.ition*s    born  to-day. 

2  *'  Jesus,  the  God  whom  angels  fear, 

*^  Conies  down  to  dwtll  with  you ; 
*'  To'd  ly  he  makes  his  entrance  here, 
"  But  not  as   inonarchs   do. 

3  '*  No  gold  nnr  purp'e  swaddling  bands, 

•*  Nor  royal  sliiniog  things ; 
"A   manger  for  his  cradie  stands, 

**  And  holds  the  Ki  ig  of  kings. 
4*'Go,  shepherds,  where  the  infant  lies, 

*'  And  see  his  humble  throne  ; 
"With  tears  of  joy  in  ail  your  eyes, 

'*  Go,  shepherds,   kiss  the  Son." 

5  Thus  Gabriel  sang,  and  straight  around 

The   heavenly  armies   tnrong, 
They  tune  cliei*-  harps  to  lofty  sound, 
And  thus  conclude   the  song : 

6  "Glory  to  God    that    i\  igns  above, 

•*  Let  prace    surround   the  earth; 
"Mortals  shall  know  their  Maker's  love 
"  At   their   Redeemer's   birth," 

7'Lord,;md  shall  angels  have  their  songs, 
And   men  no   tunes  to  raise  ? 
O  may   we  lose  our  useless  tcngues 
When  they   f-rget  to  praise. 

8  Giory  to  Gad  that  reigns  above, 
Thit  piiies    us  forlorn. 
We  join  to   sing  our   Maker's  love, 
For  there's  a  Sav.our  bcrn. 

Hymn  46.    CM.   Patrick  or  Tate.   » 

St.  Martins,  Missionary,  Biaintrce. 

Js/atwity  of  Christ. 

l"llf  7"^ILE  shepherds  watch'd  their 
¥  ?  flocks  by  night. 

All   seated   on   the  ground, 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down, 
And  glory   shone   around. 

2  "Fear  not,"  said  he  (for  mighty  dread 
Had  seiz'd  their  troubled    mind,) 
"  Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I   bring 
**  To  you   and  all   mankind. 

3*' To  you,  in  David's  town,  this  day 
"Is  born,  of  David's  iine,» 
"  Tte  Saviour,  who  is  Christ  the  Lord, 
"  And   this  shall    be  the   sign  : 

4"Thehea\edy  Babe  you  there  shall 
"  To  human  view  display 'd  ;    [find 
**A11  meanly  wrapt  in  swathing-bands, 
"  And   in   a  manger  laid.'' 

5  Thus  spake  the  seraph,  and  forthwith 

Appear'd  a  shining  throng 
Of  angels,  praising  God,  and  thus 
Address'd  their  joyful  song; 


6  "All  glory   be  to  God  on  high! 
*'And  to  the  earth  be  peace! 
''  Good  will  henceforth  from  heaven  to 
"  Begin  and  never  cease  !"    [men 

Hymn  i7.  6's8clO's.  AlUton  altered,  « 

Courtney,  Auspicious  Morn. 
Angels  proclaiming  the  birth  of  Christ. 
l"Vro    war   nor  battle's   sound 
lyi    Wis  heard   tiie   world  around. 
No  lio.itiU;  chiefs  to  furious  combat  ran; 
But  peaceful   w  ts  t'^.e  night. 
In  wnich   iht-:    Prince  of  light 
His  reign  of  peace  upon  the  earth  began. 

2  The  shepherds  on    the   lawn, 

Btfore  the  point  of  ilawn. 
In  social  circle  sat,  while  ail  around 
The  gentle  fleecy    brood. 
Or  cropp'd  the  ftow'ry  food,  [ground. 
Or  slept,  or  sported  on  the  verdant 

3  vVhen  lo!   witn   ravi>h'd  ears, 

Each  swain  delighted  hears  [hand ; 

Sweet  musick,  cifbprint'.  of  rio  mortal 
Divinely    warbled  vc/ice, 
Answ'ring  the  stringed  noise, 

With  bii;sful    rapture   charm'd  the 
list'iiing  oand. 

4  Sounds  of  so  sweet  a  tone 

Before  were  never  known,      [sung, 

But  when  of  old  the  so.'sof  mornii.g 

Wiiiie   God  dispos'd  in   air 

Each  constellati-m  fair,         [hurg. 

And  the  well  balanc'd  world  on  liinges 

5  Hail,  hail,   auspicious   morn ! 

The  Saviour  Cht  ist  is  born  :  [blime) 
(Such  was  th'  immortal  seraph's  song  su- 

Glory   to  God  in  heaven  ; 

To  m'ati  sweet  peace  be  given,  [time! 
Sweet  peace  and  friendship  to  the  end  of 


ff 


LIFE  ,\ND  MINISTRY. 
Hymn  48.    CM.    Ri/i/io7i*s  Selec. 

St.  Asaphs,  Irish,   Kymn  Second. 

jyie  R-det'm:r*s  meas'^ge, 
IXT  ^J^K.  the  gl  id  sound,  the  Sivijur 
JjLThe  Saviour  promised  long !  [comes, 
Let  every   heart  prepare  a  ihrone, 
And  every  voice   a  song. 

2  On  him,  the    Spirit,  largely  pour'd. 

Exerts  his  sacred   fire  ; 
Wisdom  and  mi^^ht,  and  zeal  and  love 
His  holy  breast  inspire. 

3  He  comes,  from  thickest  filmsof  vice 

To   clexr  the  mental  ray ; 
And,  on  tht-  eyes  oppress'd  with  night, 
To  pour  celestial  day. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 


49,  50,  51 

4  Our  glad  hosannas,  Prince  of  Peace, 
Thy  welcome  sUdll  proclaim  ; 
And  "heaven's  eternal  arches  ring 
With  thy  beloved  name. 

Hymn  49.     L.  M.     Steele.        b 

Eaton,  Quercy,  Portugal. 

Our  examfiic. 

1  A  ND  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love  ! 
XJL  Such  let  our  convereation  be; 
The  serpent  blended  with  the  dove, 
Wisdom    and   meek   simplicity. 

2  Whene'er  the  angry  passions  rise. 
And  tempt  our  thoujjhts  or  tongues  to 
To  Jesus  let  us  lift  our  eyes,    [strife, 
Bright  pattern  of  the  Christian  life  ! 

3  O,   how   benevolent  and   kind  ! 
How   mild !    how  ready  to   forgive ! 
Be   tliis   the   temper  of  our  mind, 
And  these  the  rules  by  which  we  live. 

4  To  do  his  heavenly  Father's  will 
Was    his   employment   and   delight; 
Humility    and    holy    zeal 

Shone  through  his  life  divinely  bright ! 

5  Dispensing  good    where'er   he   came, 
The  labours  of  his  life  were  love  ; 

O,   if  we  love   the   Saviour's  name, 
By  his  esample   let   us  move. 

SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH. 

Hymn  50.     L.  M.     S;tetle.         b 
Carthage,  Armley,  Bath. 
A  dyui'^  Saviour. 
J  QTRETCH'D  on  the  cross,  the  Sa- 

^3         viour  dies : 
Hark  !    his  expiring  groans  arise  ! 
See,  from  his  hands,  his  feet,  his  side, 
Runs  down  the  sacred  crimson  tide  ! 
2And  didst  thou  bleed?-for  sinners  bleed? 
And  could  the  sun  behold  the  deed  ? 
No  !    he  withdrew  his  sick'niug  ray, 
And  darkness  veil'd  the  mourning  day. 

3  Can    I    survey   this   scene   of  wo, 
Where  mingling  grief  and  wonder  flow  ; 
And  yet  my  heart  unmov'd  remain, 
Insensible    to  love   or  pain? 

4  Come,  dearest  Lord!  thy  grace  impart. 
To  warm  this  cold,  this  stupid  heart. 
Till  all  its  powers  and  passions  move 
In  melting  grief  and  ardent  love. 

Hymn  51.     L.  M.     Dr.  S.  Stennctt.  b 

Munich,  Limehouse,  Gemoian. 
It  h-  Jintsh'd. 
1?Y^^  finish'd  !  so  <he  Saviour  cried, 

And  meekly  bow'd  his  head, and  died: 
'Tis  (jnisii'd — yes,  the  race  is  run, 
The  battle  /"ought,  the  victory  won* 


52,53 


2  'Tis  finish'd— all  that  Heaven  decreed. 
And   all  the   ancient  prophets  said 

Is  now   fulfdl'd,  as  was  design'd, 
In  me,   the   Saviour  of  mankind. 

3  'Tis  finish'd — this   my   dying    groan 
Shall  sins  of  every  kind  atone : 
Millions  shall  be  redeera'd  from  death, 
By   this  my  last  expiring  breath. 

4'Ti8  finish'd — Heaven  is  reconcil'd. 
And  all  the  powers  of  darkness  spoil'd: 
Peace,  love,   and  happiness  again 
Return,   and   dwell  with  sinful  men. 

RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 
Hymn  52.     H.  M.      Doddridge,    ^ 

Bethesda,  Portsmouth. 

Resurt  tction  of  Christ. 

1  "WTES !   the    Redeemer  rose, 

X    The    Saviour  left   the   dead, 
And   o'er  our   hellish  foes 
High  rais'd  his  conqu'ring  head  ; 
In  wild  dismay       j  Fall  to  the  ground^ 
The  guards  around  j  And  sink  away. 

2  Lo  !    the  angelic  bands 
In  full    assembly  meet, 

To   wait   his   high    commands, 

And   worship   at   his   ieet^ 
Joyfu}  they  come,  jFrom  realms  of  day 
And  wing  their  way  |  To  Jesus'  tomb. 

3  Then   back  to  heaven  they  fly 
The  joyful  news   to    bear  ; 
Hark !    as    they    soar  on    high, 
What  musick  fills    the   air ! 


Their  anthems  say, 
"  Jesus,  who  bled. 


^'Hath  left  the  dead; 
He  rose  to-day," 


Ye  mortals !    catch  the  sound — 
Redeem'd   by    him    from   hell. 
And   send  the   echo   round 
The  globe  on  which  you  dwell  ; 


Transported,  cry 
"Jesus,  who  bled 


l-H 

,  |No 


Hath  left  the  dead» 


more  to  die." 

5     All  hail,    triumphant   Lord, 

Who    sav'st   us    with    thy   blood  ! 
Wide    be   thy    name   ador'd, 
Thou   rising,  reigning   God  ; 
With  thee  we  rise,    jAud  empires  gain 
With  thee  \ye  reign, [Beyond  the  skies. 

Hymn  53.     7s.      Rifipon^a  Selcc,         jg 

Easter  Hymn,  Bath- Abbey. 

Th"  rscsurrtcticn* 
liplUfilST,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day 

\^  Sons  of  men  and  angels  say  I 

Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high  ! 

Sing,  ye  heavens,  and  earth,  reply. 
2  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done — 

Fought  the  fight,    the  battle  won ; 


54,  55 


HIS  ASCENSION  AND  INTERCESSION. 


6G,  57 


Lo  !    the  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er  ; 
Lo!   he   sets   in  blood   fio   more. 

3  Vain  the  etone,   the  watch,  the  seal, 
Christ  hath    burst   the    gates    of  hell  ; 
Death   in   vain    forbids   his   rise, 
Christ   hath   open'd   paradise. 

4  Lives   again   our  glorious   King  ! 

"  Where,  O  death  !    is  now  thy  sting?" 

Once  he  died,  our  souls  to  save; 

*' Where's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave?'^ 

5  Hail  the  Loi:d  of  earth  and  heaven  ! 
Praise  to  iUee  by  both  be  given  ! 
Thee   we   greet  triumphant   now, 
Hail  I    the  resurrection — thou. 

Hymn  54.     7s.     Gibbons.        sg^ 

Hampton,  Finedon. 
The  rrsurrectJon  aud  u^cendon. 

1  A  NGELS  !    roll  the  rock  away  • 
J\.  Death  !  yield  up  the  mighty  prey  ; 
See  !    he  rises  from  the   tomb, 
Glowing  with   immortal   bloom. 

Hallelujah  !    Praise   the    Lord  ! 

2  *Tis  thp   Saviour !    angels,  raise 
Fame's   eternal   trump  of  praise! 
Let  the   earth's   remotest  bound 
Hear  the  joy-inspiring  sound.      Hal. 

3  Now,  ye  saint?,  lift  up  your  eyes ! 
Now   to  glory  see   him  rise. 

In    long   triumph,   up   the   sky— 
Up  to  waiting  worlds  on  high.     Hal. 

4  Praise   him,   all  ye  heavenly   choirs  ! 
Praise,  and   sweep  your  golden  lyres ! 
Shout,  O  earth,  in  rapturous  song. 
Let  the  strains  be  sweet  and  strong!  Hal. 

ASCENSION   OF  CHRIST. 

Hymn  55.    L.  M.     Wesley*8  Coll.    «( 

Traro,  Castle  Street,  Nantwicb. 

ChrisVs  ascension. 

1  ^^UR  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead  ; 
\J  Our  Jesus  is  gone  up  on  high  : 
The  powers  of  hell  are  captive  led ; 
Dragg'd  to  the  portals  of  the  sky. 

2  There  his  triumphal  chariot  waits  ; 
And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay  : 

"  Lift  up  your  heads,ye  heavenly  gates! 
'*  Ye  everlasting  doors,  gjye  way !" 

3  Loose  all  your  bars  of  massy  light. 
And  wide  unfold  the  radiant  scene  ; 
He  claims  those  mansions  as  his  right ; 
Receive  the   King  of  glory  in. 

4  **  W^ho  is  the  King  of  glory,  who  ?" 
The  Lord,  that  all  his  foes  overcame  ; 
The  worl.d,sin,death  and  hell  o'erthrew; 
And  Jesus  is  the  conqueror's  name. 


5  Lol    his  triumphal  chariot  waits, 
And   angels   chant    the   solemn   lay, 
''  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heavenly  gates, 
"  ife  everlasting  doors,  give  way  ! 

6  '"''  Who  is  the  King  of  glory,  who  ?" 
The  Lord,  of  boundless  power  possest; 
The  King  of  saints  and  angels  too  ; 
God   over   all,   forever    blest. 

Hymn  66.  L.M.     Watts'' s  Miscellan,  88 

Antigua,  Psalm  Ninety-seventh. 

The  humitiati'jn,  exaltation,   and  tri- 
urufihs  of  Christ. 

1  nniHE  mighty  frame  of  glorious  grace, 
JL   That  brightest  monument  of  praise 

That  e'er  the  God  of  love  design'd, 
Employs  and  fills  my  lab'riug  mind. 

2  Begin,  my  soul,  the  heavenly  song, 
A  burden  for  an  angel's  tongue  : 
WhenGabriel  sounds  these  awful  things, 
He  tunes  and  summons  all  his  strings. 

3  Proclaim   inimitable   loVe ! 
Jesus,   the   Lord  of  worlds   above, 
Puts   off  the   beams   of  bright  array, 
And   veils  the   God   in   mortal   clay. 

4  He,that  distributes  crowns  and  thrones, 
Hangs  on  a  tree,  and  bleeds,and  groans; 
The  Prince  of  life  resigns  his  breath— 
The  King  of  glory  bows  to  death. 

5  But  see  the  wonders  of  his  power  i 
He  triumphs   in  his   dying  hour ; 
And,  while  by  Satan's  rage  he  fell, 
He  dash'd  the  rising  hopes  of  hell. 

6  Thus  were  the  hosts  of  death  subdu'd, 
And  sin  was  drown'd  in  Jesus'  blood  ; 
Then  he  arose,  and  reigns  above, 
And   conquers   sinners  by  his  love. 

7  Who  shall  fulfil  this  boundless  song  ! 
The  theme  surmounts  an  angel's  tongue  I 
How  low,  how  vain  are  mortal  airs. 
When  Gabriel's  nobler  harp  despairs  ! 

INTERCESSION  OF  CHRIST. 
Hymn  57.    L.  M.     Steele,         « 

Batb,  Angel's  Hymn. 

Intercession  of  Christ. 

1¥TE  lives!   the  great  Redeemer  lives! 

XXCWhatjoy  the  blest  assurance  gives!) 

And  now,   before  his   Father,  God, 

Pleads  the  full  merit   of  his  blood. 

2  Repeated   crimes    awake   our  fears, 
And  justice  arm'd  with  frowns  appears; 
But  in   the  Saviour's   lovely  face 
Sweet  mercy  smiles,   and  all  is  peace. 

3  Hence,then,ye  black  despairing  tho'ti! 
Above   our  fears,    above  our  faults 
His  powerful  intercessions   rise; 

And  guilt  recedes,   and    terror  dies. 


58,  59  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

4  In   every   dark,   distressful    hour 


60,  61,  fiS 


When  sin  and  Satan  join   their  power, 
Let    this    dear   hope   repel  the   dart, 
That  Jesus  bears   us    on   his  heart. 

5  Great   Advocate,   almighty  Friend, 
On  him   our    humble  hopes   depend  ; 
Our  cause   can   never,   never  fail. 
For  Jesus  pleads,    and   must   prevail. 

DOMINION  OF  CHRIST. 
Hymn  58.     H.  M.     Ri/ifion's  Selec.  M 

Triumph,  Portsmouth. 

T/ie  kingdom  of   C/irist. 

1  "OEJOICE!  ihe   Lord  is   King; 
jAj  Yvur  God  and   King  adore; 
Mortals,  give  thanks  and  sing, 
And  tiiiriiph  evermore. 

Lift  up  the  heart, 
Lift  up  the  voice, 

2  Rejoice  !    the   Saviour   reigns — 
The  G(xi  of  truih  and  love; 
When  he  had  purg'd  our  stains, 
He   took   his   seat    above: 

Lift  up  the  hea' t, 
Life  up  the  voice, 

3  His  kingdom  cannot  fail. 

He  rules  o'er    earth  and  heaven ; 
The    keys  of  death  and  hell 
Are   to  our  Jl> us  given : 

Lift  up  the  heart. 

Lift  up  the  voice, 

4  Rejoice  in   glorious  hope ! 
Jesus,  the  Judge,  shall  come, 
And   take   his  servants   up 
To  their   eternal  home: 

Wp  soon  shall  hear  I  Th'^  trump  of  God 
'^rh' archangel's  voice:[ShalI  sound, rejoice. 


Rejoice  aloud, 
Ye  saints,rejoice. 


Rejoice  aloud. 
Ye  saints,rejoice. 


R.joice  aloud, 
Ye  saints,  rejoice. 


'WX'W^'WX 


CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

ALPHABETICALLT    ARRANGED. 

Hymn  59.     L.  M.     Ri/ipon's  Selec.  * 

Eaton,  All  Saints. 

ITIIIT'HERE  is  my  God  ?  does  he  retire 
?  ?   Beyond  the  reach  of  humble  sighs.-' 
Are   these    weak    breathings    of  desire 
Too  languid  to   ascend    the  skies  ? 

2  No,  Lord  !    the    breathings    of  desire, 
The   weak  petition,    if  sincere. 

Is   not   forbidden   to  aspire. 

But  reaches  thy    all-gracious  ear. 

3  Look  up,  my  soul,  with  cheerful  eye, 
See  where  the  great  Redeemer  .«tands, — 
The  gl' rious  Advocate  on  high, 
"With   precious  incense  in  his   hands  l^ 


4  He  sweetens   every  humble  groan, 
He  recommemls   each  broken  prayer  ; 
Recline  thy  hope    on   him   alone. 
Whose  power  and  love  forbid  despair. 

5  Teach  ray  weak  heart,0  gracious  Lord  ! 
With  stronger  faith  to  call  thee  mine  ; 
Bid  me  pronounce  the  blissful  word, 
My   Father,   God,   with  joy  divine, 

HxMN  60.     C.  M.     Tofilady,    ^ 

Bedford,  Cambridge. 
Ml  in  all. 
l|^OM'PAR'Dwith  Christ,  in  all  beside 
\J  No  comeliness  I   see ; 
The  one  thing  needful,  dearest  Lord, 
Is  to  be  one  with  thee. 

2  The  sense  of  thy  expii-ing  love 

Lito  my  soul   convey  : 
Thyself  bestow!  for   thee  alone. 
My  ALL  IN  ALL  I  pray. 

3  Less  than   thyself  will  not  suffice 

My  comfort  to  restore  : 
More  than  thyself  I   cannot  crave; 
And  thcu  canst  give  no  more. 

4  Loved   of  my  God,  for  him   again 

With  love  intense   I'd   burn  : 
Chosen  of  thee,  ere   time   began, 
I'd  choose  thee  in  return. 

5  VVhate'er  consists  not  with  thy  love, 

O  teach  me  to  resign : 
I'm   rich   to  all  th'  intents  of  bliss, 
a  thou,   O   God,  art  mine. 

Hyma'61.  L  M.  Watts* s  ^S.rmom.^orb 

Liraehouse,  Portugal,  Bath. 
Christ  the  eternal  life, 

1  TESUS,    our  Saviour   and   our  God, 
<Rf   Array'd    in    majesty    and   blood. 
Thou  art   our  life  ;   our  so\iIs  in  thee 
Possess    a  full  felicity, 

2  All   our  immortal  hopes  are   laid 
In    thee,   our  surety    and   our   head ; 
Thy  cross,  thy   cradle   and  thy  throne 
Are   big  with    glories  yet   unknown. 

3  Let  atheists  scoff,  and  Jews  blaspheme 
Th'    eternal   life    and   Jesus'    name ; 
A    word  of  thy    almighty    breath 
Dooms  the  rebellious   world  to  death. 

4  But  let   my   soul   forever  lie 
Beneath    the  blessings   of  thine   eye: 
'Pis  heaven  on  earth,  'tis  heaven  above 
To  see  thy  face    and   taste   thy  love. 

Hymn  6?.    C.  M.     Cowiier.       « 

Carthage,  St.  Asaphs. 

Praise  for  tfie  /ounain  ofiened, 
l»n|"^HERE  is  a  fountain  fill'd  with  blood, 
JL    Drawn  from  Immanuel's  veins  ; 
And  sinners,plungMI)eneath  that  floods 
laose  all  their  guilty  stains. 


63,  64 


4  The  dying  thief  rejoic'd  to  see 
That  fountain  in  his  day; 
O  may  I  there,  though  vile  as  he, 
Wash  all  my  sins  away  i 

3  Dear  dying  Lamb  I  thy  precious  blood 

Shall  never  lose  its  power, 
Till  all  the  ratisom'd  church  of  God 
Be  sav*d,   to  sin  no  more. 

4  E*er  since  by  faith  I  saw  the  stream 

Thy  flowing  wounds   supply, 
Redeeming  love  hr\s  been  my  theme, 
And  shall  be  till  I  die. 

5  Then,  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 

I'll  sing  thy  power  to  save,    [tongue 
When  this  poor  lisping,  stammering 
Lies  silent  in  the  grave. 

Hymn  63.    CM.    Doddridge.    « 

Abridge,  Barby. 

Head  of  the  church. 

1  TESUS,  I  sing  thy  matchless  grace, 
«l    That  calls  a  worm  thy   own; 
Gives  me  among  thy  saints  a  place 

To  make  thy   glories  known. 

2  Allied  to  thee,  our  vital  Head, 

We  act,  and  grow,  and   thrive ; 
From  thee  divided,  each  is   dead 
When   most  he   seems  alive. 

3  Thy  saints  on  earth,  and  those  above, 

Here  join   in   sweet  accord : 
One  body   all   in  mutual  love, 
And   thou  our  common  Lord. 

4  Thou  the  whole  body  wilt  present 

Before  tliy  Father''s  f  ice  ; 
Nor  shall  a   wrinkle  or  a   spot 
Its  beauteous  form  disgrace. 

Hymn  64.    CM.     Stceie.  » 

Knavesborou^li,    Arcbdale. 

King  of  saints. 

l^OME,  ye  that  love  the  Saviour's 
xJ  And  joy  to  make  it  known  ;  [name, 
The  Sovereign  of  your  heart  proclaim, 
And  bow    before  his  throne. 

2  Behold  your  King,your  Saviour,crownM 

Wilh  glories  all  divine; 
And  txill  the  wond'ring  nations  rounc\ 
How  bright  those  glories  shine. 

3  Infinite  power,  and  boundless  grace 

In  him    unite  their  rays ; 
Y  o,  that  have  e'er  beheld  his  face, 
Can  you  forbear  his  praise .' 

4  When  in  his  earthly  courts  we  view 

The   glories  of  cur   King, 
We  long  to  love  as  angels  do, 
And  wish  like  them  to  ^ing. 


CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST.  65,  66,  67 

5  O,  happy  period  !    glorious  day ! 
When  heaven  and  earth  shnll  raise, 
With  all  their  powers, the  rapturM  lay. 
To  celebrate  thy  praise. 


Hymn  65.    C  M.    Duncan.        « 

IWarlboro',  Tisbury,  Exeter. 

The  spiritual  corona  ion. 

1  A  LL-H  AIL  the  power  of  Jesus' name! 
Xjl  Let  angels   prostrate  f.di; 
Bring  f  rth  the  royal  diadem, 

And  crown  him   Lord   cf  all. 

2  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, 

A  remnant  weak  and  small ! 
Hail  him,  who  saves  you  by  his  gi'ace, 
And  crown   him  Lord  of  all. 

4  Ye  Gentile  sinners,  ne*er  forget 
The   wormwood   and  the  gall ; 
Go  '  spread  your  tmpiiies  at  his  feet, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

4  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe 

On  this  terr=.^strial  ball, 
To  hitn   all   majesty  ascribe. 
And  crown   him    Lord  of  all, 

5  O,  that  with  yr nder  sacred  throng, 

Wc   at  his  feet  may  fall ; 
We'll  join   the  everlasting  song. 
And  Ciown  him   Ljrd  of  all. 

Hymn  66.    CM.    Doddridge.     * 

Mear,  Barby,  St.  Asaphs. 
Jams  pr  ciyus  to  them  that  believe, 

1  XE-^US,  I  love  tiiy  chirming  name, 
tf    '  Fis   tnusick  to    my   ear ; 

F.iiti  woul.i  I  sound  it    out   so   loud 
That  earth  and  heav  n  mighl  hear. 

2  Yes,   iliou  an  precious  to  my  soul ! 

JVIy  ttansp-irt  and  niv    trust: 
Jewel*<  to  thee   are   i^audy    loys. 
And  gold   is    sordid  dust. 

3  All  my  capacious  jjowers  can  wish, 

In   thCc:  doth   richly  n;e;t; 
Nor  to  my  eyes  is  light   so  dear, 
Nor   friendship  half  so   sweet. 

4  Thy  gr\ce  shall  dwell  upon  my  heart. 

And   shed    its  fragrance  theic ; 
The  noblest  balm  of  all  its  wounds, 
The  cordial  cf  its  care. 

5  Fll  J^peak  the  honours  of  tliy  name 

With  my   last  lab'ring    breath; 
A-'d  dying,  clasp  thee  in  my  arms — 
The   antidote  cf  death. 

Hym^^  67.     L.  M.     Steele.     «  or  b 

German,  Portugal,  rouinain. 

Physician  of  souls. 

l"l~||EEP  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has 

3if         made  ; 

Where  shall  the  sinner  find  a  cure  ? 


-65,  69 


DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 


70,  71 


In  vain,  alas  !   is  nature's   aid  ; 
The- work  exceeds  all  nature's  power. 

2  And  can  no  sovereign  balm  be  found  ? 
And    is   no   kind  physician   nigh. 

To  ease  the  pain,  and  heal  the  wound 
Ere    life   and   hope    forever   fly  ? 

3  7'here  is  a  great  Phjsician  near  : 
Look    up,    O  fainting  soul,  and  live  ; 
See    in   his   heavenly  smiles  appear 
Such  ease  as  nature  cannot  give  I 

4  See,  in  the  Saviour's  dying  blood. 
Life,  health,  and  bliss  abundant  flow ; 
'Tis  only  this  dear  sacred  flood 

Can  ease   thy  pain   and  heal  thy  wo. 

Hymn  68.     L.  M.     S'eele.        ^ 

China,  Quercy,  Bath. 
Saviour — (/a'  only  one. 

1  TESUS,  the  spring  of  joys  divine, 
^    Whence  all  our  hope  and  comforts 
Jesrus,  no  other  name  but  thine   [flow  ; 
Can  save  us   from  eternal   wo. 

2  In  vain  would  boasting  reason  find 
The   way  to  happiness  and  God  ; 
Her   weak  directions   leave  the   mind 
Bewilder'd  in   a  dubious    road. 

3  No  other  name  will  Heaven  approve  : 
Thou  art  the  true,  the  living  way, 
Ordain'd   by  everlasting  love. 

To  the  bright  realms 'of  endless  day. 

Hymn  69.     L.M.     Cennick,      28 

Portugal,  China,  Quercy. 
IVay  to  Canawi, 


1  TESUS,  my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone  ; 
•f  He,  whom  I  fix  my  hopes  upon  ! 
His   track  I   see,   and   I'll  pursue 
The   narrow    way  till  him   I   view. 

2  The  way  the  holy  prophets  went. 
The  road  that  leads  from  banishment; 
The  king's  highway    of  holiness, 

I'll  go ;    for   all   his   paths   are    peace. 

3  This  is  the  way  I  long  have  sought. 
And  mourn'd  because  I  found  it  not; 
My  grief,  and  burden,  long  has  been 
Because  I  could  not  cease  from  sin. 

4  The  more  I  strove  against  its  power, 
I  sitm'd  and  stumbled  but  the  more. 
Till  late  I    heard    my    Saviour  say, 
"Come  hither,  soul,  I  am  the  way." 

5  Lo!  glad  I  come!  and  thou,  blest  Lamb, 
Shalt   take    me   to   thee    as    I   am: 
My    sinfid   self  to   thee    I    give  ! 
Nothing  but  love   shall    I    receive. 

6  Then  will  I  tell  to  sinners  round 
What  a    dear   Saviour  I    have    found 
ni  point  to  thy  rer:;eming  blood. 
And  say,  "Behold  the  way  to  Godl'^  • 


Hymn  70     CM.    Hartford  Coll.    « 

Irish,  St.  Martins,  Devizes. 

Praiae   to   the   Rtdeemtr. 

l/~^  FOR  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing, 

\j  My   dear  Redeemer's  praise  ! 

1  he  glo'ies  of  my   G;.d   and   King, 

The  triumphs  of  his  grace ! 

2  My  gracious   Master  and  my  God, 

Assist  me  to  proclaim. 
To  spread  through  all  the  earth  abroad 
The  honours  of  thy  name. 

3  Jesus,  the  name  that  calms  our  fears, 

Tliat  bids  our  sorrows  cease; 
'Tis  musick  in  the  sinner's  ears; 
'Tis  life,  and  health,    and  peace. 

4  He  breaks  the  power  of  reigning  sin, 

He  sets  the  prisoner  free  ; 
His  blood ca«  make  the  fdulest  clean; 
His  blood  avail'd   for  me. 

5  Let   us  obey,   we  then   shall   know. 

Shall  feel   our  sins  forgiven  ; 
Anticipate  our  heaven  below, 
And  own  that  love  is  heaven. 

DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL, 

ALPHAB£TICALLT   ARRANGED. 
ADOPTION. 

Hymn  71.    7s.     Humphreys,      g 


Fiaedon,  Turin,  Hotham. 

The  firrviltgts  of  the  sons  of  God. 
ITILESSED  ar'i  the  sons   of  Gcd, 
Xf  They  are  bought  with  Jesus'  blood, 
Tney  are  ransom'd  from  the  grave. 
Life  eternal  they  ^hall  have: 

With  them  number'd  may  we  be, 
Now  and  through  eternity. 

2  God  did  love  them,  in  his  Son, 
Eve  creation  was  begun ; 

They  the  seal  of  this  receive. 
When  on  Jesus  they  believe: 
With  them,  &c. 

3  They  are  justify'd  by  grace, 
They  enjoy  a  solid  peace ; 

All  their  sins  are  wash'd   away. 
They  shall  stand  in  God's  gi  eat  day. 
With  .them,  6cc. 

4  They  have  fellowship  with  God, 
Tiirough  the   Mediator's  blood; 
One  with  God,   through  Jesus   one, 
Glorv  is  in  them   begun  ; 

With   them,  iScc. 

5  They  alone  are  truiy  M  r;t — 
Heirs  with  GodJ  nnth  ■     with  Christ; 
They  with  love  and     cace  are  fill' J; 
T/>ey   are   by  h'     Spirit  sc-il'd  ; 

^^■ith  then  number'd  may  we  be, 
Now  an-a  through  eternity. 


72,  73  ATONEMENT COMMUNION  WITH  GOB 

Htmw  72.    L.  M.     5.  Sienneit.      * 


Portugal,  Shoel. 

Chriscian-^  the    ons  of  God. 

l"VrOT  all  the  nobles  of"  the  earth, 

jL^  Who  boast  the  honours  of  taeir  birih. 

Such  real  dignity  can  claim 

As  those  who  bear  the  Christian  name. 

2  T(j  them    the    privilege    is   given. 

To  be  the  sons  and  heirs  of  heaven  ; 
Sons  of  the  God  who  reigns  on  high, 
And  heirs  of  joys  beyond  the  sky. 

3  When,  through  temptation,  they  rebel, 
His  chastening  rod  he  makes  them  feel; 
Theii,  with  a  father's  tender  heart, 
He  soothes  the  pain,and  heals  the  smart. 

4  Their  daily  wants  his  hands  supply, 
Their  steps  he  guards  with  watchful  eye. 
Leads  them  from  earth  to  heaven  above, 
And  crowns  them  with  eternal  love, 

6  If  I've   the  honour,  Lord,   to  be 
One    of  this   numerouis   family, 
On    me   the   gracious   gift  bestow, 
To   call  thee  Abba,  Father!   too. 

6  So   may  my   conrluct  ever  prove 
My  filial    piety    and   love  I 
While  all  my  brethren   clearly  trace 
Their  Father's  likeness  in  my  face, 

ATONEMENT. 

Hymn  73.    CM.    Watts' s  Sermons. "& 

Abridge,  Bedford. 

The  atont:mi:nt   of  Christ. 
iTf  OW  is  our  n.iture  sp -il'd  by  sin ! 
M.9L  Ytt  nature  ne'-r  hatli  found 
The  way  to  make  the  conscience  clean. 
Or  heal  ttie   pai;.ful  wound. 

2  In  Villi  Ave  seek  for  peace  with  God 

Bv  methods  of  our  own  : 
Jesus,  there's  nothing  but  thy  blood 
Can  bring  us  near  the  t'^rone. 

3  The  threatenings  of  thy  broken  law 

1  (10 press  our  souls   with  dread ; 
if  God  his  swoi'd  of  veng-^ance  draw, 
It  strikes  our  spirits  dead. 

4  But  thine  illustrjous  sacrifice 

Hath  answer'd  these  demands. 
And  peace  and  pardon  froai  the  skies 
^Come  down   by  Jesus'  hands, 

5  Here  all  the  ancient  types  agree, 

T'lje  altar  and  the  lamb ; 
And  prophets  in  their  vision  see 
Salvation  through  his  name. 

6  *Tis  by  thy  death  we  live,  O  Lord ; 

'Tis  on  thy  cross   we  rest; 
Forever'  be  thy  love  ador'd, 
Thy  name  forever  blest. 

W 


74,75 
Hymn  74.  8\«  and  7-s.  Lock  H.  CoU,  ^ 

Sicilian   Hymn,  Love  Divine. 

Grat'tudi    for  the  atonement. 
IFIAIL!    thou    once  despised   Jesus, 
O   Hail !    thou  Galilean  King  ! 
i  hou   didst  suffer   to  release    us  ; 

Thou    didst   free    salvation   bring: 
Hail,  thou   agonizing   Saviour, 

Bearer  of  oar   sm  and   eharae  ! 
By   thy   merits    we   find    favour  j 
Life   is   given  through   thy  name. 

2  Paschal   Lamb,   by   God  appointed. 

All   our  sins  on  thee    were   laid : 
By   almighty   love    anointed. 

Thou   hast  full   atonement  made : 
All  thy   people   are   forgiven 

Through   the  virtue   of  thy   blood  ; 
Open'd   is   the    gate   of  heaven  ; 

Peace  is  made  'twixt  man  and  God. 

3  Jesus,  hail  I    enthronM  in   glory, 

There   forever   to   abide  ! 
All  the   heavenly   host   adore  thee, 

Seated   at  thy   Father's   side : 
Theie  for  sinners   thou  art  pleading: 

There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare  ; 
Ever  for  us   interceding. 

Till  in   glory  we   appear. 

4  Worship,  honour,  power,  and  blessing, 

Thou   art  worthy   to  receive  : 
Loudest  praises,   without   ceasing, 

Meet  it  is  for  us   to  give : 
Help,   ye   bright   angelic   spirits  I 

Bring  your  sweetest,   noblest  lays! 
Help   to  sing  our  Saviour's   merits ; 

Help   to  chant   ImmanuePs   praise ! 

COMMUNION  WITH  GOD. 
Hymn  75.    CM.    Coivper,       * 


Yoik,    S(.  i^iin?. 

Walking  ivith  God. 


FOR  a  closer  walii  with  God., 
A  calm  and  heavenly  frame; 
A  light  to   shine  upon  the  road» 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb! 

2  Where  is  the  blessedness  I  kne\5r 

When  first   I  saw  the  Lord ; 
Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus,  and   his  word? 

3  What  peaceful  hours  I  then  enjoy*d! 

How  sweet  their  memory  still ! 
But  now  I  find  an  aching  void 
The  world  can   never  fill. 

4 Return,  O  holy  Dove!  return. 
Sweet  messenger  of  rest! 

I  hate  the  sins  that  made  thee  mourn. 
And  drove  thee  fron  my   breast. 

5  The  dearest  idol  I  have   known, 
Wh:ttct'cr  t'ut  idol  be. 


'j^.Tl 


DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 


Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only   thee. 
?6.So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 
Calm   and  serene  my  framie ; 

So  purer  light  shall  mark   the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

Hymn  76.  CM  JVatt6'*8Sermonji.}&ovb 

St.  Davids,  Abridge. 
0  that  1  kneiv  ivhere  I  might  Jind  kim. 

Shis  and  sorrows    laid   bffjre    Gad. 

1  £\  THAT  I  knew  the  secret  place, 
\^  Where  1  might  find  my  God ; 

I'  j  spread  my  M'rmts  before  his  face, 
And  pour  my   woes  abroad. 

2  rd  tell  him  ho'^  my  sins  arise, 

What  sorrows  I  sustain ; 
How  grace  decays,  and  cnnnfort  dies, 
And  leaves  my  heart  in    pnin. 

5  He  knows  v;hat  argumeJits  I'd  take, 

To  wrestle  with  my  God; 
I'd  plead  iov  his  own  mercy's  sake, 
And  for  my  Saviour's  blood. 

4  My   Crod  will  pity  my   complaints. 
And   heal  mv  broken  bones  ; 
He  takes  the  meaning  oF  his  saints. 
The  language  of  their  groans. 

6  Arise,  my  soul,  from   deep  distress, 

And   b»n?.sh  every  feai- ; 
HCiCalls  thee  to  his  throne  of  grace, 
To  spread  thy  sorrows  there. 

DEPRAVITY. 
Hymn 77.  L.M.  W at ts's. Lyrics,  ^^or'b 

German,  Eaton. 
Original  sin;  or,  the ^first  and  second  Adam. 
Jl    a  dam,  our  father  and  our  head, 
l\.  TransgreesM,  and  justice  dooni\: 

us  dead  : 
The  iiery  law   speaks   all    despair, 
There^s  no   reprieve  or  jiardon  there. 

3  Call  a  bright  council  in  the  skies; 
Seraphs,  the  mighty  and  the  wi!?e, 
■^rpeak ;  are  you  strong  to  bear  the  load, 
The  weighty-  vengeance  of  a  God  ? 

3  In  vain  we  ask  ;   for  all  around 
Stand  siiont  through  the  heavenly  ground; 
There^s  not  a  glorious  mind  above 
Has   half  the  strength  or  half  the  love. 

4  But,  O  !    unmcisurable  grace  I 

Th'  eternal  Son  takes  Adams's  place  : 
Down  to  our  world  the  Saviour  flies, 
•Stretches  his  arms,  and  bleeds,  and  dies. 

5  A  mazing  work  !   look  down,  ye  skies  ! 
Wojider  and  gaze  with  all  your  eyes  ; 
Ye   saints  below,   and  saints  above, 
AjU  hoy/  to  this  mjslcrious  liysc. 


My 


78,79,50 
Hymn  78.    C.  M.    5.  Stennett.    b 

Dorset,  York,  Wareham. 
Indwelling  sin  lamented. 
TVH  tears  of  aaguish  I  lament, 
Here  at  thy  feet,   my  God, 
passion,  pride,  and  discontent, 
And   vile  ingratitude. 

2  Sure  there  was  ne'er  a  heart  so  base, 

So  false  as  mine  has  been: 
So  faithless  to  its  promises, 
So  pjaone  to  every  sin! 

3  My  reason  tells  me  thy  commands 

Are  holy,  just,  and  true; 
Tells  me  whate'er  my  God  demands, 
Is  his  most  righteous  due. 

4  Reason  I  hear,  her  counsels  weigh, 

Artd  all  her  words  approve ; 
But  still   1  find  it  hard   t'   obey, 
And  harder  yet  to  love. 

5  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  ^hall  I  feel 

These  stragglings  in  my  breast  ? 
When  wilt  thou  bow  my  stubborn  will, 
And  give  my  conscience  rest? 

GRACE. 
Hymn  79.    S.  M.     Doddridge.      & 

Shirlaml,  Pelham. 
Sahiafion  by  grace,  frtm  the  Jirst  to  the  last, 

1  ^  RACE]  'tis  a  charming  sound  ; 
\^  Harmonious  to  tlie   ear ! 

Heas  en  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way 
To  save  rebellious  man; 

And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  Grace   led    ray   roving  feet 
To  tread  tlie  heavenly  road ; 

And  new  supplies,  each  hour,  I  meet. 
While   pvesbing  on  to  God. 

4  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 
Through   everlasting  days ; 

It  lays  in   heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And   well  deserves  the  praise. 

Hymn  80.    CM.  « 

•        Irish,   Cambriilge. 

By  tliC  grace  of  God  lam  what  I  am, 
IjriREATGod,   'tis  from  thy  sove- 
Ijf        reign   grace 

That   all   my   blessings  flow ; 
V\^hate'er  I   am,  or  do  possess, 

I  to  thy  mercy  owe. 
2  'Tis  this  my  powerful  lusts  control, 
And  pardons  all  my   sin;      [soul, 
Spreads  life  and  comfort  through  my 
An^  makes  my  nature  cleans 


JUSTIFICATION....PARDON.„.PERSEVli:RANCE.         83,  8^,  85 

5  O  let  the  dead  now  hear  thy  voice  I 
Bid,  Lord,  thy  bahish'd  ones  rejoice ; 
Their  beauty  this,  their  glorious  dress, 
Jesus,  the  Lord,  our  righteousness. 

PARDON. 
Hymn  83.    C.  M.    Steele,        ^ 

York,  Canterbury,  Wantage. 

Pardoning    love* 

ITf  OW  oft,  alas  !  this  wretched hea-!: 

X JL  Has  wander'd  tVon\  the   Lord ! 

Hovv  oft  my  roving  thoughts  depart, 

Forgetful  (f  his  word! 

2  Yet  sovereign  mercy  calls,  •-Return :" 
Dear   Lord,   and  may  I  come  ! 

My   vile  ingratitude  I   mourn; 
O   take  the  wanderer  home. 

3  And  canst  thou,  wilt  thou  yet  forgive. 
And  bid  ray  crimes  remove:* 

And  shall  a  pardon'd  rebel  live 
To  speak  thy  wondrous  love? 

4  Thy  pard'ning  love,  so  free,  so  sweet-, 
Dear   Saviour,  I  adore  ; 

O  keep   me  at  thy  sacred  feet, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 

f- 


81,  82 

3'Tis  this  upholds  me  whilst  I  live. 
Supports  me   when  I   die  ; 
And  hence  ten  thousand  saints  receive 
Their  all,  as  well  as  L 

JUSTIFICATION. 
Hymn  81.  L.M.  Rifi/ion*s  Selec.  Xorb 

German,  Batli. 

Human  righteousness  insufficient  to  justify. 

1 TITHEREWITH,    O   Lord,  shall  I 

?  ▼  draw  near, 

Or  bow   myself  before   thy   face  ? 
How,   in    thy    purer   eyes,  ^  appear  ? 
What  shall  I  bring  to  gain  thy  grace  ? 

2  Will  gifts  delight  the  Lord  most  high  ? 
Will   multiplied   oblations    please  ? 
Thousands  of  rams  his  favour  buy  ? 
Or   slaughtered  millions  e'er  appease  ? 

3  Can  these  assuage  the  wrath  of  God  ? 
Can  these  wash  out  my  guilty    stain? 
Rivers   of  oil,  or  seas   of   blood- 
Alas  .'   they  all  must    flow  in   vain. 

4  What  have  I,  then,  wherein  to  trust? 
1   nothing  have,  F  nothing  am  ; 
Excluded   is   my   every   boast, 

My  glory  swallowed  up  in    shame. 

5  Guilty,  I  stand  before  thy  face  ; 
My  sole  desert  \9  hell  and  wrath;  [place; 
'Twere  just  the  sentence  should   take 
But  O,  I  plead  my  Saviour's  death  ! 

6  I   plead  the   merits   of  thy    Son, 
Who  died  for   sinners  on   the    tree ; 
I   plead   his   righteousness   alone  ; 

O  put  the   spotless   robe   on   me. 

Hymn  82.    L.  M.     Wesley.      ^ 

Shea],  Leeds,  Italy. 

Imputed  righteousness. 

1  XESUS,  thy  blood  and  righteousness, 
•f   My  beauty  are,  my  glorious  dress; 
'Midst  flaming  worlds,  in  these  arraj'd, 
With  joy  shall  I  lift  up  my  head. 

2  When  from  the  dust  of  death  I  rise, 
To  take  my  mansion  in  the  skies ; 
E'en  then  shall  this  be  all  my  plea, 
"  Jesus  hath  liv'd  and  died  for  me." 

3  Thus  Abraham,  the  friend  of  God, 
Thus  all  the  armies  bought  with  blood. 
Saviour  of  sinners,  thee  proclaim ! 
Sinners — of  whom   the  chief  I  am. 

4  This  spotless  robe  the  same  ap,pears 
When  ruin'd   nature  sinks  in  years  ; 
No    age  can  change  its  glorious  hue  : 
The  robe  of  Christ  is -ever  new. 


Hymn  84. 


/.' 


:s.  D 


S.  M.     VVattH's 

Aylesbury,  Uslic. 

Confession  and  fiardon, 

1  TLJfY '  sorrows,  like   a  ii.xxl, 
lyiJL  Impatient  of  restraint, 

Into  thy  bosom,   ()  my  God! 
Pour  out  a  long  complaint. 

2  Tiiis  impious  heart  of  mine 
Cou'd   once  defy  the  Lord, 

Could  rush   with  violence  on  to  sin. 
In   presence  of  thy   sword. 

3  Overcome  by  dying  love, 
Here  at  thy  cross  I  lie. 

And  throw  my  flesh,  my  soul,  my  all, 
And  weep,  and  love,  and  ^ie. 

4  "Rise,''  salth  the  Saviour,  "rise! 
'♦Behold  my  wounded  veins) 

"Here  flows  a  sacr&d  crimson  flood, 
"To  wash  away  thy  stains!" 

5  Sees  God  is  reconciled ! 
Behold  his   smiling  face ! 

Let  joyful  cherubs  clap  their  wings. 
And  sound  aloud  his  grace. 

PERSEVERANCE. 
Hymn  85.     L.  M.     Doddridge.    « 

Qnercy,  Blendon,  Angels  Hymn. 

Mjali  preserved  in  the  ark^  and  the 
believer  in  Christ . 
HE  deluge,  at  the  Almighty's  call. 
In  what  iajpetuous  streams  it  fell  ; 
Swallow'd  the  mountains  in   its  rage. 
And  swept  a  guilty  world  to  hell. 


irpi 


96,  87,  88 


DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 


89,90 


2  Yet    Noah,  humble,  happy  saint ! 
Surrounded    with   a   chosen    few, 
Sat  in  his  ark,  secure  from  fear. 
And  sang  the  grace  thet  s'.eci'd  him  thro',  j 

3  So  may  I  sing,  in  Jesus  safe, 
WhiU*  storms  of  vcngeauc*^  round  me  fall; 
Conscious  how  high  my  hopes  are  fix'd. 
Beyond  what  shakes  this  earthly  ball. 

4  Enter  thine  ark,  while  patience  waits, 
Nor  ever  quit  that  sure  retreat. 
Then  the  wide  flood,  which  buries  earth, 
Shall  waft  thee  to  a  fairer  seat. 


Hymn  86.    C.  M.     7^- 


22^ 


Bedford,   Cambiidge. 

Fersexferance. 

1 T  ORD,  hast  thou  made  me  know  thy 

J_i  Coiiduct  me  in  thy  ftar ;   [ways? 

And  grant  me  such  supplies  of  grace. 

That  I   may  persevere. 

3  Let  but  thy  own  Alm'ghty  arm  . 

Sustiiin  a  feeble  worm, 
1  shall  escape,    secure  from  harm, 
Amid  the  dreadful  storm. 

3  Be  thou  my  all-sufficient  friend. 

Till  all  my  toils  shall  cease, 
(>'.?«rd  me  through  life,  and  let  my  end 
Be  everlasting  peace. 

REDEMPTION. 

ilYMvST-    7's.     B2fifion''s Selection.  SL 

Balh-Abbey,  Condolence,  Cgokhaoi. 

Redeeming  love. 

NOW  begin   the   heavenly  theme, 
Sing   aloud  in  Jesus'  name  1 
Ye,    v/ho   his   salvation   prove. 
Triumph   in  redeemiog   love. 
2  Ye,    who  sec  the   Fat-lier's   grace 
JReaming   in  the    Saviour's  face, 
As  to   Canaan  on  ye   move, 
Praise   and  bless   redeeming   love, 

8  Mourning  souls,  dry  up  your   tears; 
Banish  all  your   guilty  fears  ; 
See  your  guilt   and   curse   remove, 
Cancell'd    by   redeeming  love. 

4  "Welcome   all,    by    sin   opprest, 
Welcome    to    his    sacred    rest ; 
Nothing  brought    him  from   above,' 
Nothing   but  redeeming  love. 

5  Hither,   then,  your  musick   bring, 
Strike    aloud    each    cheerful   string ; 
Mortals,  join   the    host   above, 
Join   to   praise   redeeming   love. 

Hymw  88.     L.  M.     Steele,      b  or » 

Winchester,  Eaton. 

1i  •denifition  by  Christ  alone. 

JTT^  NSL^AV'Dhy  s»n,Jin<i  bound  m  chains 

JLd  Beneath  its  dreadful  tyrant  sway, 


And    doomM  to  everlasting  pains, 
We    wretched  guilty  captives  lay. 

2  Jesus,  the   Lord,   the  mighty  God, 
An  all-sufficient   ransom    paid: 
Invalued   price  !    his  precious   blood, 
For  vile,   rebellious    traitors    shed. 

3  Jesus   the   sacrifice    became, 

7o    rescue   guilty  souls  from  hell: 
The   spotlet-s,    bleeding,    dying  Lambr> 
Beneath   avenging  justice  feii. 

4  Amazing  goodness  I   love  divine  ! 
O   may    our    j^rateful   hearts   adore 
The  matchless  grace  ;  nor  yield  to  sin. 
Nor   wear   its   cruel  fttters  more. 

REGENERATION. 
Hymn  89.    C.  M.     Tojilady'^  Coll.  « 

St.  Martins,  Cambridge,  Exeter. 
Kjficacious  giace. 
ll'TAIL!   mighty  Jesus!  how  divine 
iJL  Is  thy  victDrious  sword  ! 
The  stoutest  rebel  must  resign 
At  thy   commanding  word. 

2  Deep  are  the  wounds  thy  arrows  give. 

They   pierce  the  hardest  heart ; 
Thy  smiles  of  grace  the  slain  revive. 
And  joy  succeeds  to  smart. 

3  Still  gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh, 

Ride  with  majestic  sway ; 
Go  forth,  great  Prince,  triumphantly. 

And  make  thy  foes  obey. 
4*  And  when  thy  victories  are  complete. 

When  all  the  chosen  race 
Shall  round  the  throne  of  glory  meet. 

To  sing  thy  conquering  grace; 

hO  may  my  humble  soul  be  found 

Among  that  favcur*d   band! 
And  I,  with  them,thy  praise  will  sound 
Throughout  Immanuel's  land. 

Hymn  90     S.  M.    Doddridge,      « 

Dover,  Watchman. 

Vital  union  to  Christ  in  regeneration. 

1  TTiEAR  Saviour,  we  are  thine 
m3  By  everlasting  bonds  ; 

Our  uames,our  hearts  we  would  resign, 
Our  souls  are  in  thy   hands. 

2  To  thee  we   still  would  cleave, 
With  ever-growing   zeal ; 

If  millions  tempt  us  Christ  to  leave, 
O  let  them  ne'er  prevail. 

3  Thy  Spirit  shall  unite 

Our  soule  to   thee  our  head ; 
Shall  form  us  to  thy  image  bright, 
J'hat   we  thy  paths  may  tread. 

4  Death   may  our  souls  divide 
From  these  abodes  of  cisjy: 


91,92 

But  love  shall  keep  us  near  thy  side 
Through  all  the   gloomy  way, 

5    Since  Christ -and  we  are  one, 
Why  should  we  doubt  or  fear  ? 
If  he  in  heaven  hath  fix'd  his  throne, 
He'll  fix  his  members  there. 

Hymn  91.    CM.    5.  Stennett,    « 

Swanwlck,   Barby,  Abridge. 

The  convened  thi^f. 
i  i  S  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung. 
A^  And  wept,   and   bled,  and  died. 
He  pour*d  salvation  on  a   wretch. 
That  languish'd   at   his  side, 

2  His  crimes,  with  inward  grief  and  shame, 

Toe  peuitent  confess'd  ; 
Then  turn'd  In.-'  dying  eyes  to  Christ, 
And  thus  his  prayer  address'd : 

3  "  Jpsus,  thou  Son  and  heir  of  heaven, 

*' Tliou  spotless  Lamb  of  God! 
**  I  see  thee  bath'd  in  sweat  and  tears, 
"  And  welf'ruig  in  thy  blood. 

4  *'  Yet  quic'ily  from  these  scenes  of  wo, 

'  In  triumph   thou   shalt   rise, 
**Burst  thro'  the  gloomy  shades  of  death, 
*'  And  shine  above  the  skies. 

5  "  Amid  the  glories  of  that  world, 

"  Dear  Snviour,  think,  on   me, 
**And  in  the   vicroties  of  thy  death 
"  Let  me  a  sharer  be." 

6  His  prayer  the  dying  Jesns  hears, 

And  instantly  replies, 
**  To-day  thy  parting  soul  shall  be 
*'  With  me  in  paradise." 

Hymn  92.    C.  M.    Collier's  Coll  bor» 

Windsor,  Bedford,  Bangor. 

Rent-wing  grace. 

ITTOW  helpless  guilty  nature  lies, 

Xl  Unconscious  of  its  load ! 

The  heart,  unchang'd,  can  never  rise 

To  happiness  and   God. 

2  Can  aught  beneath  a  power  divine 

The  stubborn  will  subdue  ? 
'Tis  thine,  eternal  Spirit,   thine 
To  form  the  heart  anew. 

3  *Tis  thine  the  passions  to  recall, 

And  upwards  bid  them  rise  ; 
And  make  the  scales  of  error  fall 
From   reason's  darken'd  eyes, 

4  To  chase  the  shades  of  death  away, 

And  bid  the  sinner  live  ; 
A  beam  of  heaven,   a  vital  ray, 
'Tis  thine  alone  to   give. 

5  O  change  these  wretched  hearts  of  ours, 
And   give  them    life  divine ! 

Then  shall  our  passions  and  our  powers, 
AiniwAty  Lord,  be  thine. 
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LAW  AND  GOSPEL. 


93,94 


SANCTIFICATION. 

Hymn  93.  CM.  Watis*ii Lyrics. «  or  b 

"Windsor,  Bedford,  Abridge. 

SanctiJicatioH  afid  pardon. 

ITl/'HERE  shall  we   sinners  hide 
▼  ▼  our  heads? 

Can  rocks  or  mountains  save? 
Or  shall  we  wrap  us  in  the  shades 
Of  midnight  and  tlie  grave? 

2  Is  there  no  sbeker  from  the  eye 

Of  a  revenging  God.^ 
Jesus,   to  rhy  dear  wounds  we  fly; 
Bedew  us  with  thy  blood. 

3  Those  guardian  drops  our  souls  secure, 

And  wash  away   our  sm ; 
Eternal  justice  frowns  no  more. 
And  conscience  sm'les  within. 

4  We  bless  that  wondrous  purple  stream, 

That  citranse.s  every  stam ; 
Yet  are  our  souls  but  ha  if  redeemed, 
If  sin,   the  tyrant,  reign. 

5  Lord, blast  his  empire  with  thy  breath. 

That  cursed  throne  must  fall ; 
Ye  flattVing  plagues  that  work  our  death, 
Fly,   for  we  hate  you  all. 


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LAW  AND  GOSPEL. 

Hymn  94.  L.M.   Watts" s  Lyrics,  fioxb 

Green's  Hundredth,  Carthage. 
The  Imv  and  the  gospel;  or^  Christ  a  refuse. 

1  ''  (3URST  be  the  man,  forever  curst, 

"  That  doth  one  wilful  sin  commit; 
''  Death  and  damnation    for  the  first, 
"  Without   rehef,   and    infinite." 

2  Thus  Sinai  roars,  and  round  the  earth. 
Thunder,  and  fire,  and  vengeance  fiings; 
But,  jesus,  thy  dear  gasping  breath, 
And    Calvary,    say    gentler   things! 

3  "Pardon, and  grace, and  boundless  Jove, 
'*  Streaming  along  a  Saviour's  blood  ; 
"  And  life,  and  joys,  and  crowns  above, 
"  ObtaiuM  by  a  dear  bleeding  God," 

4Hark,how  he  prays  (the  charming  sound 
Dwells  on  his  dying  lipsj  "Forgive  !'* 
And  every  groan  and  gaping  wound 
Cries,  "Father,  let  the  rebels  live  !" 

5  Go,  you  that  rest  upon  the  law, 
And  toil   and   seek   salvation  there 
Look  to  the  flame  that  Moses  saw, 
And  shrink,  and  tremble,  and  despair. 

6  But  I'll  retire  beneath  the    cross — 
Saviour,  at  thy  dear  feet  I'll  lie  ; 
And  the  keen  sword,  timt  justice  draw?, 
Flaming  and  red,  shcill  pass  me  by. 


S5,96 

Hymn  95.  L.  M.     Watts' s  Ser,    «  or  b 

Carthage,  Blendon. 

The  gospel  the  po-iver  of  God  to  salvation. 

l'¥'¥7'HAT  shall  the  dying  sinner  do, 

?  T  That  seeks  relief  for  all  his  wo? 
Where  shall  the  guilty  conscience  find 
Ease  for  the  torment  of  the  mind  ? 

2  How  shall  we  get  our  crimes  forgiven, 
Or  form  our  natures  fit  for  heaven  ? 
Can.souls,all  o'er  defi 'd  with  sin,  [clean  ? 
Make  their  own  powers  and  passions 

3  In  vain  we  search,  in  vain    we  try, 
Till  Jesus  brings  his  gospel  nigh  ; 
'Tig  there  that  power  and  glory  dwell, 
Which  save  rebellious  souls  from  hell. 

4  This  is  the  pillar  of  our  hope. 
That  bears  our   fainting  spirits  up  ; 
We  read  the  graci ,  we  trust  the  word, 
And  find  salvation  in  the  Lord. 

5  Let  men  or  angels  dig  the  mines, 
Where  nature's  golden  treasure  shines; 
Brought  near  the  doctrine  of  the  cross. 
All  nature's  gold   appears  but  dross. 

6  Should  vile  blasphemers,  with  disdain, 
Pronounce  the  truths  of  Jesus  vain, 
We'll  meet  the  scandal  and  the  shame, 
And  sing  and  triumph  in  his  name. 


LAW  AND  GOSPEL. 


97,  98,  99 


Hymn  96.    CM.     Cowfier. 

York,  St.  Anns,  Devizes. 


m 


Legal  obedience folio'wed  by  evangelical. 

ll^O  strengtii  of  nature  can  suffice 
,±S   To  serve  the  Lord  aright; 
And  what   she  has,  she  misapplies, 
For  want   of  clearer  light, 

2  How   long  beneath  the    law  I  lay. 
In  bondage  and  distress! 
I  toil'd,  the  precept  to  obey ; 
But  toil'd  without  success. 

5 Then,  to  abstain  from  outwird  sin 
Was  more  than  I  could  do  ; 
Now,  if  I  feel  its  power  v/ithin, 
I  feel   I  hate  it  too. 

4  Then,  all  my  servile  wo-  ks  were  done 

A  righteousness  to  raise ; 
Now,  freely  chosen   in  the  Son, 
I  freely  ch"X)se  his  w<iys. 

5*' What  shall  I  doi^"  was  then  the  word, 

"That  1  may  w^rthi  r  grow? 
"  What  sh.  II  I  render  to  the  Lord  ?" 
Is  my  inquiry  now. 

^To  see  the  law  by   Clirist  fulfiird, 
And   hear  his  pird'ning   voice, 
Ghatiges  a  slave   into  a   child, 
Aad  duty  into  choice. 


H^MN  97.  L.  M.    Watts^s  Sermoiis.  ^ 

Eaton,   Rothwell. 

The  inward  nvitnesfi  to  Christianity, 

1  /QUESTIONS  and  doubts  be  heard 
IqF         no  more  ; 

Le^Christ  and  joy  be  all  our  theme  ; 
His    Spirit   seals   his   gospel   sure 
To   every  soul  that  trusts  in.  kim. 

2  Jesus,   thy   witness   speaks  within : 
The    mercy  which   thy   words  reveal 
Refines  the  heart  from  sense  and  sin, 
And  stamps  its  own  celestial  seal. 

3*  rig   God's    inimitable    hand 
That  moulds  and  forms  the  heart  anew: 
Blasphemers  can  no  more  withstand. 
But  bow  and  own  thy   doctrine  true< 

4  The  guilty  wretch  that  trusts  thy  blood 
Finds  peace  and  pardon  at  the  cross ; 
The   sinful  soul,    averse  to  God, 
Believes  and  loves  his   Maker's  laws. 

5  Learning  and  wit  may  cease  their  strife, 
When  miracles  with   glory   shine  ; 
The  voice  that  calls  the  dead   to   life 
Must  be   almighty,   and  divine. 

Hymn  98     CM.     Watts' a  Lyrics.  "S. 

Cambridge,  Tisbury. 

God  glorious  and  ainncrs  saved. 

117IATHER,how  wide  thy  glories  shine: 

JL   How  high  thy  wonders  rise  ! 

Knownthro' the  earth  by  thousand  signs^ 

By  thousand  through  the  skies. 

2  Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim  thy  power. 

Their  motions  speak  thy  skill; 
And  on  the   wings  of  every  hour 
We  read  thy  pallence  stil!. 

3  Kut  when  we  view  thy  strange  design, 

To  save  rebellious  worms. 
Where  vengeance  and  compassion  join, 
In  their  divinest  foi*ms; 

4  Here   the  whole  Deity  is  known ; 

Nor  dares  a  creature   guess 
Which  of  the  glories  brightest  shone, 
The  justice,  or  the  grace. 

5  Now  the  full  glories  of  the  Lamb 

Adorn   the   heavenly   plains  ; 
Sweet  cherubs  leaiti  Immanuel's  name, 
A.nd  try  their  choicest   strains. 

6(),  may  I  bear  some   humble  part 
In  that  immortal  song! 
Wonder  and  joy  shall   tune  my  heart. 
And  love  command  my  tongue. 

Hymn  99.    CM.     W at ts's  Sermons,  f^ 

London,  Bedford. 

A  rational  deftnce  qf  the  gosfirU 
HALL  atheists  dare  insifet  the  cross 


'S' 


Of  our  incarnate  Gc^f 


100, 101 


INVITATIONS  AND  PROMISES. 


102,  1Q3 


Shall  infidels  revile   his  truth. 
And  trampie  on   his  biojci  ? 

2  What  if  he  <.ho(>se  mysterious  wa>  s 

To  cleanse   us  frojn   our  faults ; 

May  not  the  works  of  sovereigi!  grace 
Transcend  our  feeble   thoughts  t 

3  WiiHt  if  his  gosj)el   bid  us  strive 

Wiih  flesh,  and   self,  and  sin  P 
Tne  prize  is  most  divviely  bright 
That   we  are  cali'd  to  win. 

4  What  if  the  men  despii'd  on  earth, 

Still  of  his   ^race    partake  ? 
This  but  confirms  his  truth  the  more; 
For  so  the  prophets  sp^ike. 

5  Do  sorpe,  that  own  his  sacred  truth, 

Indulge  their  souls  in  sin  ? 
None  should  reproach  the  Saviour's 
H«s  Itivcs  are- pure  and  clean.  [nAme; 

6  Then  let  our  faith  be  firm  and  strong, 

Our  lips  profess  his  word; 
Nor  ever  shun  those   holy   men, 
Who  fear  and  love  tiie  Lord. 


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INVITATIONS  AND  PROMISES. 
Hymn  100.    C.  M.    FawceU.      ^ 

Mear,  Plymouth,  Bangor. 

JLft  the  wickf'd  forsakf:   his  wny^  &c. 

1  DINNERS,  the  voict; of  God  regard, 
^  *Tis  mercy   speaks  to-day ; 

He  calls  you  by   his  savereign  word 
From   sin's  destructive   way. 

2  Why  will  you  in   the   crooked  ways 

Of  sm  and  folly   go? 
In  pain  you  travel  all  your  days. 
To  reap  immortal   wo ! 

3  But  he  that  turns  to  Gwd  shall  live, 

Througi*  his  abounding  grace: 

His   mercy   will  the  guilt  forgive 

Of  those  that  seek   his  fac< , 

4  Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  word, 

Reiiouncirjg   every   sin ; 
Submit  to  him,  your  sovereign  Lord, 
And  leain  his  wil    divine. 

6  His  love  exceeds  your  highest  thoughts; 

He  pardon?*  like  a  G<;d ; 
He  will  forgive  your  numerous  faults, 
Through   a  Redeemer'a  blood. 

Hymn  101.    C.  M.    Sieele.        » 

Irish,  Braintree. 

j4n  invitation  Co  the  gOifiel  Jxant. 
1"^E  wretched,hungry, starving  poor, 
JL    Behold  a  royal  feast! 
Whei^e  mercy  spreads  her  bounteous 
Fc#  every  humble  guest,     [store 


2  See  Jesus  stands  with  open  arms  : 

He  cdls,  he   bid  you   co'iie: 
Guilt  holds  you  back,  and  fear  alarms : 
But  see,   there  yet  is  room. 

3  ()  come,  and  with  his  children  taste 

The  blessirgs  of  nis  love  ; 
Wliile  hope  attends  tlie  sweet  repast 
Of  nobler  joys   nbove. 

4  There,  with  unitrd  heart  and  voice, 

Befo-e  the   eternal  throne. 
Ten  thousand  tii  Kisand  souls  rejoice, 
In   ecstasies   unknown. 

5  And  yet  ten  thousand  thousand  more 

Are   welcome  still  to  come : 
Ye  longing  souls,    the  grace  adore, 
Approach,  there  yet  is  room. 

Bymn  102.     L.  M.     Lock  H.  Coll.     « 

Portugal,  Wells. 
IFTO  every  one  that  thirsts,  draw  nisfh  ; 
41  ("  ris  God  invites  the  fallen  race  ;) 
Mercy   and   free   salvation   buy ; 
Buy  wine,  and  milk,  and  gospel  grace. 

2  Come   to   the   living   waters,  come ; 
Sinners,   obey  your    Maker's    call ; 
Return,  ye  weary  wanderers,  home, 
And  find  my  grace  reached  out  to  all, 

3  See  from  the  Rock  a  fountain  rise  ! 
For  you   in  healing  streams  it  rolls  : 
Money  ye  need  not  bring,  nor  price, 
Ye  laboring,  burden'd,  sin-sick  souls. 

4  Nothing  ye  in  exchange  shall  give ; 
Leave  all  you  have  and  are  behind  ; 
trankly   the   gift  of  God  receive, 
Pardon   and  peace  in    Jesus    find. 

Hymn  103.     L.  M.     Steele.       b 

Quercy,  Poitugal,  Bath. 

Weary  xouls  invited  to  rest. 

1  QOME,  weary  souls,  with  sins  distrest. 

Come,  and  accept  the  promis'd  rest ; 
The  Saviour's  gracious  call  obey. 
And    cast  your  gloomy    fears   away. 

2  0ppress\l  with  guilt,  a  painful   load, 
O  come,  and  spread  your  woes  abroad; 
Divine   compassion     michty   love, 
Wdl  all  the  painful   load   remove. 

3  Here  mercy's  boundless  ocean  flows, 
To  cleanse  your  ^uih  ;nd  bea^  y-^ur  woes; 
Pardon  and  life,  and  endles?  peare  ; 
How  rich  the  gift,  how  free  the  grace ! 

4  Lord,  v/e  accept,  with  thankful  heart, 
The  hope  thy  gracious  words  in»part: 
We  come  with  trembling,  yet  rejoice, 
And  bless  th«  kind  inviting  voice. 


104, 105, 166 

HXMN 


GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 


1«7, 108 


104.     L.  M.     Faivcett,    * 

Islingtun,  Eaton. 

As  thy  days,  so  shall  tny  atrength  bf. 

l^FFLIC TED  saior,  to  Christ  draw  near, 
Thy  Saviour's  gracious  promise  hear; 
His  fuithCul  word  declares  to  thee, 
That,  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

^  l.et  not  thy  heart  despond,  and  say, 
How  shall  1  stand  the  trying  day? 
He   has    engagVi,   by   firm    decree, 
TUat,  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

3  Thy  faith  is  weak,  thy  foes  are  strong  ; 
And,  if  the  conflict  should  be  long, 
Tlie  Lord  will  make  the  tempter  flee  : 
For,  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

4  Should  persecu'ion  rage  and  flame. 
Still   trust  in   thy    Redeemer's  name ; 
In   fiery    trials   thou  shall  see. 
That,  as  thy  days,thy  strength  shall  be. 

5  When  calPd  to  bear  the  weighty  cross, 
Or  sore  addiction,    pain   or   loss, 

Or  deep   distress,    or   poverty, — 
Still,  as  thy  days,  tliy  strength  shall  be. 

6  When  ghastly  death  appears  in  view, 
Christ's  presence  shall  thy  fears  subdue; 
He  comes  to  set  thy  spirit  free  ; 
And,  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

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HOLY   SFIRJT. 
Hymn  105.    b.  M.  » 

Dovei',  ShhlanJ. 

The   Holy   Sjiint  invoked. 
IOaIK,    H.ly   Spirit,  come; 
J  With   energy  divine. 
And   on   this  poor  benighte^i    soul 
With  beums  of  mercy   shiiie. 

2  From   the  celestial  hdls, 
Life,  light,   and  joy   dispense! 

And  may  I  d^.ily,   hourly  feel 
Thy  quickening  influence. 

3  Pvlelt,   mc>lt  this  frozen  heart; 
This  stubborn  will  subdue; 

Each  evil  passion   overcome. 

And  form   me  all  anew. 
4,    Mine   will  the  profit  be, 

Bu'.  thine  shall  be  the  praise; 
And   unto  thee   I   will  devote 
The  rcisinant  of  my  days. 

Hymn  106.    L.  M.  » 

Enton,  Baih. 

A  firofiitioii^  gaU-  longed  for. 
1    A  T  anchor  laid,  remote   from  home, 
A]  oiling,  \  cry,  "Sweet Spirit, come! 
»' Celeyu'u    brtjeze,    no -longer   stay, 
*'  But  swell  floy  sails,  and  ispecd  my  way  1 


2  "Fain  would  1  mount,fain  would  I  glow, 
'^And  loose  my  cable  from  below; 
'^  But  1  can  only  spread  my  sail ;  [galel'* 
''ThoUj'tkou  must  breathe  Ih'  auspicious 

GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT, 

ALPHABETICALLY    ARRANGED. 

Hymn  107.    C.   •>. 

Rochester,  York,  St 


m. 


Conop,tr, 
Anns. 
Contenimeni, 
IJTTERCE  passions  discompose  the 
1?   As  tempests  vex  the  sea  \   [mil id. 
But  calm  cojitent  ainl  peace  we  find. 
When,  Lord,  we  trust  in  thee, 

2  In  vain  by  reason,  and  by  rule. 
We  try  to  bend  the  will ; 
For  none  but  in   the  baviour's  school 
Can  learn   the  heavenly   skill. 

3 Since  at  his  ftet   my   siul   has  sat. 
His  gracious   w  irds  to   hear. 
Contented  with  my  present  state, 
I  cast  on   hivn  my   care. 

4  "  Art  thou  a  sinner,  sout  ?"  he  said, 
*'  Then  how  canst   thou   complain  ? 
**How  light  thy  troubles  here,  ifweigh'd 
'*  With   everlasting  pasn  ! 

5"If  thou  of  murln'ring  would'st  be  cur'd, 
"Compare   thv   grieis  with  mine; 
'•Thi'^.k  what  my  bve  for  thee  endur'd, 
"  And  thou   wilt  not   repine. 
6"'Tis  I   appoint  thy  daily   lot, 
"  And  1  do  all  things  wed ;      [spot, 
•*Thou  soon  shalt  leave  this  wretched 
*'  Aad   rise  with   me   to  dwell. 

7"In  life  my  grace  shall  siretigth  supply, 
"Proportioned  to  tiiy  day  ; 
"At  death  thou  stiil  shalt  find  me  nigh, 
''  To   wipe  thy  tears  away." 
8  Thus  I.  who  once  my  wretched  day* 
In    vain    repining  spent ; 
Taught  in  my  Savicur's  school  of  grace. 
Have   learu'd  to  be  content. 

Hymn  108.  L.  M.    JVat(s*s  Sermons.  * 

Bath,  Winchester, 

Faith  conntcced  ivith  salvation, 

1  l^OT   by   the  laws   of  innocence 
1%  Can  Adam's  sons  arrive  at  heaven; 
New  works   can   give    us   no  pretence 
To    have  our  ancient  sins  forgiven. 

2  Not  tlie  best  deeds  that  we  have  done 
Can  make  a  wounded  conscience  wholer 
Faith  is  the  grace, — and  faith  alone, 
That  flies  to  Christ,  and  saves  the  soul. 

3  Lord,  I  believe  thy  heavenly  word  i 
Fain  would  1  have  my  sou]  reuew'd  j 


109,  110,111 


FAITHFULNESS.. .FEAR....FORTITUDE. 


112,11$ 


I   moura   for  sin     and   trust  the  Lord 
To   have    it   pardon'd   and   subduM. 
4  O   aiay   thy   grace   its  power  displeiy  ; 
Let  guilt  and  de'ith    no  lono[er  reign; 
Save    me   in  thine  appointed  viray, 
Nor  let  my   humble   iaith  be    vain! 

Hymn  109.  C  M    Watts's  Sermons.  « 

Bangor,  Bavby. 

Fa'fh  in  tUs  s  icnjicr    of  Christ. 
1  VWriERE  shall  the  guilty  sinner  go, 

f  T     I'o  fiid  a  sure   relief? 
Cafi  oleeding  bulls  or  goats  bestow 

A  balm  to  ease  my  grief.* 
3  0   never  let  my  thoughts  renounce 

T'le  «;ospel   of  my  God, 
"Where  vilest  crimes  are  cleans'd  at  once 
In  Christ's  atoniijg  blood. 
3  Here  rest  my  faith,  and  ne'er  remove ; 

Here   let  repentance  rise ; 
While  I  behoJd  his  bleeding  love. 
His  dying  agonies. 

Htmw  no.  L.  M.   Watts' sSerm.^QTb 

Putney,  Quercy,  Wells. 

FaitnJ'ulneits. 

ITTATH  God  been  faithful  to  his  word, 

^^  And  sent  to  men  his  promis'd  grace? 

Shall  I  not  imitate  the  Lord, 

And  practise   what  mj  lips  profess.^ 

2  Hath   Christ  fulfilled  his  kind  design, 
The  dreadful  work   he  undertook, 
And  died   to  make  salvation   mine, 
And  well  performed  whate'er  he  spoke? 

3  Doth  not  his  faithfulness   afford 

A    noble   theme  to  raise    my    song? 
And  shall  I  dare  deny   my    Lord, 
Or  utter  falsehood  with  my  tongue  ? 

4  My  Kmg,  ray  Saviour,  and  my  God  ! 
Let  grace   my   sinful  soul  renew, 
Wash   my   offences   with   thy   blood, 
And  make  my  heart  sincere  and  true. 

Hymn  111,    C.  M.    Meedham.     » 

St.  Martins,  York,  St.  Davids. 

Fear  of  God. 
IFTAPPY  beyond  description  he, 
Jn.  Who  fears  the  Lord  ids  God  ; 
Who  hears  his  threats  with  holy  awe, 
And  trembles  at  his  rod. 

2  Fear,  sacred  passion,  ever  dwells 

With  its  fair  partner,   love, 
Blending  their  beauties,  both  proclaim 
Their  source  is  from  above., 

3  Let  terrors  fright  th*  unwilling  slave  ; 

The  child   with  joy  appears  ; 
Cheerful  he  does   his  father's   will, 
And  loves  as  much  as  fears. 


4  Let  fear  and   love,  most  holy  God ! 

Possess   tnis  soul    of  n*ine ; 
The;*  shall  I   worship  tree  aright. 
And  taste  thy  joys  divine. 


^A' 


Hymn  112.  CM.   Wat  ta^s  Sermons.  & 

Fanna,  Mear,  Irish. 

Holy  fortitude . 

M  I  a  soldier  of  tht-  c»o"s, 

A  follower  of  the  Lv-ub? 

A.id  shal;  I  fe.r  to  own  h;s  cau-:e,*^ 

Or  blubh  to  speak  hb  name  ? 

2  Must  I  be   carried   to  the  skies 

On  flowery   bed^  of  ea&e  ^ 
While  others  fouglii  to  wi-i  the  prize. 
And  saiPd  througii  blotKly   seas  ? 

3  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face. 

Mast  I   not  stem  the  fl«K)d  ? 
Is  this  vile  world   a  friend  to  grace. 
To  help   me  on   to  God  ? 

4  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reign  ; 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord! 
I'll  bear   the  toil,   endure  the  pain. 
Supported  by  thy    word. 

5  Thy  saints  in  all  this  glorious  war 

Shall  conquer  though  they  die  ; 
They  see  the  triumph  from  alar, 
And  seize  it   with   their  eye. 

6  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 

Aud  all  thy  armies  shine 
In  robes  nf  victory  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thine. 

Hymn  113.  L.  M    Watts'' s  Sermons.  * 

Green's  Hundredth,  Quercy,  Bath. 

Fortitude t   or  remedies  against  fear, 
IT^^HEN   tumults   of  unruly    fear 

▼  ▼  Rise  in  ray  heart,  and  riot  there, 
"What  shall  1  do  to  calm  ray  breast, 
And  get  the  vexing   foe  supprest? 

1  What  power  can  these  wild  thoughts 
This  ruffling  tempest  of  the  soui?[control.* 
Where   shall    1    fly   in   this    distress, 
But   to   the   throne   of  glorious  grace? 

SMy  faith  would  seize  some  promise, Lord  5 
There's  power  and  safety  in  thy  word  '* 
Not  all  that  earth   or  hell   can  say 
Shall   tempt  or  drive  my   soul   away, 

4 1   call   the  days  of  old   to   mind. 
When  I  have  found  my  God  was  kind  ; 
My  heavenly    Friend  is  still  the  same  ; 
Salvation  to   his  holy   name. 

SGreatGod, preserve  my  conscience  clean. 
Wash  me  from  guilt,  forgive  my  sin ; 
Thy  love  shall  guard  rue  from  surprise, 
Tho'  threatening  dangers  round  rae  rise. 


114,  115,  116 


GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 


117,  118 


6  When   fear  like  a  wild  ocean  raves, 
Let  Jesus  walk  upon  the   waves, 
And  say,  "  tis  I  ;"  that  heavenly  voice 
Shall  sink  the  storm  and  raise  my  joys. 

Hymn  114.  L.  M.   Watts^s  Sermons.  « 

All   Saints,  Wincheater,  Portugal. 

Gravity  and  decency. 

1|3  EHOLD  the  sons,  the  heirs  of  God, 

_l3So  dearly  bought  with  Jesus'  blood  ! 

Are  they    not  born  to  heavenly  joys, 

And  shall  they  stoop   to  earthly  toys  ? 

2  Doth  vain  discourse,    or  empty  mirth, 
Well  suit  the  honours  of  their  birth  ? 
Shall   they   be  fond  of  gay   attire, 
Which  children  love,  and  fools  admire  ? 

3  Lord,   raise    our  hearts   and   passions 

higher  ; 
Touch  our  vain  souls  with  sacred  fire  ; 
Then,  with  a  heaven-directed    eye. 
We'll  pass  these  gJitteriug  trifles  by. 
4 We'll  look  on  all  the   toys  below 
With   such   disdain   as  angels   do ; 
And  wait  the  call,  that  bids  us  rise 
To  mansions  promis'd    in  the  skies. 

Hymn  115.  L.  M.   Wq tt a'' s  Sermons,  b 

Carthage,  Armley. 
Things  ©/'  good  rejioru 

1  TS  it   a   thing   of  good  report, 

A  To  squander  life  and  time  away..? 
To   cut   the    hours  of  duty  short. 
While  toys  and   follies  waste  (he  day? 

2  Doth  this  become  the  Christian  name, 
To  venture  near  the  tempter's  door  : 
To   sort  with    men   of  evil   fame, 
And   yet  presume   to  stand   secure  ? 

3  Am   I   ray  own   sufficient  guard, 
While    I  expose    my    soul    to  shtime  ? 
Can   the    short  joys    of   sin   reward 
The   lasting    blexuish    of  my    name.-* 

4  O  may  it  be  my  constant  choice 
To   walk   with    men   of  grace    below. 
Till   1    arrive   where   heavenly  Joys 
And   never   fading   honours  grow. 

Hymn  116.  C.  M.   Watts's  Sermons.  * 

Barby,  St.  David,  W'areham. 

JVonc  excludtd  from  hope. 

1  XESHS,  thy  blessings  ai'e  not  few, 
WW    Nor  is  thv   gospel  weik  ; 
Thy  grace  cau  melL  the  stubborn  Jew, 

And  bow   the  aspiring  Greek. 

2  Wide  as  the  reach  of  Satan's  rage 

Doth  t!iy   salvati.>n  flow ; 
*l'is  not  confin'd   to  sex  or  age, 
The  lofty   or  the  low. 

3  Whi'p  grace  is  offer'd  to  the  prince. 

The  poor  may  take  their  share; 


No  mortal  has  a  just  pretence 
To   perish  in  despair, 

4  Be  wise,  ye  men  of  strength  and  wit, 

Nor  boast  your  native  powers ; 
But   to  his  sovereign  grace  submit, 
And    glory  shall  be  yours. 

5  Come,  all  ye  vilest  sinners,  come, 

He*li  form  your  souls  anew  : 
His  gospel  and  his  heart  have  rooiw 
For  rebels  such  as   you. 

6  His  doctrine  is   almighty  love  > 

There's  virtue  in  his  name 
To  turn  the  raven  to  a   dove. 
The  lion  to  a  lamb. 

Hymn  117.      L.  M.      Steele.     2& 

Castle  Street,  Quercy,  Blendon. 
Happy  l>overty  ;  or,  the  poor  in  spirit  blessed. 
l^WTE  humble  souls,  complain  no  more; 
X   Let  faith  survey  your  future  store  ; 
How    happy,    how  divinely   blest. 
The   sacred    words   of  truth   attest. 

2  When  conscious  grief  laments  sincere, 
And  pours   the   penitential   tear; 
Hope   points  to  your   dejected    eyes, 
1'he   bright  reversion   in   the  ckies. 

3  In  vain  the  sons  of  wealth  and  pride 
Despise  your  lot,  your  hopes  deride ; 
In  vain  they  boast  their  little  stores; 

I  rifles  are  thnrs.,  a  kingdom  youru  I 

4  A    kingdom    of  immense    delight, 
Where  health  and  peace  and  joy  unite; 
Where   undeclining   pleasures    rise, 
And  every  wish  hath   full  supplies. — 

5  There  shall  your  eyes  with  rapture  view 
The  glorious  Friend,  that  died  for  you; 
That  died  to  ransom,  died  to  raise 
To  crowns  of  joy  and  songs  of  praise. 

Hymn  118     CM.     Broivn.      b 

Bangor,   Wantage. 

Humbly  pleading  for  mercy. 

1  T  ^  )R1),  \t  thy  feet  we  sinners  lie, 
JLi  And  knock  at  mercy's  door ; 

Wit'j  hea>^y  hearr,  and  downcast  eye. 
Thy  favour  we  implore. 

2  'Tis  mercy,  mercy   we  implore ; 

O  may   thy   bowels  move  .' 
Thy   grace  is  an  exhaustless  store, 
And  thou  thyself  art  love. 

3  O,  for  thy  own,  for  Jesus'  sake. 

Our  many   sins  forgive  ! 
Thy  grace  our  rocky  hearts  can  break, 

.\nd  breaKing  soon   relieve. 
4Thus  melt  us  down, our  gracioas  Friend, 

And   make   us  thine   alone : 
Nor  let  a   rival    more  pretend 

To  repossess  thy  throne. 


119,  120,  121 

Il¥MN  119.     L.  M.     En  field,     b 
Carthage,  Winchester. 
Humility. 
i  IIJ/'HEREFORE  should  man,  frail 
▼  V  child  of  clay. 

Who,  from  the  cradle  to  the  shroud, 
Lives  but   the   insect  of  a   daj — 
O  why  should  mortal  man  be  proud  ? 

S  His   brightest  visions  just  appear. 
Then  vanish,  and  no  more  are  found ; 
The  stateliest  pile  his  pride  can  rear, 
A  breath  may  level  with  the  ground  I 

S  By  doubt  perplex'd,  in  error  lost. 
With  trembling  step  he  seeks  his  way. 
How  vain  of  wisdom's  gifts  the  boast! 
Of  reason's  lamp  how  faint  the  ray  J 

-4  Follies  and  crimes,   a  countless  sum, 
Are  crowded  in   life''s  little   span : 
How    ill,  alas,   does   pride  become 
That  erring,    guilty   creature,   man. 

5  God   of  my  life,   Father   divine  ! 
Give   me    a    meek  and   lowly   mind : 
In   modest  worth  O  let   me  shine. 
And  peace   in  humble   virtue  find. 

Hymn  120.    L.  M.    Doddridge.^ 

Old  Hundred,  Psalm  Ninetj'-seventli. 

Rijoiclng  in  God, 

1  ']['^HE  righteous  Lord,sKpreraely  great, 

Maintains  his  universal  state ; 
O'er  all  the  earth  his  power  extends  : 
All  heaven  before  his  footstool  bends. 

2  Yet  justice  still  with  power  presides. 
And  mercy    all   his   empire  guides: 
Mercy  and  truth  are  his  delight. 
And  saints  are   lovely   in    his   sight. 

3  No  more,  ye  wise  I  your  wisdom  boast; 
No  more,  ye  strong!  your  valour  trust ; 
No  more,  ye  rich!  survey  your  store, — 
Elate  with   heaps    of  shining    ore. 

4  Glory,  ye  saints,  in  this  alone, — 
That  God,  your  God,  to  you  is  known  : 
That  you  have  own'd  his  sovereign  !=;way. 
That  you  bave  felt  his  cheering  ray. 

5  Our  wisdom,  wealth,  and  power  we  find 
In   one    Jehovah   all    combined  : 

On   him   we   fix  our   rovirii?,  eyes, 
And  all   our   souls   in   raptures  rise. 

6  All   else,   which   we  our  treasure  call. 
May   in   one    fatal   moment   fall ; 
But  what  their  happiness  can  raov«. 
Whom  God,  the  blessed,  deigns  to  love? 

Hymn  121.    S.  M.     Doddridge.    « 

Dover,  Pelham. 
Rijoicing  in  the  ways  of  God. 
1    "VrOW   let  our  voices  join 
-LI    To  iorm  a  sacred  song; 


HUxMILlTY.... JOY... .JUSTICE. 


122,  133 


Ye  pilgrims,  in  Jehovah's  ways, 
With   musick  pass  along. 

2  How  straight  the   path  appears, 
How  open  and  how   fair ! 

No  lurking  gins   t'  entrap  our  feet. 
No  fierce  destroyer  there. 

3  But  flowers  of  paradise 
In  rich  profusion  spring ; 

The  Sun  of  glory  gilds    the  path, 
And  dear  companions  sing. 

4  See  Salem's  golden  spires 
In   beauteous  prospect  rise ; 

And  brighter  crowns  than  mortals  wear, 
Which  sparkle  through  the  skies. 

5  All  honour  to  hi?   name. 
Who   njarks  the  shining  way, 

To  him  who  leads  tie  wanderers  on 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 

Hymn  122.   L.M.    Watts's  Sermons*  * 

Portiigai,  Shoel. 

Jiiistic.   uyid  equity. 

IXfLESSED  Redeeiiier !    how  divine, 

JtJ  How  righteous  is  this  rule  of  thine, 

'*  ?fp,ver  to  deal  with  others  worse 

*'  Than  we  would  have  them  deal  with 

us!" 

2  This  golden  lesson,  short  and  plain, 
Gives  not  the  mind  nor  memory  pain, 
And    every  conscience   must   approve 
This   universal   law  of  love. 

3  'Tis    written   in    each    mortal   breast. 
Where    all  our  tenderest  wisijes  rest ; 
We  draw  it  from  our  inmost  veins, 
Where  love  to  self  resides  and  reigns. 

4  Is   reason    ever  at  a   loss  ? 

Call  in   self-love   to  judge  the  cause  ; 
Let   our   own  fondest  passion   show 
HoM-^  we  should  treat  our  neighbour  too. 

5  HowblessVl  would  every  nation  prove, 
Thus   ruled  by    equity    and  love  f 
Ali   would    be    friends,  without  a  foe, 
A. id  form   a   paradise    below. 

Hymn  123.  C.  M.   Woj^.r^s  Seivn.  bor« 

T5e<lfojfl,  Bangor. 
Ju.,tKd   arut    tquiiy, 
1 1^  OME,let  us  search  our  ways  and  see; 
\J  Have  they  be?; p.  just  and  right  .^ 
Is  the  great   rule   of  equity 
Our   practice    jud  delight? 

2  What  v/e  would  have  our  neighbour  do, 

Have  we   stll  dene  the  same  P 

Fr.Mn  others  ne'er  withheld  the  due. 

Which  we  from  others  claim  ? 

3  Have  we  not,  deaf  to  his  request, 

Turn*d  from  another's  wo? 
The  scorn,  which  wrings  the  poor  man's 
Have  we  abhorred  to  show  ^  [breast, 


124,  125 


4  Do  w.e,  in  all  we  seli 

Integrity    m;>int  tin  ; 
Atid  knowing  God   is  always  nigh, 
Renounce   unrii:  hteous  g'lin  ? 

5  Then  may  we  rai.se  our  modest  prayer 

To   God,   the  just  and  kind. 
May  humbly  cast  on  him  our  care, 
And  hope   his  grace  to  find. 

HvMN  124.     L.  M.     Wafti.'s  Serm,  ^ 

Bath,    Gpiman,    Arm  ley. 

Justice  and  truths 

1  1^  REAT  God,  thy  holy  law  requires 
fjf  To  curb  onr  covetou?  de?irep, 

Forbids  to  plunder,   steal   or   cheat, 
To   practise    falsehood   or  deceit, 

2  Thy   Son    hath  set  a  pattern  too, 
He   paid  to  God  and  rnen  their  due ; 
A  dreadlul   debt   he  piiid    to    God, 
And  t'onirht  our  pardon  with  his  blood, 

S  A  tnazing  justice  I    boundleps  love  ! 
Do   we  not   feel  our   passions  move? 
X>o  we    noi   crieve  that  we  have  been 
Faithless  to  God,  or  false  to   men? 

4  If  truth  and    ra.stice  once  be  gone, 
And   leave   our  faiih  ^nd  hope  alone  ; 
If  horestv    be    b.»nishM   hence, 
Reiij^ion   is   a   vain   pretence. 

Hymn  125.     L.  M.     R'tfifion.      * 

Psalm  97th,    Blemlon,  China. 

JJbfralUy  ;  o>\  fhediify  and  pleasures 
of  h'mev  I'ice 

\}  A 

Bebe  s  he  dei]2:ns  to  call  liis  sons, — 

Tneir  souls  renewM,  their  sins  forgiven. 

2  Go,  imitate  the  grace  divine, — 
The  e;ruce  that  blazes  like  a  sun  ; 
Hold  forth  your  fair,  thoiJg:h  feeble  light, 
Through  all  your  lives  let  mefcj  run  I 

5  Upon  your  bounty's   wilhng   wings 
Swift   let   the    great    salvation   fly  ; 
The   hungry  feed,  the  caked  clothe ; 
To   pain  and    sickness  help  apply. 

4  Pity   the  weeping  widow's    wo. 
And    be    her   counsellor   and    stay ; 
Adopt  the   fatherless,   aud   smooth 
To  useful,  happy  life,  his   way. 

5Let  age, with  want  and  weakncsshovr'd, 
Your  bowels  of  compassion  raove  ; 
Let  e'n   your  enemies  be  bless'd — 
Their  hatred  recompens'd  with  love. 

6  When  all  is  done,  renounce  your  deeds, 
Renounce  self-righteousness  with  scorn; 
Thus  will  you  glorify  your  God, 
And  thus  the  Chrisiiau  name- 'adorn. 


GRACES  OF  THE  HOl.Y  SPIRIT.  126,  127,  12« 

or  buy,  Hymn  126.    7s.     Taylor .        ^ 


1  f\  WHAT  sttipendous  mercy  shines 
round  she  J^jaiesty  of  Heaven  I 


Hymn  126.    7s.     Taylor. 

Baih-Abht},  Condolence,   Hotham. 

Luv(^  to  God  and  man. 

J-.  \TBER   ot  our  feeble  race. 


Vise,    beneficent,   and  kind, 
Sptend  o'er  nitu  e's  ample  face, 
FiOws  thy   gnodness  unconfin'd : 
.Viuhinij  in   ttie  si'ent  grove. 
Or  die   busv   walks  of  men. 
Still  we  trace  thy  wondrous  love, 
Claiming  large   retunis  again. 
2  Lord,  what  offerings  shall  w^e  bring, 
At  thine  alters   when    we  bow } 
Hearts,  the  pure,  unsullied  spring, 
Whence   the   kind   affections  flow.; 
Soft  compassion's  feeling  soul. 
By   the  melting  eye  express'd; 
Sympathy,   at  whose  control, 
Sor:v)W   leaves  the  wounded  breast: 

SWiliirsg  hands  to   .Jrad  the  blind, 
Bind  the   wound,  or  feed  the  poor; 
Love,   en.bracing   all  our   kind, 
Charity,  wirh  liberal  store: 
Teach   us,  O  thou  heavenly  King, 
Thus  to  shew   our  grateful   mind, 
riuis  the  accepted  offf-ring  bring. 
Love  to  thee,  and  all   aiankind. 

Hymn  127.    L,  M.    Wati-y^s  Lyrics,  gg 

Dunstan,  Castle  Street,  Leeds. 

Lovt'  to  knnst^     rri<ent    f  absent, 

1  £^  all  the  jv^ys  «e  mortals  know,  "^ 
*  F  Jpsi'?,  thy  love  exceeds  the  rest, 

Love,  the   be-^t  bessing  here  below, 
The  nearest  unage  of  the  blest, 

2  While  we  are  held  in  thine  embrace, 
There's  not  a  thought  aUetnpts  ,.o  rove; 
Each  smile  upon  thy  beauteou?  face 
{''ixfcs.  and  charms,  and  fires  our  love. 

3  While  of  thy  absence  we  complain. 
And  long,  or  weep  in  all  we  do, 

'!  iiere's  a  -trange  pleasure  in  the  pain; 
Aud  tears  have  their  own  sweetness  too. 

4When  round  thy  courts  by  day  we  rove, 
Or  a^ii  the  watchoK^n  of  the  uijjht 
For   some   kind   tidings   of  our  love, 
Thy  very  name  creates  delight. 

SJesup,  our  God,  yet  rather  come! 
Our  eyes  would  dwell  upon  thy  face; 
'Tis  best  to  see  our  Lord  at  hon^e, 
And  iee\   the   preseirce   of  his   grace. 

Hymn  128.    7s.    A^-ivt07i.       M 

Condolence,  Hoihaiu. 

Lovt:i>l    thou   mi'  ? 

I'rjlIS  a  point  1  I  n.is  to  know, 

A    Oft  it  causes  anxious  c.'.ouglit— 
D 1  I   love  the  Lovd,  or  no  j 
Am  I  his,  or  am  I  not. 


129,  130 

2  If  I  love,    why   am   I   thus  ? 
Whv  this  dull    and  lifeless    fram  e  ? 
Hardly,    sure,    can    they    be    worse, 
Who  have  never   heard   his   name. 

3  [Could  my  heart  so  hard  remain ; 
Prayer  a  task  and  burden  prove ; 
Every  trifle  give   rae   pain; 

If  I    knew   a    Saviour's    love?] 

4  When   I   turn   my  eyes    withiu, 
All  is   dark,   and   vain,    and  wild ; 
FiiPd   with    unbelief  and    sin ; 
Can    I    deem   myself  a    child  ? 

5  If  I  pray,   or   hear,    ur   read, 
Sin   is    mixM   with    all    I    do ; 
You   that   love  the    Lord  indeed. 
Tell   me,  is  it  thus  with   you  ? 

6  Yet  I  mourn  my  stubborn  will. 
Find  my  *in  a  grief  and  thrall ; 
Should  I  grieve  lor  what  I  feel. 
If  I    did   not   love    at  all  ? 

7 Lord,    decide   the   doubtful   case! 
Thou,    who   art  thy    peop]e''s  sun, 
Shine    wpon    thy    work    of  grace, 
If  it   be   indeed  begun^ 

S  Let  me  love   thee    mor€   and  raore, 
If    I  love   at   all,    I    pray  I 
If  I  have   not   loved    before, 
Help  me   to  begin    to-day. 

Hymn  129.    C.  M.'   Gregory.    « 

Stade,  Hymn  Second. 

Mutual  love. 

1  O  WEET  is  the  love  that  mutual  glows 
k5  Within  each  bitther's  brea&t  ; 
And  binds  in  gentlest  bonds  each  heart, 

All   blessing  and  all  blest : 

2  Sweet  as  the   odorous  balsam  pour'd 

0\  A  iron's  9-icred  head. 
Which  o*.T  his  beard,and  down  his  vest 
A  breathing  fr  igrance  shed. 

3  Like  morning  dews,  on  Sion's  mount, 

Taat   spread  their   silver    rays ; 

And  deck  with  gems  the  verdant  pomp, 

Which  Hermon's  top    dispi.iys. 

4  To  such  the   Lord  of  life  an«J  love 

His  blessing  shall  extend  ; 
On  earth  a  life   of   joy  and  peace. 
And  life  that   ne'er  shall  end. 

Hymn  130.    S.  M.    Fawcett.     « 

Dover,  Watchman. 
I.ove   to   the  brethren, 

1  "OLEST  be  the  tie  that  binds 
X3  C)ur  hearts  in  Christian  love  ! 

The   fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne 
We  pour  our  ardent  prayers : 

X 


L0VE... .HUMILITY, 


131,  132 


Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  comforts    .r^nd   our  cares. 

3  We   share   our  mutual  woes ; 

Our  mutual  burdens  bear ; 
And  often  for  each  other  flows 
Tlie  sympathizing  tear. 

4  VVben  we   asunder  part, 
It   gives    us   inward   pain ; 

But  we  shall  stiil  be  juinM  in  heart, 
And    hope   to   meet  again, 

5  This  glorious   hope  revives 
Our  courage  by  the  w^y  ; 

While  each  in   expectation  lives. 
And  longs   to  see   the  day. 

6  Frm    sorrow,    toil,    and    pain. 
And   sin,   we   shall  be    fi-te ; 

And  psrtect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Through  all  eternity. 

Hymn  131.    S.  M.     Beddome.     * 

Watcliman,  St.  Thomas,  Froome. 

Christian  loi'e. 

1  "1"  ET   p-rrty  names  no  moi'C 
JLi  Tr-eChristian  world  o'erspread; 

Gentile,  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free, 
Are  one  in  Christ  their   head. 

2  Among  the  saints  on  earth 
Let  mutual  love  be  found ; 

Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance. 
With  mutual  blessings  crown*d. 

3  Let  envy,  child   of  hell! 

Be  banish'd   far  away ;       [dwell, 
Those  should   in   strictest  friendship 
Who  the  same   L'^rd  obey. 

4  Thus   will  the  church   below 
Resemble   that  above ; 

Where  streams  of  pleasure  ever  fiow. 
And    every  heart  is  love. 

Htmn  132,    L.  M.    Scott,    b  or  « 

Cartbage,    Eaton; 
A'/eckTUss, 

1  "|\/|"!\RK  when  tempestuous  winds 
i.TjlL        arise, 

Th?  wild  confusion  and   uproar, 
Al'   <'cean   mixing  with  the  skies. 
And  wrecks  are  dash'd  upon  the  shore. 

2  Not  less  confusion   r  cks  the  mmd, 

When,  by  the  whirl    •'  ^assion  toss'd, 
Cvlm   reci?'jri   is  to  rage   resigned, 
Ai<^'  peace  in  angry  tumurt  lost. 

3  O  self  tormenting  child  of  prKle, 

Atiger,  bred  up  in  hate  and  strife ; 
Ten  thousand  ills,  by    thee  supplied. 
Mingle   the  cup  of  bitter  life. 

4  Happy  the  meek,  whose  gentle  breast. 

Clear  as  the  summer's  evening  ray, 
Calm  as  the  regions  of  the   besa'd. 
Enjoy  on  earth  celestial   day. 


133,  134 


GRACEfe  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT- 


135,  136, 137 


j  No  jars  their  peaceful  tent  invride, 

Nofriendships  lost  their'  bosom  sling. 

And  foes  to  none.of  none  afraid,  [bring. 

Where'er  they  go,  sweet  peace  the  > 

60  may  a  temper  meek  and   mild 
With  gentle  sway  our  souls  possess  ; 
Passion  and  pride  be   thence  exil'd, 
And  to  be  bless'd,  still  may  we  bless) 

Hymn  133.    L.  M.     Gibbons.    * 

Winchester,  Eaton,  Quercy. 

Patience 

ITI^TIENCE!— O,  His  a  grace  divine! 

JL  Sent  from  the  God  of  power  and  love, 

That  leans  upon  its  Father's  hand. 

As    through   the  wilderness  we  move. 

^  By   patience   we  serenely  bear 
The   troubles   of  our  mortal  state, 
And  wait,    contented,   our   discharge, 
Nor   think  out  glory  comes  too   late. 

;3  Though  we,  in  full   sensation,   feel 
The  weight,the  v/ounds,our  God  ordains. 
We  smile  amid  our   heaviest   woes, 
And   triumph  in   our  sharpest  pains. 

4  O,   for  this   grace  !    to   aid   us   on, 
And  arm  with   fortitude   the  breast. 
Till  life's   tumultuous   voyage  is  o'er — 
We  reach  the  shores  of  endless  rest ! 

5  Faith  into  vision  shall  resign; 
Hope  shall  in  full  fruition  die  ; 
And   patience  in   possession   end, 

in  the  bright  worlds  of  bliss  on  high. 

Hymn  134.  CM.  Wattn^s  Sermons.^ 

St.  Davids,  St.  Anns,  Abridge. 

Prudence ;  or^  a  lovtlij  carriage, 
S^Tk   'TIS  a  lovely  thing   to  see 
\j  A  man  of  prudent  heart, 
Whose  thoughts,and  lips.and  life  agree 
To  act  a  useful  part. 

2  When  envy,  strife,  and  wars  begin 

In   little  angry  souls, 
Mark  how  the  sons  of  peace  come  in. 
And  quench  the  kindling  coals. 

3  Their  minds  are  huBrible,mild,and  meek 

Nor  let  their  fury   rise ; 
Nor  passion  moves  their  lips  to  speak, 
Nor  pride  exalts  their  eyes. 

4Their  frame  is  prudence  mix'd  with  love, 
Good  works  fulfil   their  day  : 
They  foin  the  serpent   with  the  dove, 
But  cast  the  sting  away. 

,S  Such  was  the  Saviour  of  mankind; 
Such   pleasures  he  pursu'd ; 
His  tiesh  and  blood   were  all  refined. 
His   soul  divinely  good* 

Ivordj  can  these  plants  of  virtue  grow 
In  such  a  heart  as  rumti 


Thy   grace  my   nature  can  renew, 
And  make  my   soul  like  thine. 

Hymn  135.    C.  M.     S,  Stennett.    b 

Bangor,  Windsor. 

The  -[unitent. 
ITJROSTRATE,  dear  Jesus!  at  thy  ittt 
JL    A  guilty   rebel  lies  ; 
And    upwards   to  the   mercy-seat 
Presumes  to  lift  his  eyes. 

2  If  tears   of  sorrow   would  suffice 

To  pay   the   debt   I  owe. 
Tears  should  from  both  my  weeping  ey«s 
In  ceaseless   torrents  flow. 

3  But  no   such  sacrifice   I   plead 

To  expiate  my  guilt ; 
No  tears  but  those  which  thou  hast  shed  ; 
No   bliodj  but  thou  h^st  spilt. 

4  Think  of  thy  sorrows,  deariist  Lord  ! 

And  all  my   sins  forgive : 
Justice  will   well   approve  the  word 
That  bids   the   siiuier  live. 

Hymn  136.    C.  M.     Coivjier.    «E  or  b 

York,  St.  Anns. 

The  contrite  heart. 
inpHE  Lord  will  happiness  divine 
i    On   contrite  hearts   bestow ; 
Then  tell  me,  gracious  God  !  is  mine 
A  contrite  heart  or  no  ? 

21  hear,  but  seem  to  hear  in   vain, 
Insensible  as  steel ; 
If  aught   is  felt,  'tis  only  pain 
To   find    I   cannot  feel. 

31  sometimes  think  myself  inclin'd 

To  love  thee  if  I  could : 

But  often  feel  another  mind, 

Averse  to  all    that's  good. 

4  My  best  desires   are  faint  and  few, 

1  fain   would   strive  for  more  ; 
But,  when  1  ciy,"My  strength  rer.ew," 
Stem    v/eaker  than   before. 

5  Thy  saints  are  comforted,  I  know. 

And 'love  thy  house   of  prayer; 
I  so^jetimes  go  where  others  go. 
But  find  no  comfort   there. 

6  O,  make  this  heart  rejoice  or  ache» 

Decide  this   doubt  for   me  ? 
And,  if  it  be   not  broken,  break; 
And   heal  it  if  it  be. 

Hymn  137.    L.  M.     Watts's  Lijrica'^^ 

Futnty,  Carlhnge. 

The  penitent  pardoned* 
I  T¥ENC£  from  my  soul,my  sins,depart, 
Jtl  Your  fatal  friendship  now  I  see  ; 
liong  have  you  dwelt  too  near  my  hearty 
Hence,  to  eternal  di£tance  flee. 


REPENTANCE.. ..RESIGNATION. 


138,  139 

2  Black,  heavy  thoHs  like  mountains  roll 
O'er  my  poor  breast,  with  boding  fears, 
And  crushing  hard  ray  tortur'd  soul. 
Wring  through  my  eyes  the  briny  tears. 

3  Forgive  my  treasons,  Prince  of  grace, 
The  bloodv  Jews  were  traitors  too, 

Yet  thou  ha'st  prayM  for  that  cursM  race, 
"  Father,  they  know  not  Avhat  they  do  " 

4  Great  Advocate,  look  down  and  see 

A  wretch, whose  smarting  sorrows  bleed, 

0  plead  the  same  excuse  for  me  ! 
For,  Liord,  I  knew  not  what  I  did. 

5  Peace,  my  complaints  -,  let  every  groan 
Be  still,  and  silence  wait  his  love  : 
Compassions  dwell  amidst  his  throne. 
And  through  his  inmost  bowels  move. 

6  How  sweet  the  voice  of  pardon  sounds' 
Sweet  the  rfelief  to  deep  distress  I 

1  feel  the  balm  that  heals  my  wounds, 
And  all  my  powers  adore  thy  grace. 

Hymn  138.     CM.      «  or  b 

Durham,  York. 

Repentance  from  a  view  of  the  mercy  of  God. 

14^  rHOtJ,the  wretched's  sure  retreat, 

\y    N{\o  dost  our  cares  control, 

And  with  the  cheerful  smile  of  peace 

Revive   the  faintmg  soul ; 
2  Did  ever  thy  propitious  ear 
The  hutnble  plea   disdain  .'* 
Or   when  did  plaintive   misery  sigh, 
Or  supplicate   in   vaii  ? 
30ppressM  with  grief  and  shame, dissolv'd 

In   penitential   tears ; 
Thy  goodness  calms  our  a^^xious  doubts, 
And   dissipates  our  fears. 

4  N-w  life  from  thy  refreshing  grace 

Our  sinking  hearts    receive: 
Thy   gentlest,  best-lov'd  attribute, 
To   pity    and  forgive. 

5  From  that  hlest  source,  propitious  hope 

Appears   sert- ncly   bright, 
And  sheds  her  soft  and  cheering  beam 
O'er   sorrow's  dism:il    niglit, 

6  Oar   heirts  adore  thy  mercy.  Lord, 

And   bless  the  friendiy  ra^, 
Which  ushers   in  tlie    smiling    morn 
Of  everlasting   day. 

Hymn  139.      CM.     Cowfter.        * 

Mear,  Barby,  St.  Anns. 

SubtnUsion. 
\f\  LORD!  my   best  desires  fulfil, 
\y  And   help   me   to  resign 
Life,  health,  and  comfort  to  thy  will, 

And   make  thy  pleasure  mine. 

2Why  should  I  shrink  at  thy  command, 

Whose  love  forbids  my  fears  ? 


140,  141,  14 


'^ 


Or  tremble  at  the   gracious   hand 

That   wipes   away   my   tears? 
3 No!  let  me  rather  freely   yield 
What  most  I  prize,   to  thee. 
Who  never  hast    a   good    withheld. 

Nor  wilt  withhold  from    me. 
4.  Thv  favour  all  my   journey  through 

Tiiou  art   engag'd   to  grant  ! 
What  else  I    waat,   or  think  I  do, 
'Tis   better    still  to  want. 

5  Wisdom  and  mercy  guide  ray  wayi- 

Snail   I   resist  them   both.^ 
A  poor  blind  creature  of  a  day, 
And  crush'd  before  the  moth ! 

6  Bat  ah  !   my  inmost   spirit  cries, 

Still  biud  me    to  thy  sway  ; 
E  se  the  next  claud,that  veils  my  skies, 
Drives    all    these  thoughts    away. 

Hymn  140.     C  M.     Beddoine.      ^ 

Abridge,  Charmouth. 

R-,<}'[rna'ion ;   or^    God  our   portion. 

V  times  of  sorrow   and  of  joy,. 

Great  God  !  are  in  thy  hand  .; 

My  choicest  comforts  come  from  thee, 

And  go  at  thy  command. 

2  If  thou  shouldst  tike  them  all  a-.vay. 

Yet  would  I  not  repine  ; 
Before  they   were   possess'd  by  rtie, 
Tnere   were  entirely  thine. 

3  Nor  would  I  drop  a  murmuring  word^ 

Tiioughthe  whole  world  were  gone, 
BlH  seek  enduring  happiness 
In  thee,   and   thee   alone. 
Hymn  141.     CM.     Harvey,     «f 

St.  Anns,  Abi-id;-?e. 

R^Hi^nation  to  Gid's  unerring ivi'sdo?n. 
ii-lOUGH    all    the    downward 
tracts  of  time, 
God's   watchful  eye  surveys ;  ^ 
O,  who  so  wise  to  choose  oar  lot, 

Or  regulate  our   v/ays? 
21  cannot  dou'^t  his  bounteous   love. 
Immeasurably  kind  ; 
To  his  unerring,   gracious   will, 

Re  every   wish  resign'd. 
3  Good  when  he  gives,supremely  good. 
Nor  less  when   he  denies ; 
E'en  crosses  fvom  his  sovereign  hand 
Are  blessings  in  disguise. 

Hymn  142.    CM.    Kz'rkham,  b  ov'it' 

St.  jMai-tJn?,  Stade. 

Self-denial ;  or,  bearing  the  cross. 

I'f^lDST  thoi],dear  Jesus,suffer  shame, 

JLf  And  bear  the  cross  for  me? 

And  shnll  I  fear  to  own  thy   name, 

Or  thy  disciple  be  i 


T 


143,  144 


GRACeS  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 


145,  146,  14t 


How 


2  Inspire  my  soul  with  life  divine, 

And  make  me  truly  bold  ;      [shine, 
Let  knowledge,  faith,  and  meekne.s 
Nor  love  nor  zeal   grow   cold. 

3  Let  mockers  scoff,  the  world  defame, 

And  treat  me  with  disdain  ; 
Still  may   I  glory   in  thy  name, 
And  count   reproach   my  gain. 

4  To  thee  I  cheerfully  submit. 

And   all  my   powers   resign  ; 
Let   wisdom   point  oat    what  is   fit, 
i\nd  I'll  no  more  repine. 

Hymn  143.  C.  M.    Wutta's  Sermo7is> « 

Barby,    Abiitlgo. 

Since 'it  1/  and  truth. 

IT  ET  those  who  bear  the  Christian 

^i^  Their  holy  vows  fulfil  r       [name 

'Ine  saints,  the  f<  llowers  of  the  Lamb, 

Are   men   cf  honour  still. 

2  True  to  the  solemn  o.iths  they  take, 
The  ugh   to  their  hurt  they  swear. 
Constant  and  just   to   all  they  speak, 
For  God  and  angels  hear. 

.':  Sti  I  wiih  their  lips  their  hearts  agree, 

Nor   fiatteri!>g   words  devise  ; 
Tnev  know  the  God  cf  truth  can  see 
Through   every   false   disguise. 

4  They  hate  the  appearance  of  a  lie, 
In   all  the  shapes  it   wears, 
Firm  to  their  truth :  and  when  they  die, 
Eternal  life  is  theirs. 


HxMN  144.   L  M.    Watts's  Sermons. » 

Leeds,  All  Saints,  Antigua. 

Irufit  and  conjidence. 
Y   soul,    surve}'  thy   happiness, 
.If  thou  art  form'd  a  child  of  grace! 
richly   is    the    e:opel   storM  I 
What  joy    the  promises   aiford ! 

2  ''All  things  are  ours ;"  the  Lnft  of  God,  j  i  j 
And  purchased  with  ourSaviour's  blood, | 
While  the   good   Spirit   «hovvs  us  how  i 
To   use   and   to   enjoy    them  too. 

3  If  peace  and    plenty   crown   my  days, 
They  help  me, Lord, to  s[)eak  thy  praise  :  | 
If  bread  of  sorrows   be    my   food. 
Those   sorrows   work  my    real  good. 

4  I  would  not  change  my  bless"'d  estate 
With  all  that  flesh  calls  rich,  or  great; 
And  while  my  faith  can  keep  her  hold, 
I   envy   not  the   sinner's  gold. 

5  Father,   I    wait    thy  daily    will  ; 
Thou   shalt  divide    my    portion  still : 
Grantme,on  earth, what  seems  thee  best, 
Tin  death  and  heaven  reveal  the  rest. 


Hymn  145.     L.  M. 

Green's  Hundredth,  Islington. 

True  lomlom. 
APP  Y  the  man,  who  finds  the  grace, 
The  blessing  of  God's  chosen  race; 
The  wisdom  coming  from  above. 
And  faith  that  sweetl/  works  by  love, 

2  Her   ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
And    all  her  flowery    paths  are  peace,. 
Wisdom   to   silver   we  prefer. 

And  gold  is  dross    compar'd  with  her,, 

3  He  finds,    who   wisdom    apprehends, 
A   life  begun  that  never    ends  ; 
The   tree    of   life   divine    she   is, 

Set  in    the  midst   of  paradise. 

4  Happy  the   man,   who  wisdom  gains, 
111   whose  obedient  heart   she    reigns; 
He  owns,   and    will  forever  own, 
VVisdom,and  Christyand  heaven  are  one. 

Hymn  146.  C.  M.    lVattfs*a  Serinon<i.  ^ 

Irish,  Barby,  St.  JIartiiis. 
Zeal  and  fortitude, 
O   I   believe  what   JesLS  sai  h. 
And  think   the  gospel  true  ? 
L.)rd,  make  me  bold  to  own  my  faith. 
And   piViCtis'j   virtue  too. 

2  Suppress  my  sUume,  subdui  my  fear. 

Arm  me   with  heavenly   zeal, 
That  I  may  make  thy  pov/er  appear, 
And   works  of  praise  fulfiL 

3  if  men   shall  see  my   virtue   shine. 

And  spread   my  name  abroad. 
Thine  is  the  power,  the  praise  is  thine. 
My   Saviour  and  my    God. 

4  Thus  when  the  saints  in  glory  meet, 
Their  lips  proclaim   thy  grace ; 

They  cast  their  honours  at  thy  feet, 
Aiid  own   their   borrow 'd  rays. 

Hymn  147.    C.  M.    JVewton.      ^ 

Abridge,  Mear. 

Zeaiy  true   and  false. 
EAL  is  that  pure  and  heavenly  flame 
Tne  fire  of  live  supplies ; 
VViiile  iiutt  which  ofct-n  bearo  the  name, 
Is  self,    in  a  disgu  se. 

2  True  zeal  is  lae.'citul   and  mild, 
Ciu  pity  and    rorbear ; 

The  false  is  headstroag  fierce  and  wild; 
And  breathes    fcvenge    ind  war. 

3  While  zeal  for  truth  the  Christian  warms, 
He   k.iows   tiie   Wurth  of  peace; 

But  self  contLndb  for  names  and  forms, 
Its   party   to   increase. 

4  Zeal   nas  attain'd  its  higliest  aim, 
its  end  is   satisfied. 

If  sioners  love   the  Saviour's  name  ; 
Nor  seeks  it  aught  beside. 


148,  149 

5  But  self,  however  well  employ 'd, 
Has  its  own    ends  in   view ; 
And  says,   as  boastiig  Jehu  cried, 
"Come,  see   what  I  can  do!" 

Hymn  148.    CM.     Doddridge.  « 

Christmas,  Irish. 
ZenI  and  vigour  in  the   Christian   race- 
1  A  WAKE,raysoull stretch everjnerve, 
A.  And  press  with  vigour   on  : 
A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an   immortal  crown. 

3  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  survey : 
Forget   the  steps  already  trod, 
And   onward  urge   thy  way. 
3  *Tis  God's  all-animating  voice 

That  calls  thee  from  on  high; 
'Tis  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 

To  thine  uplifted  eye: — 
4That  prize,  with  peerless  glories  bright, 
Which   shall  new  lustre   boast, 
When  victors'  wreaths  and  monarchs' 
gems 
Shall  blend  in  common  dust. 


vwwvvw 

THE  CHRISTIAN. 
HxMN  149.    L.  M.     Cowfier,     ^ 

Portugal,  Oporto. 

The    Christian. 

1  TTONOUR  and  happiness   unite 
Xa  To  make  the  Christian's  name  a 

praise  : 
How  fair  the  scene,  how  clear  the  light, 
That   fills   the    remnant  of  his    days. 

2  A   kingly  character  he    bears. 

No  change  his  priestly   office   knows  ; 
Unfading   is  the   crown   he   wears, 
His  joys  can   never  reach  a   close. 

3  Adorned  with    glory  from   on    high, 
Salvation    shines   upon  his    face  ; 
His  robe   is    of  the    ethereal   dye. 
His  steps    are   dignity    and  grace, 

4  Inferior   honours  he   disdains, 

Nor  stoops  to  take  applause  from  earth; 
The  King  of  kings  himself  maintains 
The   expenses  of  his    heavenly   birth. 

5  The  noblest  creatures   seen  below, 
Ordain'd  to    fill  a    throne  above; 
God   gives   him   all   he    can  bestow. 
His  kingdom  of  eternal  love  1 

6  My  soul  is  ravish'd  at  the  thought  I 
Methinks  from  earth  I  see  him  rise ; 
Angels    congratulate   his   lot, 

And  shout  bim  welcome  to  the  skies, 
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150,  151,  Ibt 
Hymn  150.     8.7.     B,  Turner.      2Ss. 

Northampton  Chapel,  Siciliali  Hymn. 

Supplicating— Jesus,   thou    So7i    of   David,    have 
mercy    on  me. 

1  XESU3!   fu.i  of  A.  compassion, 
«l   Hear  thy  humble  suppliant's  cry  ; 
Let   me   know  thy   great    salvation: 

See!  I  languish,    faint,   and   die. 

2  Guiltv,  but  with  heart  relenting 

Overwhehu'd  with  helpless  grief, 
Prostrate   at   thy  feet  repenting. 
Send,   O  send  me  quick   relief. 

3  On  the  word  thy   blood  hath  sealed 

Hangs  my  everlasting  all; 
Let  thy  arm   be  now  revealed ; 
Stay,  O   stay  me,  lest  I  fall! 

4  In  the  world  of  endles'^.   ruin. 

Let  it  never.   Lord,  be  said, 
'•  Here's  a  soul  that  perish'd  suein.^ 
"  For  the   boasted  Saviour's  aid!" 
aSav'd!  the  deed  shall  spread  new  glory, . 
Through  the  shining  realms  above  ! 
Angels  sing  the   pleasing   story, 
All  enraptur'd  with  thy  love ! 

Hymn  151.   CM.   Watts^s  Sermons.^- 

Tisbury,  Carthage. 

The  inward  witness   of  Christianitih 
l\lf  ITNESS,  ye  saints,  that  Christ 
TV  is  true ; 

Tell   how  his  name  imparts 
The  life   of  grace  and   glory   too; 
Ye  have  it  in  your   hearts. 

2  The  heavenly  building   is  begun 

When  ye  receive  the  Lord  ; 
His  hands  shall  lay  the  crowning  stone, 

And  will  perform  his   word. 
3 Your  souls  are  form'd  by  wisdom's  rule.= , 

Your  joys   and  graces  shine  ; 
Yo  1  neod  no  learning  of  the  schools. 

To  prove  your  faith   divine. 
4  Let  heathens  scoff,  and  Jews  oppose, 
Let  Satan's  bolts  be  huri' i ;    [shows 
There's  something  wrought  wi  hin  you 
That  Jesus  saves  the  world. 

Hymn  152.  CM.W^tts'sS^rmons.'^ovb 

Bedford,  China,   Barbj', 
Fit'sh   and   spirit. 
IT^r^f  A  I'  vain  desires   and  passio-^s- 
f  *    Attend  this  mortal  clay  !     [vain 
Ofi  have  they  pierc'd  my  soul 'with 
And  drawn  my  heart  astray,  [pain, 
2H'w  have  I  wander'd  from  my  God, 

And   follow'd.  sin  and   sham'^. 
In   this  vile  world  of  fli'sh  and  blood 
Defil'd   my  nobler  name  ! 

3  Forever  blessed   be  thv  grace 

That  form 'd'  my  spirit  new, 


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And  made  it  of  an  hiCaven-born  race, 
Thy  g;ory   to  pursue. 

4 My  spirit  holds  perpetual   war. 
And   wresdes  and  complains, 
And  views  the  happy  moment  near 
That  shall  disS  ;ive   its   chains. 

5  Cheerful  in  death  I  close  my  eyes 
To  part  with   every   lust, 
And  chi^rge  mv  flesh,  when'er  it  rise, 
To   leave   them   in  the  dust. 

Hymn  153.    7s.     Cowfier.        » 

Bath-Abbey,  Condolence. 

Welcoming  the  cross. 

1  ?fl\iS  my   happiness  below 

X  Not  to  live  without  the  cross ; 
But   the  Saviour's    power  to  know, 

Sanctif'  ing  every   loss  i 
Trials  must  and  will  befall; 

But — with   Immble  faith    to  see 
Love  inscrib'd  upon  them   all, 

This  is   happiness  to  me. 

2  God,  in   Israel,  sows  the  seeds 

Of  affliction,  piin,  and  toil; 
These  spring  up,  and  choke  the  weeds 

Which  would  else  o'erspread  the 
Trials  make  the  promise  sweet;  [s  il: 

Trials  give  new  life  to  prayer: 
Trials  bring  me  to  his  feet^— 

Lay   me  low  and  keep  me  there. 

Hymn  154.    8s.  * 

Hampton,  Lansbtth. 

Faith  fainting, 

flT?  Ncompass'd  with  clouds  of  distress, 

Jj^  Just  ready  all  hope  to  resign, 

I  pant  for  the  light  of  thy  fdce. 

And  fe  ir  it  will  never  be   mine : 
Di^hearten'd  with  waiting   so  long, 
I   sink  at  thy  feet   with  my  lo  (d ; 
All  plaintive  I  pour  out   n-y   song. 
And  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto  God. 

S  Shine,  Lord  !  and  my  terror  shall  cease  : 

The   blood   of  atonement  apply; 
And  lead  me  to  Jesus  for  peace, — 

The  rock  that  is  higher  than   1 : 
Speak,  Saviour !  for  swett  is  thy  voice. 

Thy  presence  is  fair  to  behold ; 
Attend  to  my   sorrows  ar-d  cries, 

My  gro'inings  that  cannot  be  told. 
3  Dear  Lord,  if  thy  love  hath  design'd 

No  covenant  b  essing  for  rac, 
Ah!    ttll  me  how   is  it  I  fi'id 

Some  pleasure  in  wait  ng  for  thec.*^ 
Almighty  t;o  rescue  thou  art ; 

Thy  grace  is  ray  shield  and  my  tower, 
Come,  succour  and  gladden  my  heart : 

Let  this  be  the  day  of  thy"  power. 


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m 


Hymn  155.    C.  M.     Williams. 

Hymn  Second,   Meat". 

D  voiion. 
ITy^HiLsrthee  I  seek,  protecting  Povv- 
Be  my  vahi  wisnes  stiU'd  ;    [er  ! 
And   mav  this  consecrated   hour 
With   better  hopes  be  fiU'd. 
2Thy  love  the  power  of  thoughtbestow'd , 
Vq  thee  my  thougiiis  would  soar  : 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flow*d  \ 
That   mercy  I   ad;)re. 

3  h\  each  event  of  life,  how    clear 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see! 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul   most  dear. 
Because     conferr'd  by  thee. 

4  Ifl  every  joy   that  crowns   my  days, 

In   every  pain   I    bear. 
My  heart  shaU  find  delight  in  praise. 
Or  seek  i*elief  in  prayer. 

5  When  gladness  wings  my  favour'd  hour. 

Thy    love  my    thoughts  snail   fill ; 
Resign*d,when  storms  of  iiorrow  lower. 
My   soul  shall   meet   thy   will. 

6  M\    lifted  eye,  without  a   tear, 

The  gathering   storm  shall  see  ; 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear; 
That  heart  will  rest  on  thee. 

Hymn  156.    L.  M.    H.K.White.    « 

Eaton,  Leeds,  China. 

The   Star  of  Bet/tlehem. 
1^'^7'HliN  marshall'd  on  the  nightly 
y  T  plain, 

The  glittering  host  bestud  the  sky  ; 
One   star  alone,  of  all    the   train. 
Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eye. 

2Hark!harkl  lo  God  the  chorus  breaks, 
From  eveiy  host,  from  every  gem  ; 
But  one  alone    the   Saviour    speaks. 
It  is  the  star  of  Bethlehem. 

3  Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode, [dark. 

The  storm  was  loud,  the  night  was 
The  ocean  yawn'd,  ar.d  rudely  biow'd 
'i'he  wind  that  toss'd  my  foundering 
bark. 

4  Deep  horror  then  my  vitals   froze, 

D.ath-btruck,  1  ceas'd   the  tide  to 
When  suddenly  a  star  arose,     [stem  : 
It  was  the   star  of  Bethlehem. 

5  It  was  my  guide,   my   light,    my  all. 

It  bade  my  dark  forebodings  cease  ; 

A '-'d  through  the   storm  and  dimger's 

It  led  me  to  the  port  ot  peace,  [thrall, 

6  Now  ssfely  moor'd — my  perils  o'er, 

I'll   sing,   first  in  night's  diadem  ; 
Forever   ahd  forevermore, 
The  star— the  star  of  Betlilehem, 


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Stade,  Abridge. 

Thf  h'Jdc.z  life  of  u  Christian. 
fi  vPPY  saal !  that  lives  on  high  ; 
\Vh»ie  men  lie   grovelling  here  ! 
His  11-  pt  s  are  hxM   ab  've  the  sky, 

Aad  faith  forbids  his  fear. 
2  Hib  conscience  knows  no  secret  stings, 

While  peace  and  joy   combine 
To  forir.  a  l.fe  whose  holy   springs 

Are   hidden  and  divinCo 
3 He   waits  in   secret  on  his  God; 

His  God  in  secret  sees  : 
Let  earth  be.   all  in  arms  abroad, 
He  dweds   in  heavenly  p.ace. 

4  His  pleasures  rise  from  things  unseen, 

J:i.:;yond   tii.s  world  and   time, 
Where  neither  e\  es  nor  ears  have  been, 
>jor  thoughts  'jf  sinners  climb. 

5  He  wants  no  pomp  nor  royal  throne 

To  raise  his  figore   here ; 
Content  ind  pleas'd  to  live  unknown 
Till  Christ,   his  life,  appear, 

6  He  looks  to  heaven's  eternal   hill 

To  meet  that   glorious  day ; 
But  patient  waits  his  bavicjui-'s  will 
To  fetch  his  soul   away. 

Hymn  158      7s,     Cowfier.        » 

Hotham,  Bath-Abbey. 

Te}nlitedjnitfijing  to  Christ  the  refuge. 

1  XESUS,    lovcr   of  my   soul, 
«l    Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly, 
While   the    raging   biU)WS   roll, — 

While  the   tempest    still  is  liigh  ! 
Hide  me,   O   my   Saviour,  hide. 

Till  the  storm  of  life    is   past; 
Safe  into  XX\?  haven   guide  ; 

O,  receive  my  soul  at  I  ist. 

2  Other   refuge  have  I  none, — 

Hangs  my  hi  Ipless  soul  on  thee ; 
Leave,  ah;   l^ave   me  not  iiione, 

Stili   support  and    comfort   me: 
Ail  my  trust  on   thee  is  stay'd, 

Ail  my   help  from   thee   1  bring: 
Cover  my  defenceless  head 

With  the  shadow  of   thy  wing. 

3  Thou,   O  Christ,  art  all   I   want; 

All   in  all  in  thee  I   fi'id! 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint. 

Heal  I  he  sick,  and  lead   the  blind. 
Just  and  holy  is  thy   name, 

I   am  all  unrighteousness. 
Vile   and  f u  1  of  sin  I   am. 

Thou  art  full  nf  truth  and  grace. 
Hymn  159.    CM.     S'eele.bov2^ 

Dorset,  Windsor,    St.   Anns. 
Wrdking  in  darkness,  and  trusthiff  in  God. 
l]-|.KAR,gracious  God, my  humble  ruvian, 
To  thee  1  breathe  my  sighs : 


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160,  16  it 


When  will  the  mournful  night  be  gi)ne? 
And    when    my  joys  arise  .^ 

2My  God — ()  could  I  make  the  claim-— 
My  Father  and    my    friend, 
And  call  thee  mine,   by  every  name 
On  which  thy  saints  depend! 

3  By  every  name  of  power  and  love, 

1  wuuld  thy  grace   entreat : 
Nor  s-.ould  my  humble  hopes  remove, 
Nor   leave   thy  sacred  seat. 

4  Yet  though  inj  soul  in  darkness  mourns, 

Thy   -vord  is  all   my    sia    ; 
Here  I  would  rest  til;  light  returns. 
Thy  presence  makes  my  day. 

Hymn  160     CM.    A'.'won.     b  ir  ^ 

St.  Davids,  Dandee,  York. 

0  that  I  were  us  in  month'i  pant. 

\  O  WEE!  was  the  tiaie,  when  first  I  felt 

O -The  Savijur's  pardoning  biood 

Appiy'd  to  cleanse  my  soulfro.-n  guilt, 

And    bring   me   home  to  God. 

2  Soon  as  the  morn  ths  light  reveal'd. 
His  prai'.es  tun'd  my  tongue; 
And  wheti  thee  veiling  shades  (jrevail'd 
His  lave  was  all   my  song. 

2  In  vain  the  ttmpter  spreads  his  wiles; 
The  world  no  more  ecu  id  charm  ; 
I  liv'd  upon  my  Saviour's  smiles. 
And  lean'd  upon   his  arm. 
4ln  praver  my  soul  drew  near  the  Lord, 

And   saw   his  glory   shine  ; 
And  when   I  read   his  holy  word, 
I  call'd  each  promise   mine. 
5N0W,  when  the  evening  shade  prevails, 
My  soul   in   darkness   mourns ; 
And  when  the  morn  the  light  reveals, 
No  light  to  me   returns. 

6  My  prayers  are  now  a  chattering  noise. 
Fir  Je^us  hides   his   face; 
I   read,  the  promise  m  ets  my  ej'^es, 
But  will   not   reach   my  case. 
TNow  Satan   threatens   to  prevail. 
And   make  my   sival  his  prey  ; 
Yet,  Lord,  thy  mercies  caanjt  fail, 
O  come   without  delay. 

Hymn  161.    C.  M.     Steele.        «B 

Charmouth,  Canterbury,  Bedford. 

Troubl'-d,  but  making  God  a  refuge, 

1  yi|  (i\R    Refuge  of  my  weary  s'ul, 
Jl*  On  tnee,    whei   sorr;)ws  rise, 

Oi  thee,  waen  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
My  ftin'dig  hope  relies, 

2  To  tiiee  I  tell  each  rising   grief, 

For  thou  alone  canst  heal; 
Thy  word  can  bring  a  sweet  relief 
For  every  pain  1  feel. 


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3  But  O  !  when  gloomy  doubts  prevail. 

I  fear  to  call  thee  mine  ; 
The  springs  of  comfort  seem  to  fail. 
And  all   my  hopes  clecrme. 

4  Yet  gracious  God,  where  shall  I  flee  ? 

Thou  art  my  only   trust  ; 
And  still  my  soul  would  cleave  to  thet , 
Though  prostrate   in  the    dust. 

Hymn  162.     8. 7.  4.     Fmvci'tt.     * 

Tamworth,  Littleton. 

Cast  down,  yH  hojiing  in  God. 

1  ^"k  MY  soul,  what  means  this  sadness  ? 
\.T  VVherefore  art  thou  thus  cast  down? 

Let  thy  griefs  be  turn'd  to  gladness, 
Bid  thy   restless   fears   be   gone  ; 
Look   to    Jesu?, 
And   rejoice   in   his  dear   name. 

2  What  though  Satan's  strong  temptation? 
V   Vex  and  grieve  thee  day  by  day, 
And   thy    sinful   inclinations 

Often   fill   tliee    with  dismay; 
Thou    shalt  conquer, 
Through  the   Lamb's  redeeming  blood. 

3  Though  Xen  thousand  ills  beset   thee, 

From  without  and  from  within  ; 
Jesus  paith,    he"")!    ne''er   forget  tliee, 

But  will  save  from  hell  and  sin: 
He   is  faithful 
To    perform    his   gracious  word. 

4  Thoi]gli    distresses  now    attend    thee, 

And^  thou  tread'st  the  thorny  road  ; 
His  riglit  haud  shall  still   defend   thee  ; 

Soon  he'll  bring  thee  home  to  God! 
Therefore    praise    him, 
Praise  the   great    Redeemer's  name. 

Hymn  163.     L.  M.     Mwton.      * 

Portugal,  Dunstan,  Bath. 

p>'ai/er  answered  bii  CJ'Ossfs. 

1 1"  ASK'D  the  Lord  that  I  might  grow 

I   In  faith,  and  love,  and  every  grace; 

Might  more  of  his  salvation  know, 

And    seek,   more   earnestly,    his   face. 

2  'Tvvas  he  who  taught  me  thus  to  pray, 
And  he,  I  trust,  has  answer'd  prayer; 
But    it   has   been    in   such   a    way 

As    ahuost  drove   me    to  despair. 

3  I    hopM   that  in   some   favoured    hour 
At   once    he'd    ansv/er   my   request, 
And   by  his   love's  constraining;  power 
Subdue  my  sin?,   and   give   me  rest. 

4- Instead    of  this,    he   made  me    feel 
The   hidden  evils   of  ray  heart. 
And  let  the  angry   powers  of  hell 
Assault   my  soul   in  every   part. 

5  Yea, more,  with  his  own  hand  he  seem'd 
Intent  to  aggravate  my  wo  j 


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164,  165 


Cross'd  all  the  fair  designs  I  sehem'd, 
Blasted  my  gourds,  and  laid   me  low. 

6  "  Lord,  why  is  this ?"  I  trembling  cried, 
"  Wilt  thou  pursue  thy  worm  to  death  ?" 
"  ' Tis  in  this  way,"  the  Lord  replied, 
*'  I  answer  prayer  for  grace  and  faith  ; 

7  '•'•  These   inward   trials   I    employ, 
'VFrom  self  and  pride  to  set  thee  free  . 
'^  And  break  thy  schemes  of  earthly  joy 
''  That  thou  may'st  seek  thy  all  in  me.'»- 


Hymn  161.   L.  M.    lVafts*.9  Sermons.  ^ 

Dunstan,  Rothwell,  Wells. 
</   Chris fian^    {''eu.nira. — All  things. 

1  ilJOW  vast  the  treasure  we  possess  ! 
BTIHow  rich  thy  bounty,King  of  grace. 

This  world  is  ours,  and  worlds  to  come  ! 
Earth  is  our  lodge, and  heaven  our  home. 

2  Paul  is  our  teacher;  while  he  speaks. 
The  shadows  flee,  the  morning  breaks, 
His  words  like  beams  of  knowledge  shine 
And  fill  our  souls  with  light  divine. 

3  Cephas  is  ours  :    he  makes  us  feel 
The   kindlings   of  celestial   zeal: 
While  sweet  Apollos'  charming  voice 
Gives  us  a  taste  of  heavenly  joys, 

4  The  springing  corn,  the  stately  wood, 
Grow  to  provide  us  house  and  food, 
Fire,  air,  earth,  water,  join  their  force, 
All  nature  serves  tis  in  her  course. 

5  The  sun  rolls  round  to  make  our  day,. 
The  moon  directs  our  nightly  Avay  ; 
W^hile  angels  bear   us   in   their   arras, 
And  shield  us  from  ten  thousand  harms. 

6  O  glorious  portion  of  the  saints ! 
Let  faith  suppress  our  sore  complaints  ; 
And  tune  our  hearts  and  tongues  to  sing 
Our  bounteous  God,  our  sovereign  King. 

Hymn  165.    CM      IVatts^s  Lyrics.  » 

Barby,    Yoi-k. 

The  com/iarison  and  com/ilamt. 
IXNFINITE   Power,   eternal  Lord, 
JL  How  sovereign  is  thy   hand  I 
All   nature  rose  t'  obey   thy   word, 
And   moves  at  thy  command. 

2  With  steady  course  thy  shining  sun 

Keeps  his  appointed   way : 
And   all   the  hours  obedient  run 
The  ci'xle  of  the  day. 

3  But,  ah'    how  wide  my  spirit  flies. 

And  wanders  from    her   God! 
My  sou!   forgets  the  heavenly  prize,.. 
And  treids  the  downward  road. 

4  Great  God.  create  my  soul  anew. 

Conform   my  heart  to   thine, 
Melt  down  my  will,   and  let  it  flow. 
And  take  the  mould  divine. 


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169,  no 


'W 


5  Then  shall  my  feet  no  more  depart, 

Nc;r  wandering  senses  rove ; 
Devotion  shall  be   all  my   heart, 
And  all  my   passions  love. 
HxMxV  166.    L.  M.     Cow/ier.      « 

Eaton,  Rothvvell. 

Return  of  j'jy. 
'HEN  darkness  long  has  veil'd  my 
mind, 

And  smiling  day   once   more  appears  ; 
Then,    ray   Redeemer  I    then    I    find 
The   folly   of  my  doubts  and   fears. 

2  I  chide   my    unbelievin°r    heart  ; 
And   blush   that    I    should    ever   be 
Thus    prone   to   act  so    base    a   part, 
Or  harbour  one  hard   thought   of  thee. 

3  O,  let  me  then,  at  length,  be  taught 
(What  I  am  still  so  slow  to  learn,) 
That  God  is  love,  and  changes  not. 
Nor  knows   the  .shadow   of  a  turn. 

4  Sweet   truth,    and   easy    to  repeat ; 
But   when  my   faith   is   sharply  tried, 
I    find   m^'self  a   learner    yet. 
Unskilful,    weak,    and   apt    to   s!ide. 

5  But,  O  my  Lord,  one  look  from   thee 
Subdues    the    disobedient  will  ; 
Drives   doubt  and    discontent    away, 
And  thy   rebe'liou?   worm   is    still. 

6  Thou   art  as    ready  to   forgive, 
As    I   am   ready   to  repine  ; 

Thou  therefore  all   the  praise  receive  ; 
Be   shame  and  self-abhorrence   mine. 

Hymn  167.    C.  M.     Mrs.  Steele.    ^ 

Carthage,  Hyma  Second. 

7'///=  niijireme  good, 
IT  X /"HEN  fancy  spreads  her  boldest 
Vy  And  war.dersuaconfin'd  [wings, 
Amid  the  unbounded  scene  of  things. 
Which   entertain  the  mind: 

2  In  vain   we  trace  creation  o'er. 

In   search  of  sacred  rest ; 
The  whi»le  creation  is  too   poor, 
Too   mean  to  m?ke   us   blest. 

3  In  vain  would  this  low  world  employ 

Each  flattering  specious  wile  ; 
There's  nought  can  yield   a  real  joy, 
But  our  Creator's  smile. 

4  Let  earth  and  all  her  charms  depart, 

Unworthy   of  the   mind ; 
In   God   alcne  thi.>.  restless  heart 
An  equal  bliss  can   find. 

Hymn  168.     L.  M.     Scott.         % 

Queicj-,  Carthag'e,  Psalm  97th. 

IJbfrAj    ;/'  conscience. 
1  A  BSURD  and  vain  attempt!  to  bind, 
XJLVVith  iron  chains,the  free-born  mind;  i 


To   force   conviction,   and  reclaim 
The  wandering  by   destructive   flame. 

2  Bold  arrogance,  to  snatch  from  Heavea 
Dominion  not   to   mortals   given ! 
O^er  conscience   to    usurp   the  throne, 
Accountable    to    God    alone. 

3  Jesus,   thy   gentle   law   of  love 
Does  no   such  cruelties   approve  ; 
Mild   as    thyself,  thy  doctrine   wields 
No  arms,  but  what  persuasion  yields. 

4  ^y  proofs  divine,   and  reasons  strong^ 
It   draws    the   willing  soul    along; 
And  conquests  to  thy  church  acquires. 
By  eloquence  which   Heaven  inspires. 

Hymn  169,    L-  M.     .Ytio-.n      « 

Blendoiij  Pialm  97th,  Castlc-Slreet. 

Man  by  namre,  grace  and  glory. 

1  T  ORD,   what  is  man  I    extremes 
ii  how  wide 

In   this   mysterious  nature  join ! 

The  flesh,  to  worms  and  dust  allied, 

The  soul  immortal  and  divine  ! 

2  Divine   at  first,  a  holy  flame, 

Kindled  by  the  Almighty's  breath  ; 

Till,  ^tain'(l  by   sin,  it  s  on   became 

The  seatof  darkness,strife,and  death. 

3  But   Jesus,  O '    amazing  grace  ! 

Assum'd  our  nature   as  his    own, 
ObeyM  and   suffer'd   in   our  pl^ce. 
Then  took  it  with  him  to  his  throne. 

4  Now  what  is  man,  when  grace  reveals 

The  virtue  of  a  Saviour's  blood  ? 
\gain  a  life  divine  he  feels. 
Despises  earlh,and  walks  with  God. 

5  And  what  in  yonder  realms  above. 

Is  ransom 'd   man  ordain 'd  to  be  f 
With  honour,   holiness,   and    love. 
No  seraph  more   adorn'd  than  he. 

6  Nearest  the  throne,  and  first  in  song, 

Man  shall  his   halL-iujaas  raise; 
Vhile  wondering  ange  s  round  him 
th-ong, 
x\nd  swell  the  chorus  of  his  praise. 

Hymn  170.     L,  M.     BarhauUl.     ^ 

Traro,  Sboel,  97th   Psalm. 
The    Christian    wa-f^'e. 

1  A   WAKE,  ray  soul!  lift  np  thine  eyes; 
XjL  See  where  thy  foes  against  thee  rise 
In  long    array,    a   numerous   host; 
Awake,   my   soul  I  or   thou    art   k)st. 

2  See   where   rebellious   passions    rage, 
And   fierce    de'^ires   and   lusts  engage ; 
The    meanest    foe   of  all   the  train 
Has  thousi',!'..ip  and  ten  thousands  slain. 

^  PhTU  tread\st  upon  enchanted  ground  ; 
Perils   and  snares   beset   thee    round ; 


171,  172 


WORSHIP. 


173,  174,  175 


Beware  of  all ;   guard  every   part ; 
But  most,    the    traitor    in   thy    heart. 

4  Come  then, my  soul  I  now  learn  to  wield 
The  weight  of  thine  immortal  shield  ; 
Put   on   the    armour   from    above 

Of  heavenly  truth,  and  heavenly  love. 

5  The   terror   and  the  charm  repel, 
And  powers  of  earth,  and  powers  of  hell; 
The  man  of  Calvary    triumphed  here  : 
"Why  should  his  faithful  followers  fear  ? 

Hymn  171.     CM.     Barbauld.  X 

Hymn  2d,  Barby,  Abridge. 

The   Christia7i  pilgn?7i. 

1 4^UK  country  is  Immanuers  ground, 

\y  We  seek   that  promis'd   soil: 

The  songs  of  Siun   cheer  our  her.rts, 

While  strangers  here  we   toil 

2  0ft  do  our  eyes   with  joy  o'erfiow, 

And  oft   are  bath'd  ia'te^irs; 
Yet  nought  but  heaven  our  hopes  can 
And  nought  but  sin  our  fears-  [raisf, 

3  Our  powers  art*  oft  dissoiv'd   away 

In  ecstasies  of  i ove ; 
And  -while  our  bodies  wander  here, 
Our  souls  are  iix'd  above. 

4  We  purge  our  nriortal  dross  away, 

Refining  as   we   run ; 
But  while  we  die  to  e:%rth  and  sense, 
Our  heaven  is   here   be^u. 

WORSHIP. 
Hymn  172.     L.  M.     Pres.  Davies.    » 

Bath,  Angels  Hymn. 

Privaf.-'  ivornhi{i- — -SV  If  excnnination. 
l^'By^rilAT  strange    perplexities  arise  ; 
f  ▼   What  anxious  fears  and  jealousies! 

What  crowds  in  doubful    light  appear  ! 

How  few,    alas!    approv'd    and  clear  I 

2  And    what    am  I  ? — My   soul,  awake, 
And    an   impartial   survey   t^ike : 
Does  no  dark  sign,    no  ground  of  fear. 
In   practice    or   in  heart    appear? 

3 What  image   does   my   spirit    befir.^ 
Is   Jesus    form''d    and    living   there? 
Say,    do    his    lineaments   divine 
In  thought,  and  word,  and  action  shine  ? 

4  Searcher  of  hearts,  O  search  me  still  ; 
The    secrets    of   my   soul   reveal ; 
My   fears    remove  :  let   me    appear 
To  God, and  my  own  conscience,  clear. 

5  Scatter  the  clouds,  which  o^er  my  head 
Thick  glooms  of  dubious  terror  spread  ; 
Lead    me   into    celestial    day. 

And,  to  myself,   myself  display. 

6  May  I  at  that  blest  world  arrive,  [live, 
Where  Christ  through  all  my  soul  shall 


And  give   i^W  proof  that  he  is  there, 
Without  one  gloomy  doubt  or  fear. 

Hymn  173.     L.  M.     Doddridge.    iSL 
Portugal,  Castle   Street. 
Pamily  wo  fihi/i. 

1  RATHER   of  all,  thy  care  we  bless, 
JT    W^hich   crowns   our   families  with 

peace  ; 
From  thee  they  spring,  and  by  thy  hand 
They  have  been,  and  are  still  sustain'd. 

2  To  God,  most  worthy  to  be  prais'd, 
Be  our  domestic  altars  raisM  ;  ' 
Who,Lord  of  heaven,scorns  not  to  dwell 
With    saints  in  their  obscurest   cell, 

3  To  thee   may   each   united   house, 
Morning   and   night,   present  its  vows  ; 
Our   servants  there,    and   rising   race. 
Be  taught  thy  precepts,  and  thy  grace. 

4  0    may   each   future   age    proclaim 
The  honours  of  thy  glorious   name  ! 
While  pltas'd  and  thankful  we  remove, 
To  join  the  family   above. 

Hymn  17'4.     C.  M.     Doddridge.  * 

Arlington,  York,  Hymn   2d. 
Christ^s  condescending  regard    to    little   children. 

I Q  EE  Isi-^e.'s  get  lit^  Shepherd  stand, . 
^  With   all-eng.sging  charms ; 
Hark!  how  he  calls  the  tc.ider  lambs, 
And  tolds   them   in  his  arms ! 

2  *'  Permit  tbem  to  approach,'*  he  cries, 

"Nor  scorn    their  humble   name; 
*'  For  'twas  to  bless  such  sdlils  as  these, 
"The   Lod  of  angels  came." 

3  We  bring  them, Lord,  bj  fervent  prayer, 

Ad   yield  them   up  to  thee; 
Joyful   that   we  ourseives  are  thine. 
Thine   let  cur  ofFspiing  be! 

4  If  orphans  they  are  left  behind, 

Thv  guardini   care  we   trust; 
That  care  shall  heal  our  b'eeding  hearts, 
If  weeping  o'er   their    dust. 

Hymn  175.     148th.    B,  Francis,    SR 

•Triumph,  Portsmouth. 

On  ofifmng  a  filace  of  luorshifi. 

1  j^  KEA'r   Kaig  of   glory,  come, 
\W   And   with   thy  favour  crown 
This  temple    as  thy   dome. 
This   people   as  thy  own : 

Beneath  this  roof,  O   deign  to  show 
How  God  can  dwell  with  men  below  ! 

2  Here   may   thine  ears   attend 
Our  interceding  cries. 

And  grateful  praise  ascend, 
All  fragrant,    to  the  skies. 
Here  may  thy  word  melodious  sound, 
And  spread  celestial  joys  around  \ 


^76,  177,  178 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP....LORD'S  DAY. 


179,  180 


3  Here  may  the  attentive  throng 
Imliibe  thy  truth  and  love. 
And  converts  join  the  song 
Of  seraphim   above. 

And  willing  crowds  surround  thy  board, 
With  sacred  joy  and   sweet  accord  ! 

4  Here,   may  our  unborn  sons 
And  daughters  sound   thy  praise, 
And  shine,  like  polish'd   stones 
Through  Jong  succeeding  days,; 

Here,  Lord,  display  tuy  saving  power, 
While  temples  stand,  and  men  adore. 

Hymn  176.     L.  M.    Doddridge.    2SL 

Gloucester,  Oporto,  Newcourt. 
On  ofienin^  a  place  of  ivorshifi. 
2^  REAT  God,  thy  watchful  care  we 
\J  bless, 

"Which  guards  our  synagogues  in  peace  ; 
Nor   dare    tumultuous    foes    invade. 
To  fill   our   worshippers    with   dread. 

2  These  walls  we  to  thy  honour  raise  ; 
Long  may  they  echo  to  thy  praise  ; 
And  thou,  descending,  fill  the  place 
With   choicest  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

3  Here  let  the  great  Redeemer  reign 
With   all   the  graces   of  his  train  ; 
While  power  divine   his  word  attends. 
To  conquer  foes,  and  cheer  his  friends. 

4  And  in  the   great  decisive   day. 
When    God    the   nations  shall  survey. 
May  it   before    the   world    appear. 
That  crowds  were  born  to  glory  here. 

HxMN  177.    S.  M.     5.  Stennett.     ^ 

St.  Thomas,  Felham. 
The  fdeasures  of  social  worship. 

1  JlfOW  charming  is  the  place, 
JjL  Where   my  Redeemer  God 

Unveils  the  beauties  of  his  face, 
And  sheds   his  love  abroad  ) 

2  To  him  their  prayers  and  cries 
Each  humble   soul  presents: 

He  listens  to  their  broken  sighs. 
And   grants  them   all  their  wants. 

3  To  them  his  sovereign   will 
He  graciously  imparts; 

And  in  return  accepts,  with  smiles, 
The   tribute  of  their   hearts. 

4  Give  me,   ()   Lord,  a  place 

Within  thy  blest  abode, 
Among  the  children   of  thy  grace, 
The  servants  of  my   God. 

Hymn  178.   S.  M.    Watts^s  Lyrics.  ^ 

Hopkins,    VTatchman. 

Forrn>i  -vuin  withoul:  religion. 
1      A  LMIGHTY  Maker,  God ! 
i*_  How  wondrous  is  thy  name! 


Thy  glories  how  diffused  abroad 
Through   the  cieation^'s  frame ! 

2  Nature,   in  every  dress. 
Her  humble  homage  pays. 

And  finds  a  thousand  ways  t'  express 
Thine   undissembled  praise. 

3  My  soul  would  rise  and   sing 
To  her  Creator  too; 

Fain  would  my  tongue  adore  my  King, 
And  pay  the  worship   due. 

4  Create   my  soul  anew, 
EKe  all  my   worship's  vain, 

This  wretched  heart  will  ne'er  be  true, 
Until  'lis  form'd  again. 

5  Let  joy  and  worship  spend 
The  remnant  of  my  days, 

And  to  my  God  my  soul  ascend, 
In  sweet  perfumes  of  praise. 

Hymn  179.    L.  M.   JVat(.'>s  Sennons.  jg 

Hymn   Second,  Mear. 
Appearance  before  God  here  and  hereafter. 
1  VtrirllLEI  ambanish'd  from  thy  house 
^^    I   a\our!>  in  secret.    Lord ; 
When  shall  I  come  and  pay  my  vows, 
And   hear  thy  holy   word. 

2 So  while  I  dvvcil  in   bonis  of  clay. 
My   weary  soul  shall  groan  ; 
When  shall  I  wing  my  heavenly  way, 
Axl  stand  before   tiiy  tnrone. 
31  love   to  see   my  Lord  below, 
His  church  displays  his  grace ; 
But  upper  worlds   his  glory  show. 

And   view  him  face  to  face. 
4 1  love   to  worship   at  his  feet, 
Though  sin  attack  me  there. 
But  saints  exidti^d  near  his  seat. 
Have  no  assuaUs   to   fear. 

5  I'm  pleas'd  to  meet  him  in  his  court. 

And  taste  his  heavenly  love; 
But  still  I  think   his  visits  short. 
Or  I  too  soon   remove. 

6  He  shines,  and  I  am  all   dehght; 

He  hides,   and  all   is  pain  ; 
When  will   he  fix  me  in   his  sight. 
And  ne'er  depart  again  ? 

Hymn  180.     L.  M.    J.  SteJinett,     • 

<Evcning  Hymn,  Quercy. 

Thr   Sabbath. 

1   A  NOTHER  six  days'  work  is  done, 
J\.  Another   sabbath  is  begun  ; ' 
Return,    my   soul,    enjoy   thy   rest, 
Improve    the  day   that  God  hath  blest. 

20  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise. 
As  grateful   incense    to    the    skies ; 
And  draw  from  heaven  that  sweel  repose 
Which  none  but  he  that  feels  it  ktio^ws. 


181,  152 


WORSHIP. 


183,  184,  185 


3  This  heavenly  calm   within  the  breast, 
Is   the    dear  pledge  of  glorious   rest, 
Which  for  the  church  of  God  remains, 
The  end    of  cares,    the   end  of  pains. 

4  With  joy, great  God, thy  works  we  view. 
In  various  scenes  both  old  and  new. 
With  praise,  we  think  on  mercies  past ; 
With  hope,   we   future  pleasures  taste. 

5  In    holy   duties    let   Hie   day 
In  holy  pleasures    pass   away  ; 

How  sweet    a   sabbath   thus    to  spend. 
In   hope   of  one  that  ne'er  shall  end. 

Hymn  181.    CM.    Brow?i.       f^ 

Baiby,  Mtar,  York. 

A  hymn  for  the  evenin};  of  the  LorrPs  riay. 

ITj^KEQUENT  '\\t  day  of  God  returns, 

JL    I'o  stied  its  quickenirg  btarris  . 

And   yet  how   slow  devf  tion   burns  ; 

How   languid  are  its  flames! 

2  Accept  ^u^  faint  attempts  to  love, 
Our  frailties,   Lord,  forgivt' ; 
V\'e  Wi.uki   be  like  thy   saints  above, 
And  praise  thee   while  we  live. 

o  Increase,  O  Lord,  our  faith  and  hope, 
And  fit  us  to  ascend. 
Where  the  assembly  ne'er  breaks  up. 
The  sabbath  ne*er  shall  end  ; 

4  Where  we  shall  breathe  in  heavenly  air. 

With  heavenly  lustre  shine ; 
Before  the  throne  of  God  appear, 
And  feast  on  love  divine. 

Hymn  182.     CM.     Barbauld    & 

Cluistmas,  Dundee,  St.  Davids. 

The  Lord' 8-day  morning. 
GAIN  the  Lord  of  life  and  light 
Awakes   the  kindling  ray  ; 
Unseals   the  eveijds  of  the   morn, 
And  pours  increasing  day. 

2  0  what  a  night  was  tha?-  which  wrapt 
T'lie  heathen   world  i.)   gloom ! 
O  what  a  sun  which  brcke,  this  day. 
Triumphant   from   the  tomb 

5  This  day  be  griit  ful   homage   paid, 

And   loud  hosann  js  sung  ; 
Let  gladness  dweil  in  every   heart. 
And  praise  on   every   tongue. 

4  Ter.  thousand  f  •ifFerinp-  lips  shall  i«in 

To  hnil  tliis   we  come    morn; 
Which  scattf  rsblfssiiigsf'-  m  its  win^^s 
To  nations  yet  unborn, 

5  Jesus,  the  friend  of  haman  kind, 

V'as   crucified  and  slaiu! — 
BehoM  the  tomb  its  prey   restores  ' 
Behold  he  lives  again! 

6And  while  his  conqueringf chariot  wheels 
Ascend  the  lofty  skies, 


Broken  beneath   his  powerful  cross, 
Death's  iron   sceptre  hes. 

Hymn  183.     L.  M.     Doddridge.    «f 

Antigua,  "Winchester. 
For  the  close  of  fmbiic  iv  or  a  hip, 
irilHlNE  earthly  sabbaths,  Lord,  we 
JL  love  ; 

But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above  ; 
To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire. 
With  cheerful  hope,  and  strong  desire. 

2  No   more   fatigue,   no   more  distress. 
Nor  sin  nor  death  shall  reach  the  place; 
No  groans  shall  mingle   with  the  songs. 
Which  dwell  upon    imrcortal    tongues. 

3  No   rude    alarms    of  angry    foes ; 

No  cares  to  brf  ak  the  long  repose ; 
No  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun, 
But   sacred,  high,    eternal  noon. 

4  0   long   expected    day,   begin; 
DaM'u  on  thtse  realms  of  pain  and  sin  ; 
With  joy  we'll  tread  th'  appointed  road. 
And   sleep   in   death  to  rest  with  God. 

Hymn  184.     L.  M.     Co-tvper.      « 

Quei'cy,  China,  Bath. 

Kxhi^rU'ition   t<}  /I'-ayev. 

1"^^7HAT  various  hindrances  we  meet 

?T     In  coming   to  a  mercy   seat! 
Yet  who  that  knows  the  worth  of  prayer, 
But   wishes  to  be   often   there? 

2  Prayer  makes    the     darkened    cloud 

withdraw, 
Prayer   climbs   the   ladder  Jacob  saw, 
Gives   exercise   to   faith   and   love. 
Brings    every   blessing   from   above. 

3  Restraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight ; 
Prayer  makes    the   Christian's  armour 

bright : 
And   Satan  trembles   when  he   sees 
The    weakest  saint  upon   his  knees.' 

4  While  Moses  stood  with  arms  spread 
Success  was  found  on  Israel's  side[wide. 
But  when  through  weariness  they  fail'd, 
J  hat  moment  Amalek    prevaiPd. 

5  Have  you  no  words!    Ah,  think  again, 
Words  flow  apace  vi'hen  you  com{)lain, 
And   fill   your    fellow-creature's   ear 
V^'ith    the    sad    tale   of  all   your  care. 

6-  Were  half  the  breath  thus  vainly  spent 
To   heaven    in  supplication   sent; 
Your  cheerful  songs  would   oftener  be, 
*^Hear  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  me!" 

Hv.-viN  185.     CM.     R  Jones.    bor« 

VTindsor,    Abridge. 
The  successful  resolve— I  iv'Il go  in  unto  the  King. 
liT^ OMK, humble  tihnri,    :  whrse  breast 
A  thous^nO!  thoughts  revolve ; 


186,  187,  188 


Come,  with  your  guilt  and  fear  opprest, 
And  make  this  last  resolve ! 

2  "I'll  go  to  Jesus,   thousjli   my   sin 
"H.th  like  a  mountain  rose; 
•»  I  know  his  courts,  I'll  en^ter  in, 
**  Whatever  may   oppose. 

0  •*  Vl\  to  the  gracious   King  approach, 

"  vVhose  sceptre  pardon  gives  ; 

'*Perha;)she  may  command  my  touch, 

**  Aiid  then  the  suppliant  lives. 

4 "Perhaps   he  will  admit  my  plea, 

"Perhaps  will   hear  my  prayer; 
••But  if  I  perish,  I   will  pray, 
*'  And  perish  only  there. 

5  ••  I   can  but  pei-ish  if  I  go ; 
**  I  am   resolv'd  to  try ; 
••For,  if  I  stay  away,  I  know 
•*  I  must  forever  die. 

Hymn  186.      L.  M.  (j 

Aimley,  Quercy. 

Parap.hrase  of  the  Lord's  /irayer, 

1  "pATHER,  ador'd  in  worlds  above  ! 
Jl  Thy  glorious  name  be  hallow'd  still; 

Thy  kingdom  come  with  power  and  love, 
And  earth  like  heaven  obey  thy  will. 

2  Lord!  make  our  daily  wants  thy  care: 
Forgive  the  sins  which  we  forsake  : 
And    let  us  in  thy  kindness   share, 
As  feliow-men  of  ours  partake. 

3  Evils  beset  u^  every  hour ! 
Thy   kind  protection  we  implore  : 
Thine  is  the  kingdom,  thine  the  pOw^er  ; 
Be  thine  the  glory  evermore  I 

Hymn  187.    8.  7.  4.    Jay.       ^ 

Helmsley,  Tamwoith. 
^i  blessing  requested. 
14^0MK,  thou  soul-transforming  Spirit, 
\J  Bless  the  sower  and  the  teed ; 
Let  each  heart  thy  gracR  inherit, 
Raise  the  weak,  the  hungry  feed ; 
From  the  Gospel 
Now  supply  thy  people's  need, 
2  0  may  all  enjoy  the  blessing, 
Which  thy  word's  design 'd  to  give  ; 
Let  us  all,   thy  love  possessing, 

Joyfully  the  truth  receive; 
And  forever 

To  thy  praise  and  glory  Kve. 
Hymn  188.    H.  M.     Tofilady. 

Tiiamph,  Portsmouth. 
Jubilee. 

1    T>LOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 
JLf  The  gladly  solemn   souiid ! 
Let  all  the  nations  know, 
To  earth's  retaotest  bound, 
Thf   year  of  jubilee  ja'^coaie, 
Return,  ye  ransom'd  siraiers,  home. 

Y 


BEFORE  AND  AFTER  SERMON. 
2 


189,  190 


JHE 


4 


Exalt  the   Lamb  of  God, 
The  sin-dtoning  Lamb; 
Kedemption   by  his  blood 
Through  all  the  world  proclaim  : 
The  year,  &;c. 

Ye   who  have  sold  for  naught. 
The   heritage  above ; 
Come    take  it  back   unbought. 
The  gift  of  Jesus'  love : 
The  year,   8cc. 

Ye  slaves  of  sin   and  hell, 


Your  liberty  receive ; 
And  safe   in   Jesus  dwell. 
And  blest  in  J"sus  live ; 
The  year,  &c. 

The  gospel  trumpet  hear, 
Tne  news  of  pardoning  grace; 
Ye  happy   souls,  draw  near, 
Behold  your  Saviour's  face : 
The  year,  6cc. 

6    Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest^ 
Hasi  full  atonement  made ; 
Ye  weary  spirits,   rest ; 
Ye  mourning  souls,  be  glad : 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come. 
Return,  ye  ransom'd  sinners,  home. 

Hymn  189.     L.  M.    Doddridge,    U. 

Green's  Hundredth,  Fountain. 

Ezekiel's  vision  ej' the  dry  bones. 
1 T  OOK  down,0  Lord, with  pitying  eye; 
XJ   See  Adam's  race  in  ruin  lie; 
Sin  spreads  its  trophies  o'er  th«  ground, 
And  scatters  slaughted  heaps  around. 

2  And  can  these  mould'ring  corpses  live  ? 
And  can  these  perish'd  bones  revive  ? 
That,  mighty  God,  to  thee  is  known, 
That  wondrous  work  is  all   thy   own. 

3  Thy  ministers   are  sent  in   vain 
To   prophesy   upon   the   slain  ; 

In  vain  they  call,  in  vain  they  cry*^ 
Till  thine  Almighty  aid  is  nigh. 

4  But  if  thy  Spirit  deign  to  breathe, 
Life  spreads  thro'  all  the  realms  of  death; 
Dry  bones  obey  thy  powerful  voice  ; 
They  move,  they  waken,  they  rejoice. 

5  So,   when  thy  trumpet's  awful  sound 
Shall  shake  the  heavens,  and  rend  the 

ground, 
Dead  saints  shall  from  their  tombs  arise, 
And  spring  to  life  bfeyond  the  skies. 

Hymn  190.     C.  M.     Cowfier.    gg 

Abridge,  Parma. 

/'>  light  and  gl.ry  of  God's  word, 
l\?t^HAr  glory  gildi  the  sacred  page  ! 

xvlajeslio  ?ike  the  sut, 

It  gives   H    sight  to    every  age^ 

It  gives,  uuu  borrows  none. 


ir51,192 


.2  His  hand  that  gave  it,  still  supplies 
His  gracious  light   and   heat ; 
His   truciis  upon  the   nations  rise, 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 

3  Let  everlasiirtg  thanks  be   thine 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 
With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 

4  My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 

The  paths  of  iruth  and  love ; 
Till   glory   breaks  upon   my  view 
In  brighter  worlds   above. 


THE    CHURCH. 
4 


193,  194,  193. 


Doddridg(i. 


m 


Hymn  191.    H  M. 

Bethesda,  Trhimiih 
fruitful  shvri^ers,  emblems  of  the  effects  of  the  gospel 
\     1^L/1  AKK   the  soft- falling   snow, 
-LtJL  And  the   descending  rain! 
To  heaven,   from   whence  it  fell, 
It  turns  not  back  again; 


But  waters  earth 
Thro'  every  pore 


And  calls  forth  all 
Her  secret  store. 


ArrayM  in  beauteous  green 
The  hills  and  valleys  shine. 
And  man  and  beast  ,are  fed 
By  providence  divine 


The  copi.  us  seed 
Of  future  years. 


The  harvest  bows 
Jts  golden  ears 
3    So,  salth  the  God  of  grace, 
My  gospel  shall  descend, 
Almighty  to  effect 
The  purpose  I  intend  i 


Millions  ef  souls 
Shall  feel  its  power. 


And  bear  it  down 
To  millions  more 


^ 


Hymn  192.    6.  4. 

>Bermondsey,  Hymn  to  the  Trinity- 
Worthy  the  Lamb. 

CI  LORY  to  God  on  high  ! 
^  Let  earth  and  skies  reply, 
Praise  ye  his  name : 
His  love  and   grace   adore, 
Who  all  our  sorrows  bure; 
Sing  aloud  evermore, 
Worthy  the  Lamb. 

3esus,  our  Lord  and  God, 
Bore  sin's  tremendous  lead. 

Praise  ye  his  name : 
Tell   what  his  arm   hath  done. 
What  spoils  from  death  he  won  : 
Sing  his  great  name  alone; 

'Worthy   ths  Lamb. 
While  they  around  the  throne 
Cheerfully  join  in  one 

Praising  his  name  ; 
Those  who  have  felt  his  blood 
Sealing  tkeir  peace  with  God, 
55ound  his  dear  fame  abroad, 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 


Join,  all  ye  ransom'd  race. 
Our  holy    Lord  to  bless ; 

Praise   ye   his  name: 
In   him    we    will  rejoice. 
And  make   a  joyful   noi-se, 
Shouting   with  heart  and  voice. 

Worthy   the   Lamb, 

Hymn    193.       7s.  28S 

Hotham,  Condolence. 

Jfier  S€r7non. 

1  fT^HANKS  for  mercies  past,  receive  ; 

JL     Pardon  of  our  sins  renew ; 
Teach   us,   henceforth,    how   to  live, 
With    eternity   in   view. 

2  Bless  thy  word  to  old  and  young; 
Grant  us.  Lord,  thj  peace  and  love; 
And^  when  life's  short  race  is  run, 
Take   us   to   thy   house  above. 

THE  CHURCH. 
Hymn  194.     L.  M.     O.nvfier.     ^ 

Blendon,  Green's  Hundredth,  Castle  Street. 

Gf)d  the  defence  of  Zion. 

lis  birds  their  infant  brood  protect, 

jTjL  And  spread  their  wings  to  shelter 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  his  elect,   [them, 

"  So  will  1  g^uard  Jerusalem." 

2  And    what   then   is   Jerusalem, 
This    object    of  his   tender    care? 
Where  is  its  worth  in  God's  esteem  ? 
Who  built  it?— Who  inhabits  there? 

3  Jehovah    founded   it  in   blood, 

1  he  blood  of  his  incarnate  Son ; 
There  dwell  the  saints,once  foes  to  God, 
The  sinners  whom  he  calls  his  own. 

4  There,  though  besjeg'd  on  every  side, 
Yet  much  feelov'd,  and  guarded  well ; 
From  age  to  age  they  have  defy'd 
I'he   utmost   force    of  earth    and  hell. 

5  Let  earth  repent,   and  hell  despair. 
This   oity    has   a  sure   defence  ; 

Her  name   is   call'd,    "  The  Lord  is 

THERE  ;" 

And  who  has  power  to  drive  them  hence? 
Hymn  195.    S.  M.    Dnvight,      » 

Shirlaiid,  Hopkins,  Watchman. 

Lox^e   to   the   church. 

1  X  LOVE   thy  kingdom.  Lord, 
JL  The  house  of  thine   abode. 

The  church  our  bless'd  Redeemer  sav'4 
Wiih  his  own  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  church,  O   Gcd  ! 
Her  walls  before   thee  stand, 

Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye,* 
And  graven  on  thy  hand. 


196,  197 


THE   CHURCH. 


19^ 


3  If  e*er  to  bless  thy   sons 
M/  voice  or  hands  deny, 

These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake, 
rhis   voice  in  silence  die. 

4  If  e'er   my   heart  forget 
Her  welfare  or  her   wo, 

Let   every  joy  this  heart  forsake. 
And  every  grief  o'erflow. 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall ; 
F')r   her  my   prayers   ascend ; 

To  her  my  cares  and    toils  be  given, 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

6  Beyond  my   highest  joy 

I   prize   her  heavenly   ways, 
Her  sweet  communion,   solemn  vows, 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

7  Jesus,  thou  Friend   divins, 

.    Our   Saviour  and  our  King, 
Thy  hand  from  every  snare  and  foe, 
Shall    great  deliverance  bring. 

8  Sure  as  thy  truth  shall  last. 
To  Zion  shall  be  given 

The  brightest  glories  earth  can  yield. 
And  brighter  bliss  of  heaven. 

Hymn  196.    C.  M.    Doddridge,    jgg 

St.  Mavlins,  Irish,  Mear. 

jJsking  the  luay   to  Sion» 
NQUIRE,  ye  pili^rims,  lor  the  way 
Tnat   leads  to  Sion's  hill. 
And  thither    set  your   steady  face, 
With  a  determin'd  will. 

2  Invite  the  strangers  all   around 

Ynur  pious  march   to  join; 
And  spread  the  sentiments  you  feel 
Of  faith  and  love  divine. 

3  O   comp,  and  to  his  temple  haste, 

And   seek   riis  favour  there  ; 
Before  his  footstool  humbly    bow, 
And   pour  your  fervent   prayer. 

'  4  O  come,  and  join  your  souls  to  God 
In  everlasiiag  bands ; 
Accept  the  blessings  he  bestows. 
With  thankful  hearts  and  hands. 


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H¥MN  197.     L.  M.     ^'teele. 

Eaton,  Rothwe!!,  Queicy. 

To  ivhom  shall   rve  go,    but  unto    thee?   or,    life 

and  safety  in  Christ  alone, 

irr^KOU  only  Sovereign  o?  mj'  heart, 
.Ml   My  refuge,  my  Almighty  friend  ; 
And    can   my  ,soul  from  thee   depart, 
On  whom  alone  my  hopes  depend? 

2  Whither,  ah  !    Avhither  shall  I  go, 
A  wretched  wanderer  from  my  Lord  ? 
Can   this   dark   world    of. sin    and    wo 
4)ne  glimpse   of  happiness  afford  ? 


3  Eternal  life   thy  words  impart. 
On  thee  my  fainting  spirit  lives  : 
Here  sweeter  comforts  cheer  my  heart 
Than  all  the  round  of  nature  gives, 

4  Let  earth's  alluring  joys  combine. 
While  thou  art  near,  in  vain  they  call; 
One  smile,  one  blissful  smile  of  thine. 
My  dearest  Lord,  outweighs  them  all. 

5  Thy  name  my  inmost  powers  adore, 
Thou  art  ray  life,  my  joy,  my  care  ; 
Depart  from  thee  ?  'tisdeath— 'tis  more, 
^ris   endless  ruin,   deep  despair. 

6  Low  at  thy  feet  my  soul  would  lie, 
Here  safety  dwells,  and  peace  divin©  : 
Still  let  me  live  beneath  thine  eye, 
For  life,  eternal  life   is  thine. 

Hymn  198.     8.7.     Altered  by  Dr. 

Rytand.  * 

Sicilian  Hymn,  Love  Divine. 

Prayer  for  a  revival. 

1  OAVIOUR,   visit  thy   plantation; 
k5  Grant  us,  Lord,  a  gracious  rain  ! 

All  will   come  to  desolation, 
Unless  tliou  return  again. 

2  Keep   no  longer   at  a  distance^ 

Shine  upon  us  from   on   high, 
Lest,  for  want  of    thine   as^-xtmce. 
Every  plant   should  droop  and  die. 

3  SiirelVy  once   thy  garden  tinurish'd, 

Every  part  look'd  gay   and  green ; 
Then  thy  word  our  spirits  noiirish'd, 
Happy  seasons  we  iiave  seen ! 

4  [But  a  drought  has  since  succeeded ; 

And   a  sad  decline  we  see; 
Lord,   thy  help  is  greatly  needed. 
Help  can  only  come  from  thee. 

5  Where  are  those  we  counted  leader*^, 

Fill'd  with  zeal,  and  love,  and  truth  ? 
Old  professors,  tall  as  cedars, 
Bright  examples  to  our  youth! 

6  Some,  in   whom   we  once  dehghted. 

We   shall   meet  no  more    below ! 
Some,   alas !   we  fear  are  blighted. 

Scarce  a  single  leaf  they   show! 
7Younger  plants — the  sight  how  pleasant," 

Cover'd  thick  with  blossoms  stood  ; 
But   they   cause  us  grief  at  present, 

Frosts  have  nipp'd  them  in  the  bad.] 

8  Dearest   Saviour,  hasten   hither. 

Thou  canst  make  them  bloom  again; 
O!    permit  them   not   to   wither, 
Let  not  all  our  hopes  be  vain. 

9  Let  our  mutual  love  be  fervent, 

Make  us  prevaleat  in  prayers: 
Let  each  one,  esteemed  thy  servant, 
Shun  the  world's  bewitching  snares. 


199,  200,  201,  202 


THE    CHURCH. 


203,  204 


10  Break  the  tempter's  fatal  power, 

Turii    the   stcjtiey    he  irt   to  flesh; 
And  begiii  from  this   blest  hour 
To  revive  tay   work   afresh. 

Hymn  199.     L.  M.     Bumha'n.     » 

All  Saints,  Wells,   Portugal, 
At  a  church  meeting  befirre  experiences^ 

1  IVfOW  we  are  met  in  holy   fear 
J.^   To  hear  the  happy  saints  declare 
The  free  compassions  of  a  God, 

The  virtues  of  a  Saviour's  blood. 

2  Jesus,  assist   them   now   to   tell 
What  they  have  felt,  and  7zow  do  feel  ; 
O  Saviour,    help    them    to    express 
'I'he  wonders   of  triumphant  grace. 

3  While  to  the  church  they  freely  own 
What  for  their  souls  theLord  hath  done, 
We  join  to  praise   eternal  lore, 
Aud    heighten   all  the  joys   above. 

Hymit  200.     C.  M.     Burnham.    ^ 

Mear,  Irish,  Exeter. 

Aficr  rxjurtences. 
.EAR  Saviour,  we  rejoice  to  hear 

'   When  sinners  humbly  tell 

How  thou  art  art  pleasM  to  save  from  ein. 
From  sorrow,  death  and  hell. 

2  Lord,  we   unite    to   praise  thj  aame 

For    grace  so  freely   given; 
Siiil   may    we  keep  in    Sion's   road, 
And   dwell   at  last  in   heaven. 
Hymm  201.     L.  M.     Kelly,        ^ 

Portugal,  Wells,  Sho*l. 

Receiving  members. 
\  "I^OME  in, thou  blessed  of  theLord," 

\j  Enter  in  Jesus'  precious  name  ; 
We  welcome  thee  with  one  accord, 
And  trust  the  Saviour  does  the  same. 
9  Thy  name,  His  hop'd,   already  stands 
'!^2ark'd  in  the  book  of  life  above, 
And  now  to  thine  we  join  our  hands, 
In   token   of  fraternal  love. 

3  Those  joys  which  earth  cannot  afford, 
"We'll  seek  in  fellowship  to  prove, 
Join'd  in  one  spirit  to  our  Lord, 
Together  bound    bj   mutual  love. 

4  And  while  we  pass  this  vale  of  tears. 
We'll  make  our  joys  and  sorrowsknown, 
We'll  share  each  other's  hopes  and  fears, 
And  count  a  brother's  case  our  own. 

5  Once  more  our  welcome  we  repeat, 
Reecivt    assurance   of  our   love ; 

O !   may   we    all   together  meet 
Around   the    throne   of  God   above. 
Hymn  202.     L.  M.     Doddridge,    m 

Bath,  Queicy,  Wt-lls. 
Seeking  direction  in  the  choice  of  a  pastor. 
1  Q  HEPHERD  of  ls.rael,bend  thine  ear, 
O  Thy  servants' groans  indulgent  hear; 


Perplex'd,  distress'd,  to  thee  we  cry, 
And  seek  the  g-uidance  of  thine  eye. 

2  Send  forth,  O  Lord,  thy  truth  and  light, 
To  guide  our  doubtful  footsteps  right : 
Our  drooping  hearts,  O  God,    eustain. 
Nor  let  us  seek  thy  face  in  vain. 

3  Return,  in  ways  of  peace  return, 
iNor   let    thy   flock   neglected    mourn  ; 
May  our  bless'd  eyes  a  shepherd  see, 
Dear  to  our  souls,  and  dear  to  thee. 

Hymn  203.     L.  M.  b 

Piit-aey,  Balli,  Querey,  Armley. 
Sic/cneS'S  of  a  imni'^tyr. 

1  Q  THOU  before  whose  gracious  throne, 

We  bow  our  suppliant  spirits  down  ; 
Thou  know'*t  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  lij-.s  would  leU. 

2  Thou  ©nly  canst  assuage  our  grief, 
And  give  our  sorrowmg  hearts  relief; 
In   mercy   th^n    thy   servant   spare. 
Nor   turn    aside    thy  people's    prayer. 

3  Avert  thy  desolating   stroke, 

Nor   smite    the  shepherd  of  the  flock; 
Restore  him,  sinking  to  the  grave ; 
Stretch  out  thine  arm,make  haste  to  save. 

4  Bound   to   each    soul   by    tender  ties. 
In  every   Jieart  his    image    lies; 

Thy  pitying  aid,  O  God,  impart, 
Nor  rend  him  from  each  bleeding  heart. 

5  But,  if  our  supplications  fail, 

And  prayers  and  tears  cannot  prevail, 
Be  thou  his  strength,  be  thou  his  stay, 
Support  him  through  the  gloomy  way. 

6  Around   him   may   thy   angels   stand, 
Waiting   the   signal   of  thy    hand ; 
To  bid   his   happy  spirit  rise. 

And  bear  him    to  their  native  skies. 


Htmjv  204v     L.  M. 
All  Saints,  Blencion,  Batb. 

jit  a  choice   of  deacons. 


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i  lilAIR  Sion's  King,  we  suppliant  bow, 
JL  And  hail  thegrace  thy  church  enjoys: 
Her  holy  deacons  are  thine  own. 
With  all  the  gifts  thy  love  employe. 

2  Up   to   thy   throne    we   lift  our  eyes, 
For   blessings    to   attend  our  choice* 
Of  such,   whose  generous,  prudent  zeal 
Shall  make  thy  favour'd  ways  rejoice. 

3  Happy   in  Jesus,    their  own   Lord, 
May    they   his  sacred  table   spread, — 
The  table  of  their  pastor  fill, 

And   fill   the  holy   poor  with   bread. 

4  By  purest  love  to  Christ,   and  truth, 
O   may    they  win  a  good  degree 

Of  boldness  in   the   Christian  faith. 
And  meet  the  smile  ef  thine  and  thee. 


205, 206 


LORD'S    SUPPER. 


207,  208 


5  And  when  the  work  to  them  asslgnM — 
The    work  of  love— is  fally  done, 
Call  them   from  serving  tables  here. 
To    sit  around  thy  glorious   throne. 

•  If  this  Hymn  be  sung  before  the  choice,  then 
tbe  second  line  of  the  second  verse  may  stand  thus : 
*'  For  Wisdom  to  direct  our  choice." 

LORD'S  SUPPER. 
Hymn  205.     L.  M.     Watts* a  Lyrics,  b 

Limehouse,  Putney,  Bath. 

A  firefiaratory  thought, 
l^yyHAT  heavenly  Man,or  mighty  God, 
Comes  marching  downward  from 
the  skies, 
Array'd  in  garments  roll'd  in  blood, 
With  joy  and  pity  in  his  eyes  ? 

2  The  Lord!   the  Saviour  I   yes,  'tis  he, 
I  know  him  by  the  smiles  he  wears  ; 
The  glorious  Man,   that  died  for  me, 
Drench'd  deep  in  agonies  and  tears. 

3  Lo,   he    reveals  his   shining  breast ; 
I   own   these    wounds,    and   I   adore : 
Lo,   he   prepares  a  royal   feast, 
Sweet  fruit  of  the  sharp  pangs  he  bore. 

4  Whence  flow  these  favours  so  divine  ? 
Lord  I   why  so  lavish  of  thy  blood  ? 
Why,  for  such  earthly  souls  as  mine, 
This  heavenly  wine,  this  sacred  food  ? 

5'Twas  his  own  love  that  made  him  bleed. 
That  nail'd  him   to  the  cursed  tree ; 
'Twas  his  own  love  this  table  spread. 
For  such  unworthy  guests   as  we. 

6  Then  let  us  taste  the  Saviour's  love ; 
Come,  faith,  and  feed  upon  the  Lord; 
With  glad  consent  our  lips  shall  move, 
And  sweet  hosannas  crown  the  board. 

HrMN206.    L.M.     Watts* s  Lyrics,   JK 

Bath,  Quercy,  Gloucester. 
Love  on  a  cross  and  a  throne. 

1  "jVrOW  let  our  faith  grow  strong,  and 
Jl^  rise. 

And  view  <>ur  Lord  in   all  his  love ; 
Look  back  to  hear  his  dying    cries. 
Then  mount  and  see  his  throne  above. 

2  See  where  he  languish'd  on  the  cross  ; 
Beneath  our  sins  he  groan'd  and  died: 
See  where  he  sits  to  plead  our  cause, 
By   his    Almighty    Father's   side. 

3  If  we   behold  bis  bleeding  heart, 
There  love  in  floods  of  sorrow  reigns; 
He  triumphs  o'er  the  killing  smart, 
And  seals  our  pleasure  with  his  pains. 

4  Or  if  we  climb  the  eternal  hills, 
W'lere  tiie  blest  Conqueror  sits  fnthron'd; 
Still  in  hjs  heart  compassion  dwells, 
D^ear  the  memorials   of  hi&  wound. 

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5  How  shall  vile  pardon'd  rebels  show 
How  much  they  love  their  dying  God  f 
Lord,   here  we'd  banish  every  foe. 
We  hate  the  sins  that  cost  thy  blo«d. 

6  Commerce  no  more  we  hold  with  hell ; 
Our  dearest  lusts  shall  all^  depart ; 
But  let  thine  image  ever  dwell, 
Stamp'd   as   a  seal  on  every  heart. 

HYMNSOr.    CM.   J.Stennett.  tor M 

Wantage,  Bedford. 

A  sacramental  hymn. 
IT  ORD.  at  thy  table  I  behold 
J-i  The  wonders  of  thy  grace; 
But  most  of  all  admire,  that  I 
Should  find  a   welcome  place;— 

2  I  that  am  all  defil'd  with  sin, 

A  rebel  to  my  God; 

1  that  have  crucified  his  Son, 
And  trampled  on  his  blood. 

3  What  strange  surprising  grace  is  this, 

That  such  a  soul  has  room  ! 
My  Saviour  takes  me  by  the  hand, 
My  Jesus  bids  me  come. 

4  "  Eat,  O  my  friends,'*  the  Saviour  cries, 

*'  The  feast  was  made  for  you ; 
"For  you  I  groan'd,  and  bled,  and  died, 
"  And  rose  and  triumph'd  too. 

5  Witk  trembling  faith  and  bleeding  hearts, 

Lord,  we  accept  thy  love : 
'Tis  a  rich  banquet  we  have  had; 
What  will  it   be  above? 

Hymn  208.    C.  M.    Cow/ier.    X 

Mear,  York,  Barby. 

Welcome  to  the  table. 

irilHIS  is  the  feast  of  heavenly  wine, 
JL    And  God  invites  to  sup ; 
The  juices  of  the  living  vine 
Were  press'd  to  fill  the  cup. 

2  O  bless  the  Saviour,  ye  who  eat, 

With  royal  dainties  fed; 
Not  heaven  affords  a  costlier  treat, 
For  Jesus   is  the  bread. 

3  The  vile,  the  lost — he  calls  to  them ; 

♦*Ye  trembling  souls,  appear! 
**  The  righteous  in  their  own  esteem, 
"  Have  no  acceptance  here ; 

4  •'  Approacli,  ye  poor,  nor  dare  refuse 

'*The  banquet  spread  for  you:" 
Dear  Saviour,  this  is  welcome  news. 
That  I  may   venture  too. 

5  If  guilt  and  sin  afford  a  plea. 

And   may  obtain    a    place ; 
Suiely  the  Lord    vvill  welcome  me, 
And  I  shall  see  his  face. 


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T«E    CHURCH. 


Hymn  209.    L.  M.   Watts*s  Lyrics.  « 

Dresden,  Putney,  Eaton. 
Christ  dyings  ridng,  and  reigning, 
1F¥E  dies!   the  Friend  of  sinners  dies  ! 
JlILo, Salem's  daughters  weep  aroun(3; 
A   solemn    darkness   veils  the   skies  I 
A  su«lden  treuiblinij  shakes  the  ground  1 
Come,  saints,  and    drop   a  tear  or  two, 
For  him  who  groanM  beneath  your  load; 
He   shed  a   thousand    drops   for  you, 
A  thousand  drops   of  richer  blood  ! 

2  Here's  love  and   grief  beyond   degree, 
The    Lord   of  glory  dies  for  men ! 
But    lo!    what   sudden   joys   we  seel 
Jesus   the   dead   revives    again ! 

The   rising  God    forsakes  the    tomb ! 
Up    to  his  Father's   courts  he   flies  ; 
Cherubic  legions  guard    him    home  ; 
And  shout  him   welcome  to   the  skies. 

3  Break  o^your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell, 
How  high  our  great  Deliverer  reigns  ; 
Sing  how  he  spoil'd  the  hosts  of  heli, 
And  led  the  monster,  Death,  in  chains  ! 
Say,  "  Live  forever,  wondrous  King, 
"  Born  t©  redeem,  and  strong  to  save  !" 
Then  ask  the  monster,    "  Where's  thy 

sting  r* 
"  And   Where's   thy  victory,  boasting 
grave  ?" 

Htmw2I0.  LM.  Waf  t^'*s  Sermons. hovciL 

Bath,  Psalm  97,  German. 

Chrht's  firofiitiadon  imfirovcd. 
IT   ORD,  didst  thou  send  thy  Son  to  die 
jLA  For   such   a   guilty   wretch  as  1  ? 
And   shall   thy   mercy   not  impart 
Thy    Spirit    to   renew    my   heart  .-* 

2  Lord,  hast  thou  wai?h'd  my  garments 

clean, 
In  Jesus'  blood,  from  shame  and  sin? 
Shall  I  not  strive  with    all  my  power 
That   sin   pollute   my    soul   no   more  ? 

3  Shall   I    not   bear  my    Father's    rod. 
The   kind  corrections   of  my  God, 
When  Christ  upon   the   cursed    tree 
Sustained    a  heavier    load  for  me  ^ 

4  Why  should  I  dread  my  dying  day, 
Since  Christ  hath  took  the  curse  away, 
And  taught  me  Avith  my  latest  breath 
To  triumph    o'er   thy  terrors,    death  ? 

5  O   rather   let  me  wish   and   cry, 

"  Wiieu  shall  my  soul  get  loose,  and  fly 
"  To  upper  worlds?  When  shall  I  see 
**  The  God,  the  man, that  died  for  me  '" 

61   shall   behold  his    gloiies   there,. 
And    pay   him   my    eternal   share 
Of  praise,  and   gratitude,    and    love. 
Among  ten  thousand  saints  above. 


211,212,213 

ORDINATIONS. 
Hymn  211.     L.  M.     Doddridge.    S 

Newcourt,  Dunstan,  Luton. 
InHtiiution  of  tht  go^ficl  ininistry, 
ITT^ATHER   of  mercies,  in   thy  house 
JL    Smile  on  our  homage  and  our  vows; 
While  with   a   grateful  heart    we  share 
These  pledges  of  our  Saviour's  care. 

2  The  Saviour,   when  to  heaven  he  rose 
In    splendid    triungph    o'er  his    foes, 
Scatter'd    his    gifts   on    men   below, 
And    wide   his   royal  bounties  flow. 

3  Hence  sprung  the  Apostles'  honour'd 
Sacred  beyond  heroic  fame :  [name, 
In  lowlier  forms  to  bless  our  eyes, 
Pastors  from  hence,  and  teachers  rise. 

4  From  Christ  their  varied  gifts  derive, 
And  fed  by  Christ,  their  graces  live  ; 
While,  guarded  by  his  potent  hand, 
'iVIidst  all  the  rage   of  hell   they  stand. 

5  So   shall    the    bright  succession   run 
Through  the    last   courses  of  the  sun  ; 
While  unborn  churches   by  their  care 
Shall  rise    and   flourish,  large  and  fair. 

6  Jesus  our  Lord,  their  hearts  shall  know. 
The  springs  whence   all  these  blessings 

flow  ; 
Pastors    aed   people    shout   his    praise 
Through  the  long  round  of  endless  days. 

Hymn  212.     L.  M.     Doddridge.    ^ 

Rothwell,  Shoel,  Islington. 

At  the  settlement  of  a  minister. 

1  O  HEPHERD  of  lsrael,thou  dost  keep, 
k3  With  cons'.ant  care,  thy  humble  sheep; 
By  thee   inferior    pastors    rise. 

To  feed  our  souls,   and  bless  our  eyes» 

2  To   all   thy   churches  such   impart, 
Modell'd   by  thy  ovvu    gracious    heart, 
Whosecourage,  watchfulness,  and  love, 
Men  may  attest,   and  God   approve. 

3  Fed    by    their   active,  tender  care, 
Healthful  may  all    thy   sheep  appear ; 
And,    by   their  fair  example  led, 

The  way   to   Sion's    pasture   tread. 

4  Here   hast  thou   listen'd   to  our  vows, 
And  scatter'd  blessings  on  thy  house  ; 
Thy  saints  are  succour'd.   and  no  more 
As  sheep  without  a  guide  deplore. 

Hymjj  213.      L.  M.      Doddridge.     52 

Old  100,   Blendon,  Eaton. 
Ordination  ;  Joshua  the  high  priest. 
1  f^  REAT  Lord  of  angels,  we  adore 
\M  The  grace   tiiat  builds  thy  courts 

below  ; 
And,  throtigh  ien  thousand  sons  of  light. 
Stoops  to  regard  what  mortals  do. 


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ORDINATIONS. 


216,217 


2Amidst  the  wastes   of  time   and  death, 
Successive    pastors    thou    dost  raise. 
Thy  char,  e  to  keep,  thy  house  to  guide, 
And   form   a  people    lor    thy  praise. 

3  The   heavenly  natives    with    delight 
Hover  around    the    sacred    place  ; 
Nor  scorn  to  learn  from  mortal  tongues 
The    wonders    of  redeeming    grace. 

4  At  length,  dismiss'd  from  feeble  clay, 
Thy  servantsjoin  th'  angelic  band  ;  [fly. 
With  them,  through  distant  worlds  they 
With  them,   before  thy  presence  stand. 

5  O    glorious    hope !    O  blest  employ ! 
Sweet  lenitive  of  grief  and  care  I  [courts, 
When   shall   we    reach    those   radiant 
And    all  their  joy   and  honour  share  ? 

6  Yet  while  these  labours  we  pursue, 
Thus  distant  from  thy  heavenly  throne. 
Give  us  a  zeal  and  love  like  theirs. 
And  half  their  heaven  shall  here  be  known. 

Hymn  214.    CM.    Doddridge,    « 

Christmas,  Exeter,  Abridge. 
Watchmg  for  soult.    An  ordination  hymn* 

1  X  KT  Siou*s  watchman  ad  awake, 
JLi  And  take  the  alarm  they  give ; 

Now  let  them,  from  the  mouth  of  God, 
Their  awful  charge  receive. 

2  'Tis  not  a  cause  of  small   import 

The  pastor's  care  demands ; 
But  what  might  fiil  an  angel's  heart, 
And  fiU'd  a  Saviour's   hands. 

STbey  watch  forsoul«,  for  which  the  Lord 

Did  heavenly  bhss  forego, — 
For  souls,  which   must  forever  live, 
la  raptures,    or  in   wo. 

4  May  they  that  Jesus,'whom  they  preach, 
Their   own  Redeemer,  see  ; 
And  watch  thou  daily  o'er  their  souls, 
That  they  may  watch  for  tliee. 

Hymn  215.    7s.      Hammond.        * 

Condolence,  Hotham. 

^fter  the  charge. 
1"^^T0ULD  yeu  win  a  soul  to  God  ,' 
Tell  him  of  the  Saviour's  blood  ; 
how   Jes<us'   bowels    move  ; 
him   of  redeeming   love. 

2  Tell  him  how   the   streams  did  glide 
From   his   hands,   bis  feet,    his  side  ; 
How  his  head  with  thorns  was  crown'd, 
And   his  heart   in   sorrow   drownM. 

3  Tell   him   how  he   suffered    death, 
Freely   yielded   up    his   breath, 
Died,   and   rose  to   intercede, 

As  onr  advocate,  and  head. 


fcay. 
Tell 


4  Tell  him  it  was  sovereign   grace 
Wrought   on  you  to    seek   his   face — 
Made   you   choose   the    better    part — 
Brought  salvation   to    your   heart. 

5  Tell    him   of  that   liberty. 
Wherewith   Jesus    makes   us   free  ; 
Sweetly   speak    of  sins    forgiven— » 
Earnest    of  the  joys   of  heaven. 

Hymn  216,    C.  M.     Doddridge.    ^ 

Braintree,  Irish,  Charmouth. 

Christ'fi  care  offninist  rn  and  churches* 

1  ^/fi/'E  bless  th'  eternal  Source  of  light, 

f  T      Who  makes  the  stars  to  shine  ; 
And  through  this  dark  beclouded  world 
Diffuseth   rays   divine. 

2  We  bless  the  church's  sovereign  King, 

Whose    golden   lamps  we    are  ; 

Fix'd  in   the   temples   of  his   love, 

J'o   shine   with   radiance   fair. 

3  Still  be   our   purity  preserved  ; 

Still   fed   with    oil    the   flame  ; 

And    in   deep    characters   inscrib'd 

Our    heavenly    Master's   name  \ 

4Then, while  between  our  ranks  he  walks, 
And   all   our   state    surveys. 
His  smiles  shall  with  new  lustre  deck 
The    people   of  his   praise. 

Hymn  217.     L.  M.     B.  Francis     » 

Tniro,  Green's  Hundredth,  Rolhwell. 
Ministers  abounding  in^the  -work  of  the  Lord. 

1  BEFORE  thy  throne,  eternal  King, 
J3   Thy  ministers  their  tnbute  bring, 
Their    tribute    of  united   praise, 

For  heavenly  news  and  peaceful  days, 

2  We  sing  the  conquests  of  thy  sword, 
Vnd  publish  loud  thy  liealing  word, 
While  angels  sound  thy  glorious  name, 
Thy  saving  grace   our  lips   proclaim* 

3  Thy    various    service   we    esteem 
Our  sweet  employ,  our  bliss  supreme  ; 
And,  while  we  feel  thy  heavenly  love, 
We   burn  like   seraphim  above. 

4  Nor  seraphs  there  can   ever  raise. 
With   us,   an  equal   song   of  praise: 
They    are    the  noblest  works  ef  God, 
But  we,   the   purchase  of    his  blood. 

5  Still  in  thy  works  would  we  abound ; 
Still  prune  the  vine, or  plough  theground; 
Thy  sheep  with  wholesome  pasture  feed, 
And  watch  them  with  unwearied  heed. 

6  Thou  art  our  Lord,  our  life,  our  love, 
Our  care  below,  our  crown  above  ; 
Thy  praise  shall  be  our  best  employ, 
Thy  pr«sence  our  eternal  joy. 


«18,gl9,  220 


Hymn 218.  CM.   Doddridge. 

Plymouth,   St.  Anns. 
&>iritual   associatiomi  registered  in  heaven  ;    or, 
GoiPs  gracious  approbation  of  active  attempts  to 
revive  religion^ 

IfjntlE  Lord  on  mortal  worms  looks 
JL  From  his  celestial  throne ;    [down 
And  when  the  wicked  swarm  around, 
He  well  discerns  his  own. 

2  He  sees  the  tender  hearts  that  Haourn 

The  scandals  of  the  times, 

And  join  their  efforts  to  oppose 

The  wide-prevailing  crimes. 

3  Low  to  the  social  band  he  bows 

His  stiil  attentive  ear  ; 
And,  while  his  angels  sing  around, 
Delights  their  voice  to  hear. 

4  The  chronicles  of  heaven  shall  keep 

Their   words  in  transcript  fair, 
In   the  Redeemer's   book  of  life 
Their  names  recorded  are. 

5  "Yes  (saith  the  Lord)  the  world  shall 

know 
"These  humble  souls  are  mine: 
«*  These,  wheu  my  jewels  I  produce, 
*' Shall  in  full  lustre  shine." 

MISSIONARY  MEETINGS. 
Hymn  219.     L.  M.     Voke^        » 

Gloucester,  Shoel. 
Prayer  for  the  nfiread  of  the  go«.p,el. 
ITT^  XERT  thy  power,'hy  rights  maintain; 
X-i    Insulted,  everlasting  King ! 
The  influence  of  thy  crown  increase, 
And  strangers   to    thy  footstool  bring. 

2  In   one   vast   sympheny  of  praise, 
Gentile   and  Jew  shall    then    unite ; 
And   infidelity,    ashamed, 

Sink   in   th'  abyss   of  endless  night. 

3  Afric's   emancipated   sons 

Shall  shout  to   Asia's   rapt'rous  song; 
Europe   resound  her  Saviour's   fame, 
And  western  climes  the  note  prolong. 

4  From  east  to  west,  from  north  to  south, 
ImmanuePs    kingdom  must  extend ; 

man^   in   every  face^ 

a   brother,    and   a  friend. 

220.     L.  M.     Yoke.        « 

Oporto,  "WeMs. 
Prospect  of  success;  or^encouragement  to  use  means. 
EHOLD   th'  expected  time  draw 
near. 

The  shades  disperse,  the  dawn  appear  ; 
Behold  the  wilderness  assume 
The  beauteous  tints  of  Eden's  bloom. 
2  Events,    with   p.ophecies  conspire 
To  raise   our   faith,    our  zeal   to  fire  : 
The   ripening   fields,   already    white, 
Present  an  harvest  to  our  sight. 


THE    CHURCH. 
bor^K 


And    every 
Shall   meet 

Hymn 


3  The 
The 
The 
The 


B 


221,  222 

untaught  heathen  waits  to  know 
joy  the   gospel   will   bestow  ; 
exil'd   slave    waits  to   receive 
freedom  Jesus   has   to  give.; 

4  Come,  let  us,  with   a  grateful   heart, 
In  the  blest  labour  share  a  part. 
Our  prayers  and  offerings  gladly  bring, 
To  aid  the  triumphs  of  our  King. 

Hymn  22L    C,  M.  2£ 

Cambi-idge,   Irish. 
The  increase  of  the  church  promised  and  pleaded* 

ITj^ATHER.is  notihy  promise  pledg'd 
J?    To  thine  exaltrd  Son, 
That  through  the  nations  of  the  earth 
Thy  word  of  life  shall  run  ^ 

2"  Ask,  and  I  give  the  heathen  lands 
"For  thine  inheritance, 
•*  Ani  to  the  world's  remotest  shores, 
"  Thine  empire  shall  advance.** 

3  Hast  thou  not  said,  the  blinded  Jews 

Shall  their  Redtenier  own; 
While  Gentiles  to  his  standard  crowd. 
And   bow  before  his  throne  .> 

4  When  shall  th*  untutor'd  Indian  tribes, 

A  dark,  bewilder'd   race. 
Sit  down  at  our  Immanuel*s   feet. 
And  learn  and  feel  his  grace? 

SAre  not  all  kingdoms,tribes,and  tongues, 

Under  the  expanse  of  heaven. 
To  the  dominion  of  thy  Son, 
Without  exemption,  given  ? 

6  From  east  to  west,  from  north  to  south. 

Then  be  his  name  ador'd ! 
Europe,  with  all  thy   millions,  shout 
Hosannas  to  thy  Lord  \% 

7  Asia  and  Africa,  resound 

From  shore  to  shore  his  fame : 
And  the  ,   America,  in  songs, 
Redeeming  love  proclaim. 

Hymn  222.    C.  M.     Gibbons,    » 

St.    Asaphs,  Abridge. 

Prayer  for  the  success  of  missions, 
IT  ORl),  send  thy  word,  and  let  it  fly, 
i  i  Arna*d  with  thy  Spirit's  power. 
Ten  thousands  shall  confess  its  sway. 
And  bless  the  saving  hour. 

2  Beneath  the  influence   of  thy  grace, 

The  barren   wastes  shall  rise. 
With  sudden  greens  and  fruits  array  *d^ 
A  blooming   paradise. 

3  True  holiness  shall  strike  its   root. 

In  each   rc'generate  heart ; 
Shall  in  a  growth  divine  arise. 
And   heavenly  fruits  impart. 

4  Peace,  with  her  olives  crown 'd,  shall 

sti-etch 
Her  wiog9  from  shore  to  shore  ; 


293,  224 

No  trumo  shall  rouse  the  rage  of  war, 

Nor  umrderous   cannon  roar. 
5  Lord,for  those  days  we  wait;  those  days 

Are  in  thy   word   foretold; 
Fly  swifteF,  sun,  and  stars,  and  bring 
This  prouiis'd  age  of  gold. 
6A-nen— with  joy  divine,  let  earth's 

Unnumber'd   myriads   cry; 
Amen— with  joy  divine,  let  heaven's 
Unnumber'd  choirs  reply. 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS. 


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'G' 


Hymn  223.    C.  M.  » 

Arandel,  Hymn  Second. 
Prayer  for  missionaricf!. 
REAT  God,  the  nations  of  the  earth 
Are  by  creation   thine  ; 
And  in  thy  works,  by  all  beheld. 
Thy  radiant  glories  shine. 

2  But,  Lord,  thy  greater  love  has  sent 

Thy  gospel  to  mankind, 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace 
Are  treasur'd  in  thy  mind. 

3  Lord,  when  shall  these  glad  tidings 

spread 
The  spacious  earth  around, 
nil  every  tribe,  and  every  soul 
Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound? 

4  Smile,  Lord,  on  each  divine  attempt 

To  spread  the  gospel  rays; 
And  build  oq  sin's  demolish 'd  throne 
The  temples  of  thy  praise. 

Hymn  224.     n2th.  X 

Morning  Hymn,    Psalm  46tb. 

Gentiles  praying  for  Jeivs, 

ITT^ATHER  of  faithful  Abrah'm,  hear, 

JL    Our  earnest  suit  for  Abrah'm's  seed; 

Justly  they  claim  the  warmest  prayer 

From  Uff,   adopted  in  their  stead ; 
Who   mercy  through  their  fall  obtain, 
And  Christ  by  their  rejection  gain. 

2  Outcast  from  thee,  and  ecatter'd  wide 

Through  every  nation  under  heaven, 
Blaspheming  whom  they  crucified, 

UnsavM,  unpity'd,  unforgiven ; 
Branded  like  Cain,  they  bear  their  load, 
Abhorr'd  of  men,  and  curs'd  of  God. 

3  But  hast   thou   finally   forsook, 

Forever    cast   thy    own    away  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  bid  the  murderers   look 

On  him  they  pierc'd,  and  weep  and 
pray? 
Yes,  gracious  Lord,  thy  word  is  past; 
"  All  Israel  shall  be  savM  at  last." 

4  Come  then,  thou  great  Deliverer,  come; 

The  veil  from  Jacob's  heart  remove  ; 


Receive  thy  ancient  people  home ; 

That,  qujcken'd  by  thy  dying  love  ; 
The  world  may  their  reception  view, 
And   shout  to  God  the  glory  due. 

Hymn  225.    S.  M.  « 

Shirland,  Mount  Ephraim,  Gennany. 

Misdonaries  addressed  and  encouraged* 

\     XTE    Mesengers  of  Christ. 

X    His   sovereign   voice  obey ; 
Arise  1  and  follow  where    he   leads, 

And  peace  attend  your  way. 
3    The  Master  whom   you  serve 
Will  needful  strength  besiow; 
Depending  on  his  pnimis'd  aid. 
With  sacred  courage  go. 

3  Mountair^  shall   sink  to;  plains. 
And  bell  in  vain  oppose; 

The  cause  is  God's,  and  must  prevail^ 
In  spite  of  ail  his  foes. 

4  Go»  spread  a  Saviour's  fame: 
And  tell  his  matchless  grace. 

To  the  most  guilty  and   deprav'd 
Of  Adam's  numerous  race, 

5  We  wish  you  in  his  name. 
The  most  divine  success; 

Assur'd  that  he  who  sends  ytm  forthj 
Will  your  endeavours  bless, 

HYMJf226.    8.7.4.  « 

Littleton,  Tamworth,  Helmsley. 

Longing  for  the  sfiread  of  the  gospel, 
1/^'ER  the  gloomy  hills  of  darkness, 

Vf  Look,  my  soul,  be  still  and  gaze  ; 

All  the  promises  do  travail 
With  a  glorious  day  of  grace ; 

Blessed  Jubilee, 

Let  thy  glorious  morning  dawn! 

2  Let  the  Indian,  let  the  negro. 

Let  the  rude  barbarian  see 
That  divine  and  glorious  conquest. 

Once  obtain 'd  on  Calvary; 
Let  the  gospel 
Loud  resound  from  pole  to  pole. 

3  Kingdoms  wide  that  sit  in  darkness, 

Grant  them,  Lord.the  glorious  light ; 
And  from  eastern  coast  to  western. 

May  the  momiog  chase  the  night ; 
And  redemption. 
Freely  purchas'd,  win  the  day. 

4  Fly  abroad,  thou  mighty  gospel, 

Win   and  conquer,  never  cease; 
May   thy  lastioig  wide  dominions 

Multiply  and  still  increase; 
Sway  thy  sceptre, 
Savieur,  all  the  world  around- 


227,228,229  THE    CHURCH. 

CONFERENCE  MEETINGS. 
Hymn  227.     L.  M.     5  Stennett,.    « 

accord. 


PortHj3;al,  Shoel. 
HERE  two  or  three  with  sweet 


*'  Obedient  to  their  sovereign  Lord, 
*'  Meet  to  recount  his  acts  of  grace, 
*'Aud  offer  solemn  prayer  and  praise  ; 

2  "  There,"  says  the  Saviour,  "  will  I  be, 
*'  Amid   this    little   company  ; 

"  To  them  unveil  my  smiling  face, 
*'  And  shed  xxiy  glories  round  the  place." 

3  We  meet  at  thy  command,  dear  Lord, 
Relying   on    thy   faithful   w^ord  : 
Now  send  thy  Spirit  from  above, 
Now  fill  our  hearts  with  heavenly  love. 

Hymjv  228.  L.  M.    WnitH'sScrmom.  ^ 

Shoel,  Eaton. 
The  soul  drmvirtg  near  to  God  in  prayer. 
l"lV/f  Y  God,  r  bnw  before  thy  ket-^ 
i.?J-  When  shall  say  soul  get  near  thy 

seat? 
When   shall   I   see   thy  glorious  face, 
With   mingled   majesty    and  grace  .-* 

2  How  should  I  love  thee,  and  adore. 
With  hopes  and  joys  unknown  before  ! 
And  bid  this  trifling  world  be  gone, 
Nor  grieve  my  heart,so  near  thy  throne  I 

3  Creiitures  with  all  their  charms  should 
The  presence  of  a  God  fo  nigh  :  [fly 
My  darling  sins  should  lose  their  name, 
And  grow  my  hatred  and  my  shame. 

4  My  soul  shall  pour  out  all  her  cares. 
In  flowing  words,  or  flowing  tears  ! 
Thy  smiles  would  ease  my  sharpest  pain. 
Nor  should  I  seek  my  God  in  vain. 

Hymn  229.  L.  M.    Watts's  Sermons.  « 

Old  HtuKhed,  Portugal. 

Nearyicttfi  toGodthtt Idici  y  ofcrea-urcs. 

1  1  RE  those  the  happy  persons  here, 
jnL  Who  dwell  the  nearerst  to  their  God? 
Has  God  invited  sinners  near? 

And  Jesus  bought  them  with  his  blood? 

2  Go,  then,   my  soul,  address  the  Son, 

To  lead  thee  near  the  Father's  face; 
Gaze  on  his  glories  yet  unknown. 
And  taste  the  blessings  of  his  grace. 

3Vain,  vexing  world,  and  flesh, and  sense. 
Retire,  while  I  approach  my  God  ; 
Nor  let  my  sins  divide  me  thence. 
Nor  creatures    tempt    my    thoughts 
abroad. 

4  While  to  thine  arms,  my  God,  I  press, 

No  mortal  hope,  nor  joy,  nor  fear. 

Shall  call  my  soul  from  thine  embrace  ; 

*Tis  heaven  to  dwell  forever  there. 


230,  231,  232 
Hymm  230.     L.  M.     Steele.     *« 

Rothwell,  Wells,  Sheel. 
The  presence  of  Christ,  the  joy  of  his  people, 
\\   ORD,  in  the  temples  of  thy  grace, 


Thy  saints  behold  thy  smiling  face; 
And  oft  have  seen  thy  glories  shine 
With  power  and  majesty  divine; 

2  But  soon,  alas  !   thy  absence  mourn. 
And  pray  and   wish   thy  kind  return  ; 
Without  thy   life-inspiring   light, 

'Tis    all   a  scene    of  gloomy   night, 

3  Come,  dearest  Lord,  thy  children  cry^ 
Our  graces   droop,   our  comforts  die ; 
Return,    and    let  thy  glories   rise 
Again,    to   our   aduiiring    eyes ; 

4  Till,  fill'd  with  light,  and  ioy,  and  love, 
Thy  courts  below,  like  those  above, 
Triumphant   hallelujahs   raise, 

And  heaven  and  earth  resound  thy  praise. 

COLLECTIONS. 
Hymn  23  L    C  M.     Doddridge.    « 

York,  St.  Anns,  Dundee. 
Relieving  Christ  in  his  members. 

1  TESUS,  my  Lord, how  rich  thy  grace! 
•f  Thy   bounties  how  complete  ! 
How  shall  I  count  the  matchless  sum? 

How   pay  the  mighty  debt  ? 

2  High  on  a  throne  of  radiant  light 

Dost  thou  exalted   shine; 
What  can  my   poverty   bestow. 
When  all  the   worlds   are  thine? 

3  But  thou  hast  brethren  here  below. 

The    partners   of  thy  grace ; 
And  wilt  confess  their  humble  names 
Before  thy   Father's  face. 

4  In  them  thou  may'stbe  cloth'd  and  fed, 

And  visited  and  cheer'd  ; 
Aiul  in  their  accents   of  distress, 
My  Saviour's  voice   is   heard. 

5  Thy  face,  with  reverence  acid  with  love, 

VVe   in  thy   poor  wimld   see  ; 
O   let  us  rather  beg  our  bread, 
Than   keep  it  back   from  thee. 


Hymn  232.    S.  M.    Scott, 

•Wat«hman,  Silver  Street. 
Charitable   colltc'ion. 


m 


1  f¥lHY   bounties,   gracious   Lord, 

X    With  gratitude   we   own ; 
We    praise  thy    providential  grace. 
That  showers  its  blessings  down, 

2  With  jry   thy  people  bring 
Their  ofierings  round   thy  throne  ; 

With  thankful  souls,  behold,  we  pay 
A   tribute  of  thine   own. 

3  \ccept  this  humble   mite. 
Great  sovereign  Lord  of  all; 


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TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


23S,  236,  237 


Nor  let  our  numerous  mingling  sins 
The  sacred  ointment  spoil, 

4  Let  the  Redeemer's  blood 
Diffuse   its  virtues  wide; 

Hallow  and  cleanse  our  every  gift, 
And  all  our  follies  hide. 

5  O   may  this  sacrifice 

To  thee,   the  Lord,  ascend. 
An  odour  of  a  sweet  perfume, 
Presented  by  his  hand. 

€    Well  pleas'd,  our  God  shall  view 
The  products  of  his  grace; 
And  in  a  plentiful  reward, 
Fulfil  his   promises. 

<\/V\-WV'V%'% 

TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 
Hymn  233.    S.  M.    5 -,       » 

Sutton,  Dover. 

A  mornifig  hymn, 

1  QEE  how  the  mounting  sun 
>^  Pursu'S'S  his  shining  way ; 

And  wide  proclaimshk  Maker's  praise 
With  eveiy  brighteJiing  ray. 

2  Thus  would   my  rising  soul 
Its  heavenly  Paresit  sing: 

And  to  its  great  Original 
The  humble  tribute  bring. 

3  Serene   I   laid   me  down 
Beneath  Ijis  guardian  care ; 

I  slept,   and   I  awoke,   and  found 
My  kiiid  Preserver  near. 

4  O!    how  shall  I  repay 
The  bounties  -f  ray   God? 

This  feeble   spirit  pants  beneath 
The   pleasing,   painfui    loud. 

5  Dear   Saviour,  to  thy   cross 
I   bring   my  sacrifice ; 

Ting'd  with  thy  bloorl,  it  shall  ascend 
With  fragrance  to  the  bkies. 

Hymn  234.    C.  M.     Steele.        » 

Dundee,  Canterbtii^. 

.Viorning; 

1 T  ORD  of  my  life,  ()  may  thy  pr.-^ise 

Xj  Employ   my   noblest  powers ; 

Whose  goodness  lengthens  out  ray  days. 

And  fills  the  ctrcting   aours. 

2  Preserr'd  by  thine  almighty  arm^ 

I  pass*d  the  shades  of  night ; 
Serene   and  safe  from  every  harm, 
And  see  returning  light. 

SO  let  the  same  Almighty  care 
My  waking    hours  attend  ; 
From  every  danger,  every  snare 
My  heedless  steps  defend. 


4  Smile  on   my  minutes  as  they  roll, 
And  guide   my  future   days  ; 
And  let  thy   goodness   fill   my    so«l 
With  gratitude  and  praise.      , 

Hymn  235.     L.  M.  « 

Evening  Hymn,   Castle  Street. 
j^n  'vening  h^nw. 
IQ-REAT  God, to  thee  my  evening  song, 
With  humbie  gratitude,    i   raise  ; 

0  let   thy   mercy   im.e  my    tongue, 
And  fill   mj    heart  with  lively  praise. 

2  My    days   unclouded,    as   they   pass, 
And    every   gentle   rolling    hour. 
Are  monuments   of  wondrous   grace, 
And   witness   to   thy  love  and  power. 

3  And   yet,    this   thoughtless,    wretched 
Too  oft  regardless  of  thy  love,     [heart- 
Ungrateful,  can   from   thee   depart, 
Avid^   fond    of  trifles,    vainly   rove. 

4  Seal  my   forgiveness   in   the  blood 
Of  Jhsus  :    his   dear  name   alone 

1  plead    for  pardon,   gracious   God, 
And   kind  acceptance   at  thy  throne, 

5  Let  this  blest  hope  mine  eye-lids  close. 
With  sleep  refresh  my  feeble  frame ; 
Safe   in    ihy    care   may  I   repose. 
And  wake  with  praises   to   thy  name. 

HvMN  236.     CM.     LwerfioolColL  m. 

Abiidge,  Arlington. 
A71   'v^:nin^  hymn. 
1 JNDULGENT  God,  whose  bounteous 
JL  O'er  all  thy  work^  is  shown,      [care 
O   let   my    grateful   praise  and  prayer 
Arise   before   thy   throne  I 

C  What  mercies  has  this  day  bestow'd  I 
How    largely   hast   thou    blest! 
My    cup    with    plenty   overflow'd^ 
With  cheerfulness   my    breast. 

3  Now  may  soit  slumbers  close  my  eyes, 

From   pain   and  sickness   free  \ 
And    let   my    waking   thoughts   arise, 
To   meditate  on  thee. 

4  Thus   bless   each  future  day  and  night, 

Till  life's   vain   scene  is    o'er; 
And   then,  to  realms  of  endless  light, 
O   let    my    spirit   soar. 

Hymn  2Z7,    C.  M.    77.  K.  White.  ^ 

York,  Meai- 

Hymn  fjr  family  worship. 
1|^  LORD,   another  day  is  flowfl, 
\y  And  we,  a  lonely    band. 
Are  niet  once  more  before  thy  throne. 
To   bless  thy    fostering  hand. 
2  And  wilt  thou  bend  a  listening  ear. 
To  praises  low  as  ours? 


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TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


240,  241 


Thou  -vilt !  for  thou  dost  love  to  heai 
'I'he  song  wiicii  meekness  pcurs. 

3  And,  Jesus,  thou  thy  smiles  will  deign, 

As    we  bi^fore    ihee  pruy ; 
For  thou  didst  bless  the  infrnt  train, 
And  "we  are  kss  than  tile3^ 

4  0   let  thy  grace  perform  its  part, 

And  let  covite!:tion   Ctase; 
An.'   shed   abinad  in  e .ery  heart 
Thjn--  everl- sting  pe?.ce! 

5  Thus  chasten'd,cleans'd, entirely  thine, 

A   flocii   by   .'esus  led  ; 
The  sun  of  hohness  shall  shine, 

In  glory  on  rur  head. 
6An'  >  thou  wilt  turn  our  wandering  feet. 

And  th^^u  yilt  bl  ss  our  way; 
Tii«  w  rids  shali  fade,  and  faith  shall 

1  he  dawn  of  lasting  day.       [greet 

Hymn  238.    C.  M.    Livtrfioot  ColL  « 

Baiby,  Kingrston. 
For   nior::i7ig  or  rveyiing, 
{H  thee,  each  mor)  ing,  O  my  God, 
My  waking  tlu.ugh's  attend ; 
\u  whum  are  f(rtjod' d  all  my  hopes, 
In  whom  my   v.'ishes  end. 

2M)-  soul,  in  pleasing  wonder  lost, 

Thy  b..undless  love  surveys ; 
And  iir'd  with  grateful  zeal,  prepares 

'i'he  sacrifice  of  priise. 
3When  evening  slumbers  press  my  eyes, 

With  thy  protectio-i  blest, 
In  peace  and  safety  I  commit 
My  weary  limbs  to  rest. 

4  My  spirit  in  thy  h^^nds  secure, 

Fears  no  approaching   ill; 
For  whether  winking  or  asleep. 
Thou,  Lord,  art  with   me   still. 

5  Then   will  I   daily  to  the  world 

Thy  wondi'ous  acts   proclaim; 
Whilst  all  with  me  shall  praise  and  sing, 
And  bless  thy  sacred  name. 

6  At  morn,  at  noon,  at  night  I'll  still 

Thv  growing   work  pursue ; 
And  thee  alone  will  praise,  to  whom 
Eternal  praise  is  due. 

Hymn  239.    C.  M.     Steele,        » 

Devizes,  Hymn  Second. 
Sfiring. 
1  ^¥7HEN  verdure  clothes  the  fer- 
?  ?  tile  vale, 

And  blossoms  deck  the  spray. 
And  friigrance  brenthes  in  eveiy  gale, 
How  sw^et  the  vernal  day  ! 
3  Hark  I  how  the  fenthtr'd  warblers  sing, 
*ris  nature's  cheejiful  voice; 


Soft  musick  hails  the  lovely   spring, 
And   woods  und  fields  rejoice. 

3  How  kinfl  the  influence  of  the  skies  \ 

The  showers,with  blessings  fraught, 
Bid   virtue,  beauty,  fragrance  rise, 
And  fix  the   roving  thought. 

4  Then  let  my  wondering  heart  confess, 

With  gratitude  and  love. 
The  bounteous  hand  that  deigns  to  bless 
The  garden,  field  and  grove. 

5  O  God  of  nature  and  of  grace, 

Thy  heavenly   gifts  impart; 
Then  shall  my  meditation  trace 
Spring,  blooming  in  my  heart. 

Hymn  240.    C.  M.  « 

Braintree,  Irish,  Abridge. 

Swnmer. — An  harvest  hymn, 
irilO  praise  the  ever  bounteous  Lord, 
JL    My  soul,   wake  all  thy  powers : 
H«»  cads,  and  at  his  voice  come   forth 
The  smiling  harvest  hdurs. 

2  His  covenant  whh  the  earth  he  keeps, 

My   ton^e,  his  go*dness  sing ; 

Summer  and  winter  kn«?w  their  time. 

His   harvest  crowns  the  spring. 

3  Well  pleas*d,th€  toiling  swains  behold 

The  waving  yellow  crop: 
With  joy  they  bear  the  sheaves  away. 
And  sow  again  in  hope. 

4  Thus  teach  me.  gmcinus  God,  to  sow 

The  seeds  of  righteousness ; 
Smile  on  my  soul,  ?'.nd  with  thy  beams 
The   ripening  harvest   hiess. 

5  Then  in   the  last  great  harvest,  I 

Shall  reap  a  glorious  crop : 
The  harves!   shall  b.y  far  exceed 
vVh-At   I  have  sown  in  hope. 

Hymn  241.    L.  xM.     Watf.i:^8  Lyrics,  m 

Gloucester,  Biendun. 

The   God  of  thunder. 

\^\  THE  immense,  th'  amazing;  height, 

Vf  The  boundless  grandeur  of  ourGod, 

Who  treads  i\w  worlds  beneath  his  feet, 

And  Eway<«  the  nations  with  his  nod  I 

2  fie  speaks :  and  lo !  all  nature  shakes, 
Heaven's  everlasting   pillars    bow ; 
He  rends  the  olouds  with  hideous  cracks 
And  shoots  hi^  liery  arrows  through. 

3  Well,  let  the  nations  stjirt  and  fly 
At   the   blue   lightning's  liorrid  glare. 
Atheists  and  emperor*  shrink  and  die, 
When  flame  and  noi«e  torment  the  air. 

4  Let  noise  and  flame  confound  the  skies. 
And  drow  n  the  spacious  reahn"^  below  ; 
Yet  will  we  sir-a;  IheThundcrcrS  pr  i%e, 
^ud  send  out  loud  hoi:aunas  through. 


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SliASONS  OP  THE  YEA"r< 


244,  245 


6  Celestial  King,   thy  blazing  power 
Kindles  our  heaits   to    ilaihiiag    joy    '. 
■\V€   shout   to  tiear  tliv   thvuiciers  roar, 
Aud    echo    to   our  Fatlier  s    voice. 

Hymn  242.     C.  M.     S:eele.      « 

Charniouth,  Su  Martins. 
H  m'  -r 
J  CjTEPvN  Winter  throws  his  icy  chains, 
>5    Encircline:   nature    round; 
How  bleak,  how  cojnfortless  the  plains, 
Late  with   gay  verdure   crown'd  I 
2 The   sun  withdraws   his   vital    beams. 
And   light  .and    warmth    depart; 
And,   drooping,   lifeless   nature  seeras 
An    emblena    of  my    heart — 

3  My  heart,  where  mental  winter  reigns. 

In   night's   dark   luantle   clad. 
Confined    in    cold,    inactive    chains, 
How  desolate   and   sad ! 

4  Return,    O   blissful   sun,   and  bring 

Thy    soul-reviving  ray  ; 
This   mental   winter  shall   be   spring, 
This    darkness   cheerful    day. 

6  O    happy   state,   divine    abode 
Where  spring  eternal  reigns. 
And    perfect  day,   the   smile  of  God, 
Fills   all   the    heavenly   plains. 

SGreatSource  of  light,thy  beams  display, 
My    drooping  joys   restore, 
And    guide    me    to   the    seats   of  day. 
Where  winter  frowns  no  more. 

Hymn  243.  H.M.   Thomson  imitated.  S 

Triumph,  Poi'tsmouih. 

The  seasons-. 
1     T    ORD  of  the  worlds  below  ! 
JLi     On   earth   thy  glories   shine  ; 
'     The   changing   seasons    show 
Thy  skill   and    power  divine. 


The  rolling  years 
Are   full  of  thee. 


in  ail  we   see 
A    God    appears ; 

2  Forth  in  the   flowery   spring, 
We   see    thy    beauty   move ; 

The   birds  on   branches  sing 
Thy  tenderness   and   love  ; 
Wide  flush  the  hills;  j  Devotion's  calm 
The  air  is  balm :       j  Our  bosom   fills. 

3  Then  come,  in  robes  of  light, 
The   summer's   flaming   days; 

The  sun,   thine  image  bright, 
Thy   majesty    displays  ; 


But  still  our  souls 
In  thee   rejoice. 


And  oft  thy  voice 
In  thunder  rolls i 
4    In   autumn,   a  rich    feast 

Thy    common   bounty   gives 
To   man,   and    bird,   and   beast^ 

And  every  thing  that  lives. 


Thy  liberal  care 
At  morn,  and  noon, 
Z 


And  -barxest  moon, 
Oiir  lips  declare. 


3     In    winter,    awful    thou .' 

With    ?torms    around    thee   cast ; 
I  he   leafless    forests   bow 
i^eneath    thy    nor' hern  blast. 
While  tempests  ]owtr,jWe  homage  bring, 
To  thee,  dread  King,  lAndoAnihypower. 

Hymn  244.     8. 7.     Robinson.      Sk 

Neitbampton  Chnpel,  Batli   Abbey. 

Grateful  rtcoUection. — p^bem  zer. 

1  ^  OME,  thou  fount  ot  every  blessing, 
\j  Tune  my  heart  to  .sing  thy  grace, 
Streauis  of  rntrcy,  n<.ver  ceasing, 

Call  for   scnijs  of  I' udest  praise: 
Teach  me   »o.ne  melodious  sonnet. 

Sung   by   flatnini^  tongues  above: 
Praise  ihe   mount— O  tix  me  on  it» 

Mount  of  God's  unch'-nging  love. 

2  Here  I  raise  my  Ebenezer, 

Hither  by  thy   help  I'm   come ; 
And  I  ht.pe,   by  thy  gooti  p  easure, 

Safely   to  arrive  at   honr^e : 
Jesus  sought  me    when    a  stranger. 

Wandering  from   the  fold  of  God  ; 
He,   to  s^ve   my  soul  from  danger, 

Interpos'd  his  precious  blood. 

3  O  !    to  j;race,  how  great  a  debtor 

Daily    I'm   constrain'd  to  be! 
Let  that  grace,  Lord,  like   a  fetter. 

Rind  my   wandering  heart  to  thee  ! 
Prone   to  wander,   Lord,  I  feel  it; 

Prone  to  leave  the  God  I  love. 
Here's  my  heart,  Lord.tnkeand  seal  It, 

Seal  it  from  thy  courts  above. 

Hymn  245.     L>  IVI.  2K 

Antigua,  Caslle  Sticet. 
jM'env   yearns   day, 

1  1^1  REAT  God,  we  sing  that  mighty 
\^         hand, 

By  which,  supported  still,  we  stand : 
The  opening  year  thy  mercy  shows ; 
Let  mercy   crown  it  till  it   close. 

2  By  daj^,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God ;  . 
By   his  incessant  bounty  fed. 

By  his  unerring  counsel  led. 

3  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own } 
The    future,  all  to  us   unknown, 
We   to  thy   guardian   care  commit, 
And   peaceful   kave    before    thy   it^im 

4  In    scenes   exalted  or  depressed. 

Be  thou   oiir  joy,  and  thou  our  rest; 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Ador'd  thr<'Ugh  all  our  changing  days, 

5  When  death  shall  interrnpt  these  sonf:s, 
Aud   seal   in  silence    mortal    tongues. 
Our  helper,  God,  in  whom  we  trust, 
In  better  worlds  our  souls  shall  boast 


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24D,  ^50,  251 


Hymn  246.    CM.     Doddridge.   ^ 

Canteibun-,  York. 

Swiftness  of  time.    AT-^y  year. 

iT>  EMARK,niy  soul, the  narrow  bound 

JlIj  Of  the  revolving  year;     [round  ! 

Mow  swift  the  weeks  complete  their 

How  short  the  months  appear. 

'^  So  fast  eternity  comes  on^^ 
And  that  important  cli^iy. 
When  all  that  mortal  life  hath  done, 
God's  judgment  shall  survey. 

2  Yet,  like  an  idle  tale»  we  pass 
The  swift  revolving   year ; 

.And  study  artful  ways  t'  increase 
The  speed  of  its  career. 

4  Waken,  O  God,  my  careless  heart, 

Its  great  -concerns  to  see; 
That  I  mayi  act  the  Christian  part, 
And  give  the  year  to  thee. 

5  So  shall  their  course  more  grateful  roll, 

If  future  years  arise; 
Or  this  shall  bear  my   waiting  soul 


To  joy  beyond  the  skies. 
H¥MN  247.     L.  M.     Doddridge. 

Rothwdl,  All  Saints. 

Close  of  the  year. 


» 


JT^TY  helper,  God !    1  blefs  his  name  ; 
iri.  The  same 


grace 


his  power,  his 
the  same ; 
The  tokens  of  his   friendly  care, 
Open,  and  <;rown,  and  clo&e  (he  year. 

2  I  'midst  ten  thousaad   dangers  stand, 
Supported   by  his  guardian   hand  ; 
And   see,   when  1   survey   my   ways. 
Ten  thousand  monuments  of  praise* 

3  Thus  far  his  arm  has  led  me  on. 
Thus   far  1  make   h^s   mercy  known '. 
And   while   I    tread   this   desert  land, 
New  mercies  shall  new  songs  demancL 

4  My  grateful  soul   on   Jordan's   thore 
Shall   raise   one  eacred  pillar  more  ; 
Then  bear,   in  his  bright  courts  above^ 
Inscriptions   of  immortal   iove. 

Hymn  248.    CM.    Doddtidgs.    * 

JPjirma,  Exetei.,  Siiuday. 

Close   of  the  year. 

$  A  "^VAKE^ye  saints, and  raise  yourey^es, 

-^*-  And  raise  youi"  voices  high, 

Awake,  and  praise  that  sovereign  love 

That  shows  salvation   nigh. 

jJtOn  ali  the  wings  of  time   it  flies, 

Each   moment  brings  it   near ; 
"Then  welcome  each  declining  day! 
Welcome  e;ich  closing  year  t 

3  Not  tiiauy  years  their  rounds  shall  run, 
)^{it  m^y  raorxiin^s  rise, 


Ere    all  its   glories  stand   reveal'd 

To  our  admiring  eyes. 
4Ye  wheels  of  naturc,speed  your  course. 

Ye  mortal  powers,   decay  ; 
Fast  ^s  ye  bring  the  night  of  death. 

Ye  bring   eternal  day. 

Hymn  249.    L.  M.    Proud.      || 

Weils.  Evening  Hymn. 
Marriage, 
l^"EriTH  cheerful  voices  rise  and  sing 
f  T    The  praises  of  our  God  and  King} 
For  he   alone   can    minds  unite, 
And   bless  with  conjugal  delight, 

2  This  wedded   pair,   O   Lord,  inspire 
With  heavenly  love,  that  sacred  fire  ; 
From  this  blest  moment  may  they  prove 
The  bl.-ss  divine  of  marriage  love. 

3  O   may   they  both  increasing  find 
Substantial    pleasures   of  the   mind; 
Happy  together   may    they   be, 
And    both  united,   Lord,  to   thee. 

4  So  may  they  live  as  truly  one ; 
And  when  their  work  on  earth  is  done, 
Rise,  hand  in  hand,  to  heaven, and  share 
The  joys  of  love   forever  there  ! 

Hymn  250.     L.  M.     jViwton.      2& 

Evenii  p  Hymn,  Sbo*"!,  Wells. 
A  welcovtc  to  Christian  J)  tends. — M  meeting. 
1 N DRED  inChriEt,for  his  dear  sake, 
A  -liearty  welcome  here  receive  : 
Maj"-    we  together   now   partake 
The  joys  which   only   he   can  give. 

2  To  you  and  ws  by  grace  'tis  given, 

To  know  the  Saviour''s  precious  name  8 
And  sho-rtly  we  shall  meet  in  heaven, 
Our  hope,  our  way,  our  end  the  same. 

3  May  he,  by  whose  kind  care  we  meet, 
Send    his  good    Spirit   from    above, 
Mbke   our  comjnunications  sweet. 
And  cause  our  hearts  to  burn  with  Jove. 

4  Forgotten  be  «ach  worldly  (heme, 
Wlien  Chri.-tians  see  each  other  thifc ; 
We    only    wish   to    speak    of  him. 
Who  liv'd,  and  died,  and  reigns  for  us. 

5  We'll  .talk    of  ail   he  did   and   said. 
And    suff'er'd    for  us    here    heJow  ; 
The    pf.lli   he  mark'd    for  us  to  tread, 
And  what  he's  doing  for  «s  now. 

6  Thus,  as  the  moments  pass  away, 
Wt '11    love,    and   wonder,  and    adore  ; 
And    hasten    on   tjie   glorious    day, 
WJ)en  we  .=J)ull  meet,  to  part  no  more. 

Hymn  25 L     7s.  « 

Coukiiam,   {{otliiou. 

.'i'.   jiartv  t^: 
IITIOR    a  season    c;. '^' 
Jl  Let  us  now  '  ;.d 


252,  253: 


YOUTH  AND  OLD-  AGE. 


To  the  gracious  eye  and   haart 
Of  our  ever-present   Friend. 

2 Jesus,  hear  our  humble  prayer! 
'I'ender  Shephen!  of  thy  sheep ! 
Lit  thy  mercy  and  thy  care 
All  our  sou!s  in  safety  keep. 

3  In  thy  strength  may  we  be  strong, 

S^veeten  every  cross   and  pain : 
Give  us,  if  we  live,  ere   long. 
In  thy   peace  to  meet  again. 

4 Then  if  th)U  thy   help   afford, 

Elienezers  shdll  be   rear'd ; 
And  our  souls  shall  praise  the  Lord, 
Wtio   our  poor   pedtions  hv*ard. 

YOUTH  AND  OLD  AGE. 
Hymn  252.      L.  M.     S,  Stmneit.    b 

Leeds,  Bath,  Quercy. 

Early  fneiy^ 

l_JJ[OW  soft  the  words  my  Saviour  speaks  ! 

How  kind  the  promises  he  makes  ! 
A  bruised  reed  he  never  breaks, 
Nor  will  he  quench  the  smoking  flax. 

2  When   piety,   in   early  minds. 
Like  tender   buds  begins   to  shoot, 
He  guards  the  plants  frona  threatening 
And  ripens  blossoms  into  fruit,    [winds, 

3  With   humble   souls  he  bears  a  part 
In  all  the   sorrows  tbey  en.duje  : 
TcnJer   and   gracious   is    bia    hearf, 

-His   promise   is  forever  sure. 

4  He   sees   the    strsig^Ies   that  prevail 
Between  the  pov/ers  of  grace  and  sin  ; 
He  kindly    listens   wliile    they   tell 
The  bitter  pangs   they   \iiii  within. 

^Though  pressM  with  fears  on  every  side, 
They  know  not  how  the  strife  may  end  ; 
Yet  he  will  soon  the  cause  decide. 
And  judgaient   unto   victory   send. 

HyxMN'?53     CM.    Dyddrldge.   « 

Mear,  Canterliinj',   Abvi-.l^c. 

77i?    encouragement    ij'Jimg  fier-Hona 

h  ixK  10  .'■;eek  C/j^ht. 
I'^TR  hfcart%  with  youthful  vigour  warm, 
X    111  smiiing  crovds  draw  ne  ir. 
And  tii-n  froni   every   mortal  chirm, 
A  Siviour^s  voice   to   hear. 

2  He,  Lord  of  all   the   worlds  on  high, 

Stoops  t :>  converse   with  yo-i ;  ' 
And  lays  liis   valiant  glories   by, 
Your  friendship   to  pursue. 

3  "  Tne  soul  that  longs  to  see  my  face 

•'  Is  sure  my  love   to  g  lin  ; 
"And  those  that  early  seek  my  grace 
*' Shall   never  seek  in  vaii." 
4What  objectjLord,my  soul  should  move. 
If  once  comoar'd  with   thee? 


2&4,  25£r 

What  beauty  should  command  my  love, 
Like   what  in  Christ   I  see? 

5  Away,  ye   false  delusive  toys. 
Vain   tempters  of  the   mind ! 
'Tis  here   I  hx    my   lasting  clioicey 
For  here   truci  bliss   I   find. 

Hym»  254.  L,  M.    lVatta*s  Sermons,  » 

Green's  Hundiieilth,  Eaton. 

A  lovely  youth  falling  short  of  heave  i. 

1  '^jfUST  ail  the  charms  of  nature, then, 
.ltJL  So  hopeless  to  salvation  prove? 
Can  hell  demand,  caifHeaven  condemn. 
The  man  whom  Jesus  deigns  to  love.^^ — 

■2  The  man  Avho  sought  the  ways  of  truth^ 
Paid  friends  and  neighbours  all  their  due, 
A  modest,  sober,  lovely  youth. 
Who  thought  he  wanted  nothing  new  ? 

3.Uat  mark  the  change  :  Thus  spake  the 

Lord, 
'^Come,    part  with    earth   for  heaven 

to-day;" 
The  youth,   astonish'd  at   the  word, 
In  silent  sadness  went   his   way. 

4  Poor   virtues,   that   he  boasted   so, 
This  test  unable   to   endure. 

Let   Christ,   and    grace,  and  glory  i;o, 
To  make  his  land  and  momy  sare. 

5  Ah,  foolish  choice  of  treas  ;£r:s  .hyre  I 
Ah,  fatal  love  of  tempting  gold  ! 
Must  thi?  base  world  be  bought  so  dear, 
And  life  and  heaven  so  cheaply  sold  ? 

6  In  vain   the   charms  of  nature  shine, 
If  this   vile   passion  governs   me ; 
Transform  my  soul,  O  love  divine ! 
And  make  me  part  with  all  for  thee.- 

Hymn  255.  C.  M.    Watta'^a  Scr.  «or  b 

Arlington,  Barby. 

A  hofieful  youth  falling, nh'^rt  of  heaven, 

IffliiUS  far 'tis  well :  you  read,you  pray, 

-I    You  hear  God's  holy  word, 

You  hearken  what  your  parents  say, 

And   learn  to   serve  the  Lord. 
2Yonr  friends  are  pleas  *d  to  see  your  ways, 

Your  practice  they  approve  ; 
Jesus  himself  would   give  you  praise. 
And  look   with  eyes  of   love. 

3  But  if  you  quit  the  paths  of  truth. 

To  follow  foolish  fires, 
And  gise  a  loose  to  giddy  youth, 
With  all  its  wild  desires  ; 

4  If  vou  will  let  your  Saviour  go^ 

To  hold  vour  riches  fast; 
Or   hunt  for  empty  joys  belov/; 

You'll  lose  your  heaven   at  last, 
5 The  rich  young  man  whom  Jesus  lov'd 
Should  warn  you.  to  forbear; 


256,  257 


His  love  of  earthly   treasures  prov'd 
A  fatal  gnlcicn   snare. 

G  S^ie,  gracious  (irxl,  fl^ar  Saviour,  see 

How  youih   is  prone    to  fnh: 
Teach  them  to  part  witii  ail  for  thee, 
And  love  thee  moFtj,  th:in   all. 

Hynn  256.     S.  M.     Fawcett,      » 

AVjifchman,   HopMus,  Frooine. 
Jiniv  .■.hall  a  young  man  dcar.se  his  way  ? 

1  "'l^'^riTi  hiunbif:;  he.rt  ar.d  tongue, 

yf    My  Gcxl,  to  thee   I  pni'y ; 
i)  iT)..ke  me  learn,  wliilst  I  am  young, 
How   1  may   cleanse  my  way. 

3  Now  in  my  early  days, 
Te.ich  aie  thy  will   to  know  : 

O   God,  thy   saactlfyiMg  grace 
Hel'.aies  on    nie   bestsw. 

5  Make   an  unguarded   youth 
I'he  object  or  tliy   care  ; 

Help  me  io  ci)oo?.e  the  way  of  truth, 
And   i]y  from  every   s-nan;. 

4  ()   let   the  word  of  grace 
My   ^ynrmest  thoughts  emplov ; 

lie  tills,  through  ail  my  following  d;tys, 

My  treasure  and   my  joy. 
'     ""I'o  what  thy   laws  impart, 
Re  my  whole  soul  iuc'iii'd  ; 

O  let  them   dwell  within  my  heart. 
And  sanctify  my   mind. 

6  iMay  thy  young  servant  learn 
By  these  to  cleanse  his   way ; 

And   may   f  here  the  path  discern, 
That  leads  to  endless  da,y. 

Hymn  257.    C.  M.     Conafier.     ^ 

Barby,  York,  St.  Anns. 

Young  /lersonn  aitreated. 
1 J3  I*^"'»r' AV,  dear   Lord,  upon   our 
X^    L'ht*  gift  of  saving  grace  ;  [youth, 
And  let  the  seed  of  s-icred   truth 
Fad  in  a  fruitful  place. 

2  Grace  is  a  plant,  where'er  it  grows, 

Of  pure  and   heavenly    ro  )t ; 
But  fairest  in  the  youngest   shows, 
And  yields  the  sv/eetsst  fruit. 

3  Ye  careless  ones,  O  hear  be  imes 

The  voice  of  sovereign  !ove ! 
Your  youth  is  stainM  with  many  crimes, 
But  mercy  reigns  above. 

■iTrue,  you  are  young,  :5nt  thtre's  a 

Within  the  youngest  breast,    [scoae 

Or  half  the  crimes  which  you  have  done, 

Would  rob  you   of  your    r.  st. 

:>  For  you  the  public  prayer  is  ma'le, 

O !  join  the  public  prayer  i 
For  you  the  secret  tear  is  shed, 
O    shed  yourselves  a  tear. 


TIMES  AND  SEASONS.  268,  259,  2<J0 

6  We  pray  that  you  may  early  prove. 
The  Spirit's   power   to  teach; 
You  cannot  be  too  young  to  lov6 
That  Jesus  whcni  we  preach. 

Hymk  258.    C.  M.  b 

BfiDijor,   "Wsintagc.    • 
Old  ftge  approaching  ;   or,  vtan  /rail  and  tnertah 

1  Tj^  TERNALGod,enthrGnVicn  high! 
J_i    Whom   angel    hosts  adoi  •  ; 
Who  yet  to  suppliant  dust  art  nigh  ; 

Thy  presence    1   implore. 

2  O  guide  me  down  the  steep  of  age. 
And  keep  my    passions  cor/i  : 

Teach  me  to  scan  the  sacred  page, 
Arid   practise  every  rule. 

3  My  flying  years   time  urges  ou, 
What's  iiuman   must   decay  ; 

My  fri^nd?^  my  young  companions  gonel 
Can  I  ex])ect  to  stay? 

4rCjm  I  exemption    plead,  when  death 
Projects  hih  awful  dart  ? 
Can  med'cines  then  prolong  my  breafli. 
Or  virtue  shield  my  heart? 
5  Ah!  no — then  smooth  the  mortal  hour. 
On   thee  my  hope  deper.ds: 
Support  me   with  almighty   power. 
While  duyt  to  dust  descends. 
Hymn  259.    CM.     Stra/iham.   & 

Hyinn  Second,  York,  Abridge^ 
Siuiday   achooL 
\\^  LEST  is  the  man,  whose  heart  ex- 
XB  At   melting  pity's  call,    [pands 
And  the  rich  blessings  of  whose  hand* 
Like  heavenly  manna  fall. 

2  Mercy,  descending   from   above. 
In  softest  accents  pleads; 

O  may  each  tender  bosom  move, 
When  mercy   intercedes! 

3  Be  ours   the  bliss,   in  wisdom'*  way 
To  giiide  untu  or'd  youth. 

And  lead  the  mind  that  went  astray, 
i'.)   virtue   and  to   truth. 

4  Children  t-ur  kind  proieciion  claim. 
And  God  wiU   well  approve, 

When  infants  leirn  to  'isp  his  name. 
And  their   Creator   love. 

5  Deiighttul  work!  young  souls  to  win, 
A'.kI   tuin  the  T'ising  race 

From    tiie  deceitful    paths  of  sin. 
To  seek  red2eming  giace. 

6  Almighty  (-iod  !   thy  influence  shed 
To  aid  this   good    design  : 

The  honours  of  tny  r.ame  be  spread, 
And   all  the   glory   thine. 

Hymn  260.     L.  M.     IVatts.       & 

F.  itugal,  Slioel,  Wells. 
hordes   day   cvtning. 


LORD,    how   delightful    'tis    to   see 
A  whole  assembly  worship  thee  I 


God 


261,  262 

At  once  they  sing,  at  once  they  pray  I 
They  hear  of  heaven,and  learn  the  way. 

21  have  been  there,  and   still  would  go  ; 

i  'Tis  like   a  little  heaven  below  : 
Not  all  that   hell    or  sin  can    say 
Shall  tempt  me    to  forget   tliis   day. 

3  O   write   upon   my   memory,    Lord, 
The  texts  and  doctrine  of  thy  word  ; 
That  1  may  break  thy  laws  no  more. 
But  love  thee  better  than  before. 

4  With  thoughts   of  Christ,  and   things 

divine, 
Fill  up  this   foolish   heart  of  mine  ; 
That,  hoping  pardon  through  iiis  blood, 
1  may  lie  down  and  wake  with 

Hymn  261.    C.  M.    Cow/i  r. 

York,  St.  Anns. 

Sunday  school. 
IFTEAR,  Lord,  the  song  of  praise 
Xl        and    prayer, 

i\\  heaven  thy   dwelling  place, 

From  infants  made  the  public  care, 

And   taught  to  seek   thy  lace. 

2  Thanks  for  thy  word  and  for  thy  day, 

And  grant  us,  we  implore, 
Never  to   waste  in  sinful  play 
Thy   holy  sabbaths  more. 

3  Thanks  that  we  hear — but  O  impart 

To  each,  desires  sincere, 
That  we  miy  listen  with  our  heart, 
And  learn   as  w-ll  as  hear. 

4  For  if  vain  thoughts  the  mind  engage 
,. Of  older  far  than  we, 

Wliat  hope  that  at  our  heedless  age. 
Our   minds  slvould  e'er  be   free.** 

5  Much  hope,  i?  thou   our  spirits  take 

Under  thy   gracious  sw.ty. 
Who  canst  the  wisest  wiser  make, 
And  babes  as  wise  as  they. 

6  Wisdom  and  bliss  thy  word  bestows, 

A  sun  that  ne'er  declines. 
And  be  thy  mercies  showerM  on  those, 
Who  plac'd  us  where  it  shijies. 

Hymn  262.    C.  M.    Steele,        b 

B.mgor,  York. 

Fublic  fxisC. 

1  O  EE,gracious  (aodjbeforethy  throne, 

^    Ihy  mouroing  people  bend! 

'Tis  on  thy   sovereign  grace  alone 

Our  humble   hopes  depend, 

2Tremendousjudgmt'nts  from  thy  hand 

Thy  dreadful  power  disp'ay ; 
Yet  mercy  spares  this  guilty  land, 
And  still  we  live    to  pray. 

3  How  ehang'd,  alas!  are  truths  divine, 
For  errour,  guilt,  auU  stiarne! 
Z  2 


FAST  AND  THANKSGIVING. 


263,  204 


What  impious  numbers,  bold  in  sin, 
Disgrace  the  Christian  name. 

4  0  turn  us,  turn  us,  mighty  Lord, 

By  thy  resistless  grace; 
Then  shall  our  hearts  obey  thy  word. 
And   humbly  seek  thy  face. 

5  Then,   shou'd  insulting  foes  invade, 

We  shall  not  sink  in  fear  ; 
Secure   of  never- failing  aid. 
When  God,  our  God  is  near. 
Hymn  263.    C.  M.    5 .        b 

Abridge,  Charmouth. 

A  hymn   for  a  fast  day. 

ITT^HEN  Abrah'm,  full  of  sacred  awe, 

T?     B-^fore   Jehovah   stood, 
And,  with  an  humble,  fervent  prayer, 
For  guilty  Sodom   sued; 

2  With  what  success,  what  wondrous 

Wfis  his  petition  crown'd  !    [grace, 
The  Lord  would  spare,  if  in  the  place 
Ten  righteous  men  were   found. 

3  Ar.d   couid   a  single  holy   soul 

So  rich   a   boon  obtain } 
Great  God,  and  shall  a  nation  crj", 
And   plead  with  thee  in   vain  i 

4  Our  Country,  guilty   as  she  is. 

Her  numerous   saints  can   bnast. 

And  now  tlieir  fervent  pravers  ascend, 

And  can  those  prayers  be  lost.** 

5  Are  not  the  righteous  dear  to  thee. 

Now  as   in   ancient  times  ? 
Or   does  this  sinful  land  exceed 
Gomorrah  in   its  crimes.^ 

6  Still  are  we  thine,  we  bear  thy  name. 

Here   yet  is  thine   abode; 
Long  has  thy  presence  bless'd  our  land; 
Forsake   us  not,  O  God. 

Hymn  264.  L.M.  President Davies,  b 

Ai-inley,  Putney. 
J^-fational  judgments    defirecatedy   and 

nuti  mal  m  rciea  fileaded  for, 
1 WTHILE  o'er  our  guilty  land,  O  Lord, 
We  view  the  terrors  of  thy  sword  ; 
O  !   whither  shall  the  helpless  fly  ; 
To  whom   but  thee  direct  their  cry  ? 
%  The  helpless   sinner's  cries  and  tears 
Are    grown    familiar  to  thine   ears ; 
Oft  has    thy    mercy  sent  relief, 
When  all  was  fear  and  hopeless  grief. 

3  On  thee,  our  guardian  God,  wecalh 
Before  thy    throne    of  grace    we    fall  ♦ 
And    is   there   no  deliverance   there, 
And   must  we  perish  in    despair? 

4  See,  we  repent,  we  weep,  we  mourn' 
To   our   forsaken  God   we   turn ; 


TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


O  spare  our  guilty  country,  spare         j 
The  church  which  thou  hast  ^>l^nted  h>  re. 

5  We  plead  thy  grace,  indulgent  God  : 
We  plead  thy  Sou^s  atoning  blood  ; 
We   plead    thy   gracious  promise?, 
And    are   they   unavailing   pleas  ? 

'3  These  plea?,  presented  a-t  thy  throne, 
Have  brought  ten  (hausaod  bl  isin^s  down 
Ov.  guilty  lands  in  helpless  wo  ; 
Let  them  prevail  to  save  us  too. 
Hymn  265.     L.'  M.     Doddridge,    b 

German,  Bath. 
Fubiic  fust. 

1  £^  righteous"  God,  thou  judge 
\3  supreme, 

We   tremble    at  thy  dreadful  name ; 
And   all    our  crying  guilt   we   own, 
In  dust  and    tears   before  thy  throne. 

2  So  manifold  our  crimes  have  been, 
Such  crimson  tincture  dyes  our  sin. 
That,   could  we  all  its   horrors  know. 
Our  streaming  eyes  with  blood   might 

flow. 

3  Estrang'd  from  reverential   awe. 
We   trample   on   thy    sacred    law : 
And  tho^  such  ^vonders  grace  has  done, 
Anew  we  crucify   thy    Son. 

4  Justly  might   this   polluted   land 
Prove  all  the  vengeance  of  thy  hand  ; 
And  bathM  in  heaven,  thy  sword  might 

come. 
To  drink  our  blood,  and  seal  our  doom. 

5  Yet  hast  thou  not  a  remnant  here. 
Whose  souls  are  fiHM  with  pious  fear? 
O   bring   thy    wonted    mercy   nigh. 
While   prostrate   at  thy   feet  they   lie.  | 

6  Behold  their  tears,  attend  their  moan. 
Nor  turn  away  .their  secret  groan  : 
With  these  we  join  our  humble  prayer  ; 
Our  nation  shield,   our  country  spare. 

Htmn  266.     L.  M.  * 

Pa^alm  Ninety-seveath,  Green's  MumU-edth. 
Prfiijerfor  the  Preside nt,  Congresi,yirtsiistrates,&c. 
i  tf^i  REAT  Lord  of  all,  thy  matchless 
\J^        power 
Archangels  in  the   heavens  adore; 
With  them  our  Sovereign  thee  we  own. 
And  bow  the  knee  before  thy  throne. 

:iLet  dove-ey'd  peace, with  odourM  wing. 
On  us  her  graceful  blessings  fling. 
Freedom  spread  beauteous  as  the  morn. 
And   p''ent/  fill   her  ample  horn. 

3  Pour  on  our  Chief  thy  mercies  down, 
Ilia  (i.iys  with  heavenly  wisdoi/i  crown; 
Dispone  his  heart,  MhereVr  he  gees, 
*' To  lauaeh  the  stream  that  duty  shows."  | 


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4  Oter  our  Capitol  diffuse, 

From  hills  divine,  thy  welcome  dewa  ; 
While  Congress,  in  one  patriot  band, 
Prove  the  firm  fortress  of  our  land. 

5  Our  maijistrates  with  s'vice  sustain, 
Nor  let  them  bear  the  sword  in  vain  ; 
Long   as   they    fill    their  awful  seat, 
IJe    vice,  seen    dying   at   their   feet. 

6  Forever   from   the   western   sky 
Bid   the    '  destroying    angel'    fly  ! 
With  gratefuLvSongs  our  hearts  inspire, 
And  round  us  bluze,  a  wall  of  fire. 

Hymn  267.     L.  M.  « 

Antigua,   Shoel. 

Pra'se  for  natio^icl  fieace. 

ir^  REAT  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies, 

\M  A   word    of  thy  almighty    breath 

C«a   sink    the   world,   or   bid   it  rise; 

Thy   smile   is  life,   thy  frown  is  death. 

2  When   angry   nations   rush    to   arms, 
And  rage,  and  noise,  and  tumult  reign, 
And    war   resounds    its    dire    alarms. 
And  slaughter  dyes   the  hostile  plain  ; 

3  Thy  sovereign  636  looks  calmly  down. 
And   marks   their   course,  and   bounds 

their  power ; 
Thy   word   the   angry   nations    own. 
And  noise  and  war  are  hecrd  no  mo;o. 

4  Then  peace  returns  with  balmy  wing; 
Reviving  commerce  spreads  her  sails  ; 
The  fields  are  green,  and  plenty  sings 
Responsive   o'er   the    hills   and    vales. 

5Thou  good, and  wise,and  righteous  Lord, 
All    move  subservient   to  thy    wid  ; 
BoUi   pea<r(e  "and  war  await  thy  word, 
And    thy  eublime    decrees   fulfil. 

6  To  thee    we   pay    our  grateful   songs, 
Thy   kind    protection   still  implore  ; 
Omay  our  hearts,  and  lives,  and  tongues 
Confess  thy  goodness,  and   adore. 

Hymn  268.    C.  M.  « 

Caiwbrirfge,  Irish. 

Thanksgit^ing  for  victory  over  our  enetnic^ 

11[1C)  thee,  who  reign'st  supreme  above, 

A    And  reigu'.st  supreme   below, 

I'hou  (iocl  of  wisdom,  power)  and  love, 

VVe  our  succes^s  owe, 
2The  thundering  horse,  the  martial  band, 
Without  thine  aid  were   vain  ; 
And  victory   Jlics  at  tliy  command, 

To  crown  the  bright  campaign. 
3 Thy  mighty  arm,  unseen,  wis  nigh, 

VVhen   we  cur  Ices  assail'd; 
'Tisthou  hast  rais'd  our  honom'shigIi>i 
Aud  o'er  their  Ucs*»s  prevail'tlr 


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SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY. 


4  To  our  young  race  will  we  proclaim 

Tlie  mercies   God  has  shown, 

That  they  may  learn  lo  bless  his  name. 

And  choose  him  for  their  own. 

5  Thus,  while  we  sleep  in  silent  dust, 

When  tiiieatetiing  dangers  com.:; 
Tiieir  fathers'  God  shall  be  their  trust, 
Th  ir   refuge,  and  their  home. 
Hymn  269.     L.  P.  M.    Kip^va,    « 

Newcourt,  Psalni  45. 
T/un^sffiving'Jhr  natio?2al  hrosfierUy. 

1  f  If  C)  vV  rich  ihy  gifts,  Almighiy  King! 
Jtl.  From  thee  our  public  blessings 

spring : 

The  extended  trade,  the  fruitful 
The  treasures  liberty  bestows,  [skies, 
The  eternal  joys, the  gospel  shows, 

All  from  tliy  boundless  goodness  rise. 

2Here  commerce  spreads  the  wealthy  store. 

Which  pours  from  every  foreign  siiore, 

Science  and  art  their  charms  display; 
Religion  teaches  us   to  raise 
Our   voices  to  our  Maker's   praise, 

As  truth  and  conscience  point  the  way. 

3  With  grateful  hearts,  with  joyful  tongues, 
To  God  we  raise  united  songs, 

Here  still  may  God  in  mercy  reign  ; 
Crown  our  just  counsels  with  success, 
With  pefice  and  joy  our  borders  bless. 

And  ail  our  sacred  rights  maintain. 

Hymn  270.     C.  M.     Watts.        b 

Carolina,  Bangor,  Wantage. 

Complaint  and  hope  under  ^'eat  pain. 
IT  0\KU,  1   ampaiu'd;  but  I  resign 

JLi  My  body  to  thy   will ; 

'Tis  grace,  'tis  wisdom   ail  divine, 
AppoinJs   the  pains  I   feel, 

2  Dark  are  the  ways  of  providence. 

While  they  who  love  thee  groan  : 
Thy  reasons  lie  conceal'd  from  sense, 
Mysterious  and  unknown. 

3  Yet  nature  may  have  leave  to  speak, 

x\nd   plead  before   her  God, 
Les'.  til'  o''erburden'd  heart  should  break 
Beneath  ihiue  heavy  rod. 

4  These  mournful  groans  and  flowing 

Give  my  poor   spirit  ease ;  [tears 
While  every  groan  my  Father  he;irs, 
And  every  tear  he  sees. 

5  Is  not  some  sn^itrng  hour  at   hand, 

With  pCace  upon  its   wings  ? 
Give  it,  O  GbJ,  thy  swifc  command. 
With  all  the  joys  it  brings. 
Hymn  271.     L.  M.     Coivfier.      b 

Bath,  German,  OIJ   Hundred. 

AifUctions  aancrjicd  by  the  ivord. 
1'  £\    HOW   I    love    thy    holy   word, 
Thy  gracious  covenant,  O  Lord  ! 


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way; 


It  guides   me   in  the  peaceful 
1   think   upon  it  all  the   day. 

2  What  are  the  mines  of  shining  wealth  * 
The  strength  of  youth,   the  bloom    of 

health .?— 
What  are  all  joys,  comparM  with  those, 
Thine   everlasting   word   bestows  I 

3  Long   unafilicted,   undij^may'd, 

In  pleasure's  path,  secure  I  stray'dj 
Thou  raad'st  me  feel  thy  chast'ning rod, 
And  straight  I    turn'd  unto   my    God, 

4  What  though  it  pierced  mj  fainting  heart, 
I  bless  thine  hand  that  caus'd  the  smart, 


It  tauuht 


my 
me 


awhile   to   flow  , 
eternal    wo. 

me   unchastis'd, 
still  despis'd; 
in   secret  laid. 


tears 
But  sav'd  me   from 

50!  hadst  thou  left 
Thy  precept  I  had 
And  still  the  snare 
Had  my  unwary    feet  betraj-'d. 

6  I    love    thee     therefore,    O   my   God, 
And  breathe  to  w'rds  heaven,  thy  bright 

abode  ; 
Where,  in   thy  presence   fully  blest, 
Thy   chosen  saints  forever  rest. 


Hymn  272,    C.  M.    Steele. 


'T 


Wantage,  York,  Ban^r. 
Desiring  the  presence  of  God  in  r{ffliction, 

^HOU  only  cer.tre  of  my   rest. 
Look  down  with  pitying  eye, 
Whde  with  protracted  pain  opprest, 
I  breathe  the  plaintive  sigh. 

2  Thy  gracious   presence,  O  my  God, 

My  every  w;sh   contains  ; 
Witli  this,  beneath  affliction's  load, 
My  heart  no  more  complains. 

3  This  can  my  every  care  control, 


light ; 
soul, 


Gild   each   dark  scene  with 
This  is  the  sun-shine  of  the 
Without   it   all  is  night. 

4  My  Lord,  my  life,  O  cheer  my  heart 

Wit"!  thy  reviving  ray, 
And  bid  these  mournful  shades  depart, 
Afid  bring  the  dawn  of  day! 

Hymv  273.    C.  M.     Cowper.     b 

Darham,  Bangor,  Windsor. 

Theinstability  of  ivorldly  enjoyments.. 

1  np^E  evils  that  beset  our  path, 

J.  Who  can  prevent  or  cure? 
We  stand  upon   the   brink  of  death, 
Wheji   most  we  seem  secure. 

2  If  we   to-day  sweet  peace   possess, 

It  soon  may   be    withdrawn  ; 
Some  chaoge  may  plunge  us  id  distrew. 
Before   to-morrow's  dawn. 

3  Disease  and  pain  invade   our  heaith. 

And  fiad  an  easy  prey ; 


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TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 


276,  277,  278 


And  oft,  when  least  expected,  wealth 
Takes  wings  and  fties  away. 

4  The  grounds  from  whicli  we  look  for 

Produce  us  often  pain  ;         [fruit, 
A  worm  unseen  attacks  the  root, 
And  all   our  hopes  are   vain.    - 

5  Since  sin  has  lill'd  the  earth  with  wo, 

And  creatures  fade  and  die ; 
Lordjwean  our  hearts  from  things  below, 
And  fix  our  hopes  on  high. 


or 


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Hymn  274.     L.  M.     Cowfier. 

teeds,  Eaton,  QtitTcy. 

Calling  upon  Christ  in  teniptiition   and  affliction. 

irilJlE  billows  swell, the  winds  are  high, 

jL  Clouds  overcast   my  wintry  sky  ; 

Out  of  the  depths   to  thee    I   call, 

My  Tears  are  great,  my  strength  is  small. 

2  0    Lord,   the   pilot's   part  perform; 
And  guide  and  guard  me  through  the 

storm  ! 
Defend  me  from  each  threatening  ill, 
Control   the  waves,  say,  "■  Peace — be 

still  i" 

3  Amidst   the   roaring  of  the   sea, 

My  soul  still  hangs  her  hopes  on  thee ; 
Thy  cor^tant  love,  thy  faithful  care. 
Is   all    that    saves  me  from  despair. 

4  Dangers   of  every  shape  and  narjie 
Attend   the    followers    of   the    Lamb, 
'Who  leave  the  world's   deceitful  shore, 
And    leave   it  to    return    no    more. 

6Tho'  tempest  toss'd,  and  half  a  wreck, 
My  Saviour  through  the  floods  1  seek! 
Let  neither  winds,  nor  stormy  rain, 
Force   back  m^    shatter'd   bark  again. 

Hymn  275.  CM.  H"i(inbotham.  b  or  jg( 

Wiiulioi',  St.  Anns. 

Comfort,    in  nickncss  and  death. 
1"V1IS7"HEN  sickness  shakes  ths  ian- 
f  T  guid  frame, 

EiCh    dazzling  pleasure  flies; 
Phantoms  of  bliss  no   more  obbcuve 
Our  long-deluded  eyes. 

2 Then  the  tremendous   arm  of  dcaib 

Its   hated    sceptre   sh  ws ; 
And  namre  faints  beneath  the  weight 
Of  complicated    wo«.s. 

3  The  tottering  frame  of  mortal   lif 

Shall  crumoie  into  r'ust  ; 
Mntursr  slial  faint — but  Icajn,  my  soul! 
On   nat. ire's   God  to  trust. 

4  The  man,  wliose  pious  heart  is  fix'd 
.    On  his  all-gracious  God, 

In  every  kown  may  comf -rt  find. 
And  kiss  the  chast'ning  rod. 


5  Nor  him   shall  death  itself  alarm ; 
On   heaven   his  soul   relies; 
With  joy  he  views  his  Maker's  love, 
And   with  composure   dies. 

Hymn  276.    C.  M.    Doddridge,  b  or» 

St.  Davids,  Dundee. 

Praise  for  recovery  from  sickness. 
1 QOVEKEIGN  of  life,I  own  tliy  hand 
^  In  every  chastening  stroke ; 
And,  while  1  smart  beneath  thy  rod, 
Tliy   presence   I  invoke. 

2  To  thte,  in  my   distress,  I  cried. 

And   thou   hast  bow'd  thine  ear  ; 
Thy  powerful  word  my  life  prolong'd, 
And   brought  salvation  near. 

3  Unfold,  ye   gates  of  righteousness, 

That,   with  the  pious  throng, 

I  may   record   my   solermi    vows, 

And  tune  my   grateful  song. 

4  Praise  to  the  Lord,  whose  gentle  hand 

Renews  our  lab'ring  breath : 
Praise  to  the  Lord,  who  makes  his  saints 
Triumphant  e'en  in  death. 


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TIxME  AND  ETERNITY. 
Hymn  277,  CM.  Watts'^s  Semi,  b  or* 

Baiby,  St.  Anns. 

The  true  imjirovemtnt  of  life. 
\  A    \D  is  this   life  prolong'd   ta  me? 
XjL  Ai  e  days   and  seasons  given  ^ 
O  let  me  then   prepare   to  be 

A  filter  heir  of  heaven. 

2  In  vain  these  momtnts  shall  not  pass, 

Phese  golden   hours  b     gone: 
Lord,  I  accept  thine  oflF;.r*d  grace, 
I  bow   before  thy   throne. 

3  Now  cleanse  my  soul  from  every  sin 

By   my  Rude^uner's  blood : 
Now   let  my  fl:'sh   ^nd  soul  begin 
The  honours  of  my   God. 

4  Let  me  no  more  my    soul  beguile 

With   sin's  dec-itful  toys: 
Let   cheerful  hope  increasing   still 
Approach   to   heavenly  joys. 

5  Mv  than*kful  i.ii)S  shall  loud  proclaim 

The   w.Miders  of  tr.y   praise, 
Aid  spt-ead  the   savoui-  of  thy  hame 
Where'er  I  spend    my   days. 

6  On   earth   let  my  example  shine, 

And  when  I   leave   this  state, 
M  ly  heaven  receive  this  soul  of  mine 
To   bliss  supremely  great. 

Hymw  i78.  J..  M.   Watt^'n  Sermons.  » 

Luton,  Wells,  Portugal. 

The  privUeffCs  of  the  living  above  tlie  dead. 

!   A  WAKE,  my  zeal,  awake,  my  love, 

im.  To  sei  76  my  Saviour  here  below. 


279,  280 

In  works  which  perfect  saints  above 
And    holy  angels    cannot   do. 

2  Aw;ike,    ray    charity^    to    feed 

The  hungry  sou],  and  clothe  the  poor: 
In  heaven  are  found  no  sons  of  need, 
There   all   these   duties  are   no   more. 

3  Subdue   thv    passions,    0  my  soul! 
Maintain  the    figlit,    thy  work  pursue, 
Daily   thy   risine:   sins  control, 

And   be   thy   victories   ever  new. 

4  The  land   of  triumph   lies    on    high, 
There  are  bo  foes  t'  encounter  there  : 
Lord,    I   would   conquer   till  1   die, 
y\nd    finish   all    the    glorious    war. 

5  Let   every   flying   hour  confess 

I    gain    thy   gospel    fresh    renown  ; 
And  when  my  life  and  labours  cease, 
May  I  possess  the  promised  crown! 
JIymk  279.  L.  M.  Doddridi^c.  b  or  ^ 

Newcourt,  German,  Eaton. 

7 'he  ^wisdom  of  rtde tuning  time* 

i£^i  OD    of  eternity,   from  thee 

\y^  Did  infant  time  his   being  draw ; 

Moments,  and  days,  and  months,  and 

Revolve  by  thine  unvaried  law.  [years, 

2  Silent  and  slow  they  glide  away; 
Steady   and  strong  the  current  flows ; 
Lost  in  eternity's   wide   sea — 

The  boundless  gulf  from  whence  it  rose. 

3  With   it  the  thoughtless  sons  of  men 
Before   the   rapid  streams,  are    borne, 
On    to  tiie   everlasting  home, 
Whence  ngt  one  soul  can  e'er  return. 

4  Yet,   while   the   shore  on   either  side 
Presents  a  gaudy,    flattVing  show. 
We  gaze,   in    fond   amazement  lost. 
Nor  think  to  what  a  world   we  go. 

SGreat  Source  of  wisdom!  teach  my  heart 
To  know  the  price  of  every  hour  ; 
That  time  may   bear  me   on   to  joys 
Beyond   its   measure,   and   its  power. 

DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 
Hymn  280.     C.  M      IVatts^i  Lyrics,  b 

Plympton,  Canterbury,  London. 
Di'atli   and  eterydtijt 
ll^/CY  thoughts,  that  often  mount  the 
i-Tj.        skies, 

Go,  search  the  worI(l  beneath, 
Wher3  nature  all  in  ruin    lies,- 

A-od  owns  her  sovereijjn — death. 
2 The  tyrant,  how  he  tr-u'npas  here  ! 

His  trophies  sp>ead  anmiKl! 
And  heaps  of  du^t  aiicl  bon;' >  appear 
Through  all   the   hollow  ground. 
3  But  wher-p  the  souls,  tliose  deathless 
That  left  their  dyi.ig  clay  ?   [things, 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 


25t,  282 


My  thoughts,  now  stretch  out  all  your 
And  trace  eternity.  [wings, 

4  O,  that  unfathomable  sea : 

Fbose  deeps  without   a  shore. 
Where  living   waters  gently   play,^ 
Or  fiery  billows  roar ! 
5There  we  shall  swim  in  heavenly  bliss, 
Or  sink,  in  flaming   waves ; 
While  the  pale  carcass  breathless  lies 
Among  the  silent  graves. 

Hymn  281.  C.  IVI.   JVaits's  Sermons.b 

Carolina,  York. 

Dtath   of  kindred  imfiroved. 
l^S USr  friends   and  kindred  drop 
Ivl.        and  die.^ 

And  helpers  be  withdrawn  ? 
Wliile   sorrow   with   a   weeping  eye 
Counts  up  our  comforts  gone? 
1 2  Be  thou  cur  comfort,   mighty  God  ! 
Our  helper  and  our  friend; 
Nor  leave  us  in  this  dangerous  read, 
Till  all  our  trials  end. 

3  0   may  our  feet  pursue  the  way 

Our  pious  fathers  led  ! 
With  love  and   holy  zeal  obey 
The  counsels   of  the  dead. 

4  Let  us  be  wean*d    from  all  below^ 

Let  hope  our  grief  expel, 
While   death  invites  our  <.*  uls  to  go 
Where  our  best  kindred  dwell. 
Hymn  282.    S,  M.  «5 

Newton,  Shirland,  Froome. 

The     xfiiring  saint. 

1  X  SKE  the   pheasant   bed 

J_  Where   lies  the  dying  saint : 
Though  in   the  icy  arms  of  death, 
He  utcers  no  complaint. 

2  His  aspect  is  serene 

He  smiles  in  joyful   hope. 
He  knows  that  arm  on  which  he  rests 
Is   an  unfailing  prop. 

3  He  lifis  his  eyes  in   love 
To  his  almighty    Friend, 

Whose  power  from  every  fear  secures, 
Ar.d  guards  him   to  the  end. 

4  He  sneaks  of  dying  love, 
Which   his  kind  L^rd  display 'd, 

Aud  fusts,  thougii  conquer'd  now  by 
He  shall  like  him  be  made,  [death, 

5  H"  knows  his  Saviour  died, 
And  from    t!;e  dead  arose : 

He  looks  for  \  ictory  o'er  the  grave, 
And  death,   the   last  of  foes. 

6  His   happv   soul  is   wash'd 
Id   sin-atoning  blood  : 

Exulting  in  eternal   love. 
He  wings  his   Avay  to  God. 


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283,  2S4 

Hymjt  283.     L.  M.    Faiucett. 

Carthage,   Putney. 

Death  of  the  sinner  and  saint. 

1  "VETHAT  scenes   of  horrour  and 

?  ▼  dread 

Await   the   sinner's   dying  bed  ! 
Death's   terrors  all    appear   in  sight, 
Presages   of  eternal  night  I 

2  His   sins    in   dreadful   order  rise, 
And   fill    his  soul   with  sad  surprise  ; 
Mount  Sinai's  thunders  stun  his  ears, 
And    not  one   ray  of  hope   appears. 

S  Tormenting  pangs  distract  his  breast, 

"Where'er  he  twnis  he  finds  no  rest ; 

Death  strikes  the  blow — he  groans  and 
crie.e — 

And,  in   despair   and  horror — dies. 
4  Not   so  the   heir   of  heavenly  bliss: 

His  soul  is  fill'd  with  conscious  peace  ; 

A   steady   faith  subdues   his   fear; 

He  sees  the  happy  Canaan   near. 
£  His    mind  is  tranquil   and   serene, 

¥io  terrors  in   his  looks   are   seen ; 

His  Saviour's  smile  dispels  the  gloom, 

Ajid  emooths  his  passage  to  the  tomb. 

6^  Lord,  make  my  faith  and  love  sincere, 
My  judgment  sound,tny  conscip.nce  clear; 
And   when  the  toils  of  life  are  past, 
May    1   be   found  in  peace   at  last. 

Hymn  284.    C.  M.     Doddridge,  b 

Canterbury,  Carolina. 

On  the  death    of  children » 

1"^E  mourning  saints,  whose  stream- 

X         ing   tears 

Flow  o'er  your  children   dead, 

Saj  not  in  transports  of  desnair, 

That  all  your  hopes  are  fled. 

2  While  cleavirg  to  that  darling  dust,  i 

Li   fond  disiress  ye  lie, 
Rise,and,  with  joy  and  reverence,  view, 
A  heavenly  parent  ni.^h. 

3'*ril  give  the  mourner,"saith  the  Lord, 
**  In  my    own  house  a  place : 
"  No  name  of  tlau.^hters  and  of  sons 
"  Could  yield  so  high  a  grace-. 

4'*  Transient  and   vain   is  every  hope 
'*  A  rising   race   can   give  ; 
*'  In  endless  honour  and   delight, 
•^  My  children   all  shall   live." 
5We  welcome,  Lord,  those  rising  tears, 
Throm^h  which  thy  face  we  see; 
Andbiess  those  wounds  which,through 
our   hearts, 
Prepare  a  way  to  thee. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 

b 


285,  286,  28-T 


Hymn  285.    CM.    Steele,    bor^ 

China,  York,  Carolina,  Chelsea. 

Death  of  a  you7ig  fitrnon. 
IXTJT^HEN  blooming  youth  is  snatch'd 
T  T    By  r'eath's  resistless  hand,  [away 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay, 
Which  pity  must  demand. 

2  While  pity  prompts  tho  rising  sigh, 

O   may  this  truth,  imprest 
With  awful  power — I  too  must  die — 
Sink   deep  in  every  breast. 

3  li^t  this  vain  world  engfige  no  more : 

Behold   the  gaping  tomb ! 
It  bidi  us .  seize  the  present  hour  \ 
To-morrow  death  may  come. 

4  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene 

May  every   heart  obey  ; 
Nor  be  the  heavenly   warning  vain. 
Which  calls   to   watch   and  pray. 

5  O  let  us  fly,  to  Jesus  fly, 

Whose  po^,yerful  arm  can   save; 
Thtin  shall  otr  hopes  ascend  on  high. 
Am!  triumph  ©"er  the  grave. 

Hymn  286.    CM.    Doddridge.  bor« 

PlymptoH,  Hyiiin  Second,  York. 

Death  (if  a  minif^ter. 
ll^TOW  let  our  drooping  hearts  r«viv&, 
X^    And    all  our   tears   be   dry ; 
Why  should   those   eyes  be  drown'd  bi 
Which  view  a  Saviour  nigh.^    [grief, 

2  What  tho'  the  arm  of  conqueiing  death 

Does  God's  own  house  invade  ? 

What  though  the  prophet,and  the  priesf, 

Be  nuinber'd    v^ith  the  dead? — 

3  Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust, 

The   aged,   and   the  young — 
The   watchful  eye  in  darkness  clos'd, 
And  mute  the  instructive  tongue  ;— 

4  Th'  eternal   Shepherd   still  survives. 

New   comfort  to    impart ; 
His  eye  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still    animates    our  heart. 

5  ''  Lo,  I  am  with  you,"  saith  the  Lord, 

'^  My   church    shall    safe    abide; 

"  For  r  will   ne'er   forsake   my   own, 

*'  Whose   souls   in   me   confide." 

6  Through  every  scene  of  life  and  death, 

This    promise  is    our  trust  ; 
And   this  shall   be  our  children's  song, 
When  we   are   cold  in  dust. 

Hymn  287.    L.  M.     Watts's  Lyrics,  b 

Bath,  Armley    Putney. 

On  the  death  cf  friends. 
AREWELL,  deaf  friend,    a  short 
farewell. 
Till  we  shall  meet  again  aboTe, 


ip 


2S8,  280 

Where  endless  joj's  and  pleasures  dwell, 
And  trees  of  life  bear  fruits  of  love. 

'^•'2  There   glory   sits  on  every   face, 
There  friendship  smiles  in  every  eye, 
There  shall  our  tongues  relate  the  grace 
That  led   us   homeward  to  the  sky. 

3  O^'er  all  the  names  of  Christ  our  King 
Shall  our  harmonious  voices  rove  ; 
Our  harps  shall  sound  from  every  string 
The  wonders   of  his  bleeding  love. 

4  How  long  must  we  lie  lingering  here. 
While  saints  around  us  take  their  flight; 
Smiling  they  quit  this  dusky  sphere, 
And  mount  the  hills  of  heavenly  light. 

5  Come,  sovereign   Lord,  dear  Saviour, 

come ; 
Remove  these  separating  days ; 
Send  thy 'bright  wheels  to  fetch  us  home; 
That  golden  hour,  how  long  it  stays  ! 

Hymn  288.    8.  7.  4.    Robinson.    » 

Tamworth. 
The  grave;  or^Christ  a  guide  through  death  toglory. 

1  r^  UIDE  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah  1 
vF  Pilgrim  through  thi>  barren  land  ; 
I  am  weak,   but   thou  art  mighty. 

Hold  me  with   thy  powerful  hand : 
|iread   of  heaven, 
Feed  rae  till  I  want  no  more. 

2  Open  thou  the  crystal  fountain. 

Whence  the  healing  streams  do  flow: 
Let   the  fiery  cloudy   pillar 

Lead  me  all  my  journey  through  : 
Strong  Deliverer, 
Be  thou  still  my  strength  and  shield. 

3  When  I  tre^d  the  verge  of  Jordan, 

Bid   my  anxious  fears   subside ; 
Death  of  deaths,aHd  he'l's  destruttion, 

Land   me  sife  on  Canaan's  side: 
Songs  of  praises 
I   will  ever  give  to  thee. 

IiYMjySaO.     L.  M.     Watts.       b. 

Putney,  Armlv^j. 

A  fanvrai  humn. 
ITTNVEIL  thy  bosoro;  faithful  tomb, 
\j   Take  this  new  treasure  to  thy  (rust; 
And  give    these   f acred   relics  room, 
To   seek    a    slumber  in    the  dust. 

2  Nor  pain,   nor  grief,    nor  anxious  fear 
Invade  thy  bounds.     No  mortal  woes 
Can   reach  the    peaceful  sleeper  hert. 
While  angels  watch  the  soft  repose 

3  So  Jesus  slept; — God's  dying  6on 
Pass'd  thro'  the  ^rave,arid  blest  the  bt^.: 
Rest  here,  blest  saint,  till  from  his  throne 
The  xjaornjng  br e<tk,aad  jsieroe  the  shade. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 


200,  291,  292 


4  Break  from  his  throne,  illustrious  morn; 
Attend,  O  earth  !    his  sovereign  word  j 
Restore  thy  trust — a  glorious  form — 
Call'd  to  ascend  and  meet  the  Lord, 

Hymn  290,    C  M.    IVans's  Lyrics,  t) 

Carolina,  Abridgo. 

T/ie  welcome   inessen^er. 
IT  ORD,  when  we  see  a  saint  of  thine 
M^  Lie  gasping  out  \is  breath, 
With  longing  eyes,  and  looks  divine, 
Smiling  and  pleas'd  in  death; 

2  How  we  could   e'en  contend  to   lay 

Our  limbs  upon  that  bed ! 
We  ask  thine  envoy   to  convey 
Our  spirits  in  his  stead. 

3  Our  souls  are  rising  on   the  wing, 

To  venture   in   his  place ! 
For  when  grim  death  has  lest  his  sting. 
He  has  an  angel's  f  ice. 

4  Jesus,  then  purge  my  crimes  away, 

'Tis   guilt  creates   my   fears, 
'  ris  guilt  gives  death  his  fierce  array, 
And  A\  the  arms  he  bears. 
HvMN  291.     L.  M.     Watts.      M 

Lewis,  Portugal. 
Abient  from  the  body  and  present  -with  the  Lord. 

1  A  BSENT  from  flesh !  O  blissful  tho't, 
jTJL  What  unknown  joys  this  moment 

brings. 
Freed  from  the  mischiefs  sin  has  brought. 
From    pains    and    fears   and   all   their 

springs. 

2  Absent  from   flesh  !   illustrious    day. 
Surprising  scene  I    triumphant   stroke 
That  rends    the   prison    of  ray  clay, 
And   I  can  feel    my   fetters   broke. 

3  Absent  from  flesh  !  then  rise,  my  soul. 
Where  feet  nor  wings  could  ever  climb, 
Beyond  the  heavens,  where  planets  roll, 
Measuring  -the  caros  and  joys  of  time. 

4  I   go   where   God   and    glory   shine, 
His    presence   makes   eternal   day. 
My   all    that's    mortal   I   resign. 

For  angels    wait    and   point  my   way. 

Hymn  29 i.'  CM.     WaCt.s'.^  Lyrics.  ^ 

Paitna,  Irish,  Kymn"  Second. 
T/ie  fireacncc  (.f  God  worih  dying  for ^ 

I  ORD.    'tis   an  infinite  delight 
J    To  see  thy   lovely   face. 
To  d'-ell   who'e   ages  in   thy    sight, 
Aud  fe^i   thy  vital   rays. 

•I  This  Gabrir-1  knows,and  sings  thy  name, 
With    rapture  on  his  tongue  ; 
Mosts  th(i   saint  enjrys  llie  same, 
And  heaven   repe^tU  the   song. 

3  VV'hile  the  brigbt.  r.jffo'  •^•■'nds  thy 
Frcra  eac'i  cteraat  [piaisc 


293,  294 

Sweet  odours  of  exhuling  grac« 

The  hajj'py  region  fill. 
4  Thy  love — a  sea   without  a  shore,— 
Spreads  life  and  joy    cibrnnd  ; 
O,  'tis  a  heaven   worth  dying  fcr, 
To  see  a  smiling    God  ! 

Hymn  293.     L.  M.     Scott.       b 

Putney,  Arniley. 
Satisfaction  In  God  under  the  loss  of  clear  fr 'ends. 
linnHK  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge 
JL  The  flowing  tear,  the  heaving  sigh, 

When  his  own  children  fall  around  ; 

When  tender  frie«ds  and  kindred  die. 
2Yet  not  one  anxious,  murmuring  thought 

Shoiiid  ^vith  our  mourning  passions  b^end; 

Nor  would  our  bleedhig  hearts  forget, 

The    Almighty,  ever-living   Friend. 

3  Beneath    a  numerous  train  of  ills 
Our  feeble  flesh  and  heart  may  fail : 
Yet  shall  our  hope  in  thee,  o«ir  God, 
O'er   every  gloomy    fear   prevail. 

4  Parent  and  Husband, Guard  and  Guide, 
Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one: 
On   thee   we   cast   our  every  care ; 
And   comfort  seek  from   thee  alone. 

5  Our  Father,  God  !  to  thee  we  look, 
Our  rock,  our  portion,  and  our  friend  ! 
And  on  thy  covenant  love  and  truth 
Our  sinking  souls  shall  still  depend. 

Hymn  294.    C.  M.     Doddridge*     b 

Dorset,  Carolina. 
Suhmission  tinder  bereaving  firovidenceg. 
IXilOACEl  'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand 
jL    That   blasts  our  joys  in  death  ; 
CliAnges  the  visage  once   so  dear, 
And  gathers  back  the  bieath. 
2'Ti.s  He,   the   Potentate  supreme 
Of  all   the   worlds  above  ; 
Whose  steady  counsels   wisely  rule, 
Nor  from  their  purpose   move. 
3  'Tis  He,  whose  justice  might  demand 
Our  souls  a  sacrifice ; 
Yet  scatters,  with   unweaiied  hand, 
A    thousand  rich  supplies. 

4 Our  covenant  God  and  Father  he, 
In  Christ,  our  bleeding  L"rd  ; 
Whose  grace  can  heal  the  bursting  heart 
With   one    reviviiig   word. 

■;';  Fair  garlands  of  immortal   bliss 
He   weavers  for   every   brow : 
And  shall  rebellious   pjissions   rise, 
When  He  corrects  us   now  ? 

6 Silent  we  own   Jehovah's  name; 
We  kiss  the  sc-iirjring  hand  ; 
And  , ield  our  conjfor^s.    .nd  our  lift, 
To  his  supieme  command. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.     -  295,  !&96 

Hymn  295,    C.  M.    jVecdhcwi.     b 

Bangor,  Wimlsoi'. 
T/ie  rich  fool  aurp-rhed.  fg 

DELUDED  Jouis!  who  think  to  find 
A  solid  b.iss  below  : 
jL'jhss!   the  fait    flower  of  paradise, 
On  eaith  can  never  grow. 

2  See  how  the  fo(li!?h  wretch  is  pleas'd. 
To   increase  hib    worldly    store ! 

Too  scanty  now   be  finds  his  barns. 
At  d  covets  room,   for  more. 

3  '*  What  shall  I  do  ;"  distrest  he  cries  ; 
"This   scheme  will    I   p.u'. hue: 

"My  scanty  barns  shall  now  come  down, 
"1*11  build  them   large   and   new. 

4'*  Here  will  I  lay  niy  ftuits,  and  bid 
"My   soul   to  take  its  ease: 


'•Eat.  drink,  be  glad  ;  mv  lasting  store 
"Shall   give  what  joys  1  please." 

5  Scarce  had  he  spoke,  when  In !  from 

The  Almighty  made  icply  :  [hea-,  en 
''For  whom  dost  thou  provide,  thou  fool? 
"This  night  thyself  shalt  die." 

6  Teach  me,  my  Grtl,  all  earthly  joys 

Are  but  an  empty  dream  : 
And  may  I  seek   my   bliss  alone 
Jn  thee,   the  Gotxi  Supreme. 

Hymn  296.    C.  M.    IVatts'a  Lyrics,  b 

Canterbury,  Loixlon. 

A  fir  Of  pec  t   of  I  he  reisw^rection, 

iXJOWlong  shall  death  the  tyrant 

Jo.  And  triumph  o'er  the  jutt ;  [reign, 

While  the  rich  blood  of  niaityis  slain 

Lies  mirgled  with  the  dust  ? 

2Lo,   I  behold   the  scattered  shades. 

The  dawn   cf  heaven   appears; 

The  sweet  in.m.ortal  morning  spreads 

Its  blushes  round  the  spheres. 

3 1  see   the   Lonl  cf  glory  ccme, 
And  flaming   guajds  around; 
The  skies  divide,  to  make  him  room, 
The  trumpet  s.hakes  the  ground. 

4 1  hear,  the  voice,  **  Ye  dead,  arise  i" 
And,  lo  !  the  graves  obey  : 
And  waking  saints,  with  joyl'ul  eyes^ 
Salute  th'  expected  day. 

6  They  leave  the  dust,  and  o<i  the  wing 
Uise   to  the  midway   air, 
Ii  shining  garments  nitet  their  King, 
And  low   adore  him  there. 

6  0   m-ry  our  humble  spirits  stand 
Among   -em   cloth'd   in    white! 
Then.  an-,  hi   place  at  hi^  right  hand 
Is  infinite  delight. 


DAY  OF  JUDGMENT. 

Rififion.      b  or  * 


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297,  29S,  299 
Hymn»597.    C  M. 

Windsor,  Carthage,  Barby.  | 

The  bodies  of  the  sahits  quickened  and  raised  by 
the  S//irit^ 

[T^Y  shoald  our  mourning  thoughts 
delight 
To  grovel   in  the  dust? 
Or  why  should  streams  of  tears  unite 
Around  the   expiring  just? 
2  Did  not  the  Lord,  our  Saviour,  die, 
And   triumph  o'er  the  grave  ? 
Did  not  our  Lord  ascend  on  high  ? 
And  prove  his  power   to  s  ive  ? 

3Dnh  not  the  sacred  Spirit  come. 
And  dwell   in   all   the  saints? 
And  should  the  temples  of  his  grace 
Resound  with  long  complaints? 

4  Awake,  mv   soul,  and  like   the  sun 

Burst   through  each   sable  cloud ; 

And  tuou,  my  voice,  thouerh  broke  with 

Tune  forth  thy  songs  aloud,  [sighs, 

5  The  Spirit  rais*d  my  Saviour  up. 

When  he  had  bled   for   me; 
And,  spite  of  de-th  and  hell,  shall  raise 
Thy  pious  friends  and  thee. 

$  Awake,  ye  saints,  that  dwell  in  dust ; 
Your   hymns  of  victory   sing. 
And  let  his  dying  servants  trust 
Their  ever-living  King. 

HiTMN  298.     C.  M.     Scotch  fiarafih.  « 

Sunday,  Canhajje. 
The  reaurrf'ciion. 
IT^TTHEN  thelast  trumpet's  awful  voice 
▼  T    Tiiis  rending  earth  shall  shake — 
When  openiug  graves  shall  yield  their 
charge, 
And   dust    to  life    awake  ; — 

2  Those   bodies,  that   corrupted    fell, 

Shall   incorrnpted    rise  ; 
-  And   mortal   forms    shall   spring  to  life, 
Immortal    in    the   skies. 

3  Behold,  what  heavenly  prophets  sung, 

Is   now   at  last  fulfill'd — 
That  death  should  yield  his  ancient  reign; 
And,   vanqiii.ih'd,   quit  the  field. 

4  Let    faith    exalt    her  joyful    voice, 

And    thus   begin    to   sing: 
•' O  grave  I   where  is  thy  triumph  now  ? 
*^  And  where,  O  death  \  thy   sting  ?" 


300,  303 


--W  VW  VV^ 


D  \Y  OF  JUDGMENT. 
Hymn  299.     L.  M.      \Wdham.    b  orSi 

German,  All  S^inU,  Eaton. 
77jr   bo  >ks  0 fieri,  d. 
I^ETHlNKSthe  lastgrfiat  ■■\^\  l^comp, 
Methinks  I  hear  the  trumpet  sound, 

A  -A 


Thai  shakes  the  earth,  rends  every  tomb. 
And  wakes  the  prisoners  under  ground, 

2  The  mighty  deep  gives  up  her  trust, 
AwM  by  tiie  judge's  high  command  ; 
Both  small  and  great  now  quit  their  dust, 
And  round  the  dread  tribunal  stand. 

3  Behold    the  awful  books  display'd, 
Big  with  th'  important  fates  of  men  ; 
Each  deed  and  word  now  public  made. 
As  wrote  by  Heaven's  unerring  pen, 

4  To    every    soul,   the  books   assign 
The  joyous    or    the    dread    reward  : 
Sinners   in   vain   lament  and   pine ; 
No  pleas  the  Judge   will  here  regard, 

5  Lord,  when  these  awful  leaves  unfold. 
May  life's  fair   book  ray  soul  approve  : 
There   may   I   read  my  name  enroil'd, 
And   triumph    in  redeeming  love. 

Hymn  800.    L.  M.    Watts^s  Lyrics,  » 

PoitugaJ,  Psalra  Ninety-seventh. 

Conie^  Lord  Jesus, 
l^^JTHEN  shall  thy  lovely  face  be  seen, 
T  T     When  shall  our  eyes  behold  our 
God  ? 
What  length  of  distance  lie  between, 
And  hiils   of  guiit !    a  heavy  load  i 

2  Our  months  are   ages  of  delay, 
And   slowly    every  minute  wears: 
Fly,    winged  tioie,   and   roll   away 
These  tedious  rounds  of  sluggish  years* 

3  Ye  heavenly  gates,]oose  all  your  chainsi 
Let   th'  eternal   pillars   bow  ! 

Blest  Saviour  I  cleave  the  starry  plains, 
Aud  make  the  crystal  mountains  flow  I 

4  Hark  !  how  thy  saints  unite  their  cries, 
And  pray,  and  wait  the  general  doom  I 
Come,  thou,  the  sopl  of  all  our  joys, 

Th0U,THE   DESIRE  OF  NATIONS,  COmC, 

Hymn  301.  L.M.  JVatfs  altered,  b  or  ^■ 
Newcourt,  Rothwell,  Carthage. 
Judgment. 

1  CI  INNER, O  why  so  thoughtless  grown? 
Ii^  Why  in  such  dreadful  haste  to  die  ? 
Daring   to  leap   to   worlds  unknown, 
Heedless   against  thy  God    to  fly  1 

2  Wilt   thou   despise   eternal   fate, 
Urg*d    on    by  sin"'s    fantastic   dreams? 
Madly    attempt  the  infernal   gate, 
And  force  thy  passage  to  the  flames  ? 

3  Stay,  sinner !    on  the  gospel   plains 
Behold    the    God    of  love   unfold 
The    glories   of   his   dying   pains, 
Forever   telling,  yet   untold. 


302,  303 


HEAVEN. 


304,  30i 


HEAVEN. 


» 


Hymn  302.  L.M.  IV'i't^'yMincrnamcs 

Luton,  Castle  Street,  Psalm  97ih. 
God  the  Ui^hc  unci  t{io'y  oj  heaven. 

1  '\/f'Y  God,  I  love,  and   I  adore, 
JJfJL    But  slill  \von]d  love  and  know 

Ihee  more, 
Wilt   tfiou   forever    hide    and    stand 
Behind  the  labours  of  thj   hand:* 

2  O'er  all  (he  earth,   around  the   sky, 
There's   liot   a  spot,   or  deep  or  high, 
Where    the    Creator  has    not   trod* 
And   left   the   footsteps   of  a  God. 

^  But  are  thy  footsteps  all  that  we. 
Poor  grov'ling  worms, :must  know  or  see  ? 
Wliere   is    thy    residence  ^   O    why 
Dost   thou   avoid    my   searching  eye  r 

4  Ail !   though  thou  art  diffused  abroad, 
Thro'  boundless  space,  a  present  God, 
Yet  etill  thy  beams  of  warmest  love. 
Sure  they  were  made  for  worlds  above. 

5  0   for  a   wing  to   bear  me    far» 
Beyond    the  golden  morning  star  ; 
Fain  would  I  trace  the  immortal  way 
That  leads  to  courts  of  endless  day. 

6  There  the   Creator  stands  confess'd, 
In   bis   own    fairest  glories  dress'd  ; 
Some   ehining;   spirit  help   me   rise, 
Come,   waft  a  stranger  to  the   skies. 

1  Bless'd  Jesus,  meet  me  on  the  road, 
First-born  of  the  eternal  God  ; 

Thy  hand  shall  lead  a  younger  son, 
And  place  me  near  my  Father's  throne. 

Hymn  303.    C.  M.    Steele.        « 

IludJersfield,  Hymn  Second,  Irish. 
The  jays  of  heaven* 

1/^OME,  Lord,  and  warm  each  lan- 
\J        guid  heart, 

Inspire  each  lifeless  tongue  ; 
And   let  the  joys  of  heaven  impart 
Their  influence  to  our  song. 

2  Sorrow  and.  pain,  and  every  care. 

And  discord   there   shall  cease  ; 
And  perfect  joy  and  love  skcere 
Adorn   the  realms  of  peace. 

3 The  soul,  fiom  sin  forever  free, 

Shall  mourn  its  power  no  more ; 
But,  clothM  in  spotless  purity, 
Redeeming  love   adore. 

4There  on  a  throne(how  dazzling  bright!; 
i'fi'  eXilted   S..viiur  studies; 
An-.:   beams   iii-fFHbiu^  dthgit 
On  all  tlie  heavenly  miads. 


5  There  shall  the  f  llowers  of  the  Lamb 
Jdin    in    immo  Uil   songs; 
And  endless  hcinours  to   his  name 
Employ  their  tuneful   tongues. 

HymwSOI.   L.M.    Witts's  Ser.  b  or* 

Bntb,  Eaton. 

Death   and  heavm, 
O  flesh  and  nalnre  dread  to  die? 
And  timorous  thoughts  otir  minds 
enslave  ? 

But  grace  can  raise  our  hopes  on  high, 
And   quell   (he  terrors  of  the  grave, 

2  What!  siiall  we  run  to  gain  the  crown, 
Yet  grieve  (o  think  th«  goal  so  near  ? 
Afniid   to   have    our  labours  done, 
And   finish    this   important    war? 

3  Do   we  not    dwell   in  clouds  below  ? 
And   little  know  the   God    we  love,^ 
Why  should  we   like   this   twilight  so, 
When 'tis  all  noon  in  worlds  above  ? 

4  There  shall  we  see  him  face  to  face, 

1  here  we  shall  know  the  greatUnknown; 
And  Jesus  with  his  glorious  grace 
Shines  in  full  light  around  the  throne. 

5  When  we  put  off  this  fleshly  load 
We're  from  a  thousand  mischiefs  free  ; 
Forever  present  with  our  God, 
Where  we  have  long'dand  wish'd  to  be, 

6  No  more  shall  pride  or  passion    rise? 
Or  envy   fr-V,  or  malice  roar, 

Or  sorrow  mourn  with  down-cast  eyes, 
And  sin  defile  our  souls  no  more, 

7  'Tis  best,  'tis   infinitely  best. 

To  go  where  tempters  cannot  come; 
Adhere  saints  and  angels,  ever  blest, 
Dwell  and  enjoy  their  heavenly  home. 

8  O  for   a   visit  from   my   God, 

To   drive  my  fears  of  death  away ; 
And  help  me  thro'  this  darksome  road. 
To  realms    of  everlasting   day. 


HvMN  305.    CM.     Watts, 

Cambridge,  Exeter,  Parma. 

l^ie    everianiing    so7ig. 


^ 


ITT'  ARTH  has  eagross'd  my  iovc  too 
M-A  'Tis  time  I  lift  mioc  eyes    [long  I 
Upward,  deai  Father,  to  thy  throne, 
And  to  my  native  skies. 

SThere  the  blest  man,  my  Saviour,  sits : 

The  God!  how  bright  he  shines! 
And  scatters  iiifinicc  deiights 
Oa  all  the  happy   minds. 

3  Seraphs,  with  elevated  strains, 
Circle  the  throne  around; 
And  m  )ve  and  ch;\rm  the  btarry  plaina 
With  ao  imnaortal  sound. 


306,  307,  308 


DOXOLOGIES. 


309,310,311,312 


4  Jesiis,  the  Lord,their  harps  employs:-- 

Jftsus,  my   love,    they  &in^! 
J(  sus,  the  life  of  both  cur  joys, 

Sounds  sweet  from   every   siring. 
SNow  let  me  moufit  and  join  their  song, 

And  be  an  angd  too; 
Mv  heart,my  hand, my  '"^r.my  tongue, 

Here's  joyful   wnrk  for  you. 
i  I  would  begin  the  music  here, 

And  so  my  soul  should   rise ; 
O  for  some  heavenly  notes  to  bear 

My  passions  to  the  skies! 


WX;VVX/*^/V 


DOXOLOGIES. 

HYMif  306.      L.  M. 

PRAISE  God,  from  whom  all  blessings 
flow; 
Praise  him,  all  creatnres  here  below ; 
Praise   him  above,  ye  heavenly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 

Htmbt  307.      C.  M. 

TO   Father,   Son,   and   Holy  Ghost, 
The  God   whom   we   adore, 
Be  everlasting  honours   paid, 
Henceforth,  forevermore. 

Htmit  308.    8.  M. 

THf]  grace   of  Christ   our  Lord, 
The  Father's  boundless  love, 
The    Spirit's  blest   communion,   too, 
Be   with  us  from  above. 


Hvivfw  309.     76. 

SING    we    to   our   God    above, 
Prf.i'-e    eternal    as   hi:-   love ; 
Praise    him     all    ye   hea\(.nly  host, 
Father,    Son,   and   Holy   Ghost. 


Hymn  310.     8.7. 

ll^JTA  Y  the  ^rtkce  of  Christ  our  Saviouj-, 
i^JL  And  thf  Fatht-r's  boundless  love. 
With   the   Holy    Spirit's   favour. 
Rest   open    us   from    above ' 

2  Thus  may  we    abide  in   union 
With    each  other  and   the   Lord, 
And    possess   in  sweet   communion, 
Joys  which  earth  cannot  afford. 

HymjiSH.     8.8.6. 

TO   Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
Be  praise  amid  the  heavenly  hostj 
And  in  the   church   below. 
From  Whom  all  creatures  drew  their 

breath. 
By  whom  redemption  bleasM  the  eart^^ 
From  whom  all  comforts  flow. 

Htmbt  812.     H.  M. 

TO   God   the   Father's   throne 
Your  highest  honours  raise. 
Glory  to   God   the   Son, 
To  God  the    Spirit  praise  : 
With  all  our  powers,  Eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  eing,  While  faith  adores, 


313,314 


BAPTISM. 


315,316 


SELECT  HYMNS  ON  BAPTISM. 


Hymn  313.     L.  M.     Gres;^.     ^ 

Portug^al,  Wells. 

JVbt  cshamed  qf  Christ. 

1  TESUS !    and   shall   it  ever   be, 
«f    A  mortal  man  ashamM  of  thee ! 
Ashata'd  of  thee,  whom  angels   praise, 
Who.=  e  glories  shine  through  endless  days! 

2  Asiiam'd    of  Jesus  !    sooner  far 

Let    evenir.ig    blush    to    own    a    star  ; 
He    sheds   the   beams    of  IJght   divine 
O'er  this   benighted   soul    of  mine. 

3  AshamM   of  Jesus  J   just   as   soon 
Let   midnigiit    be    asbam'd  of  noon: 
'  Pis  midnight  with  my  soul  till  he, 
Bright  Morning-StHF  !  bid  darkness  flee. 

4  Asham'd  of  Jesus  I     that   dear   friend, 
On  whom  mj  hopes  of  heaven  depend  1 
No  ;   when  I  blush — be  this  my  sharne. 
That  I  no  more  revere  l)]s  name. 

5  AshamM  of  Jesus !   yes  I  may, 
When    I've    no   guilt    to   wash    away, 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No   fears  to    quell,    no   soul    to   save 

6  TjH  then — nor  is  my  boasting  vain — 
Till  then    I   boast  a   Saviour  slain! 
And   O   may    this   my   glory    be. 
That   Christ   is   not   asham'd    of  me  ! 

7  His   institutions   would    I    prize, 
Take  up  my  cross,  the  shame  despise  ; 
Dare    to    defend    his   noble    cause. 
And    yield   obedience   to    his   laws. 

Hymn  314.     CM.     Btddomc     ^ 

BeJfwd,  St.  Anns. 
Morning  before  baptism;    or,   at  the  -water  sUt^. 

1  fJjTOW  great,  how  solemn  is  the  work 
Jn.    Which  we  attend  to-day  ! 

Now   for   a   holy,    solemn    frame, 
O    God,    to    thee    we    pray. 

2  O  may  we  feel  as  once  we  felt, 

When,  pain'd  and  griev'd  at  heart. 
Thy  kind,    forgivin},',    melting   look, 
Reliev'd   our   every    smart. 

3  Let   graces   then   in    exercit^e, 

Be    exercis'd    again ; 
And,    nurtur'd    by    celestial   power, 
In   exercise  .remain. 

4  Awake,  our  love,  our  fear,  our  hope 

.Witife,    fortitude    and    joy : 
Vaia  world   be  gone  ;    let  things  above 
Our  happy   thought*  employ. 
B    B 


5  Whilst  thee,  our  Saviour  and  our  God, 

To    all  around    we   own  ; 
Drive   each    rebellious,   rival   lust, 
Each   traitor,   from   the    throne. 

6  Instruct  our  minds,    our  wills  subdue, 

Vo   heaven  onr    passions    raise, 
Thiit  hence  our  lives,    our   all  may  be 
Devoted   to   thy   praise. 

Hymn  315.     L.  M.     Baldwin.    « 

WeUs,    Old  Hundred. 

Co?nf,  ftee  (he  fil'iceivhire  ihe  Lo*dlayt, 

l^^OME,  happy  souls,  adore  the  La^nb, 

\J  Who  lov'd  our  race  ere  time  began  ; 

Who  veil'd   his  Godhead  in  our  clay, 

And   in   an   humble   manger   lay. 

2  To    Jordan's    stream   the    Spirit   led. 
To  mark  Hie  path  his  saints  should  tread; 
Joyful    they   trace    the    sacred    way. 
To  see   the  phce  ivhere   Jfsua  lay, 

3  Iramers'd   by  John  in  Jordan^  wave. 
The    Saviour    left    his    wat'ry    grave; 
iieaven  own'd  the  deed,  approv'd  the 

way, 
And  bless'd  thf  filacc  where  Jesii^lay, 

4  Come,  all  who  love  his  precious  name  ; 
Co.-ne,  tread  his  9t?p«i  and  learn  of  him: 
'^Hopy   beyond    expre«sion   they, 
Who  find  the  /dace  where  Jeans  lay* 


HYMjr3l6.    CM      Baldwin,        « 

Yoik,   St.   Auns. 

At  th-  w  •t"r, 

4   LMIGHTY  Saviour,  here  we  stand, 
A »-  Rang'd    by   the    wttter    side ; 
Hither    we   comp    at    thy    command. 
To  wait   upon    thy    bride. 

Fhy  footsteps  raark'd  this  humble  way 
For   all    that    love    thy   cause ; 

Lord,    thy    example    we    obey, 
And    glory   in   the  cross. 

\  Onr  dearest  Lord,  we'll  follow  thee. 
Where'er   thou    lead'et    the    way, 
rhrough  floods,  through  flames,  throigh 
death'-*  dirk  vale, 
To   realms   of  endless   day. 


J 


317,  318,  319  BAPTISM. 

Hy3in  357.     C.  M.  » 

Channouth,    Barby. 

The  believer  cojisiruinrxl  by  fhe  love  nj 

Christ  '0  foUow  him. 

EAR  Lorci,  and  will  liiy  parcrriing 

F^tribrace  a  wi'clcti  so  vile  ?    [love 

WiJt  thou    my    load  of   gtiilt    rr?niove, 

And  bless    me    with   thy    smile  ? 

Hast  thou  the   cross    for  me  eiulurM, 

And   all    its   shame  despi.s'd  ;* 
And    shall   I    be    asham'd,    O    Ijord, 

With    thee    to   be    baptizM  ? 

S  Didst    thou    the  p^reat   examfde   lead. 
In    Jordan's    swellinc;    f^oofi  ? 
And    shall  my  pride  disdain  the   deeci, 
That's    worthy    of   my   (»od? 

4  Dear   Lord,    the    ardour   of    thy  love 
Reproves    my    cold    dela}  s  ; 
And   now   my   Avillin^-    footsteps   move 
In    thy    delightful    ways. 

flYMN  318.     CM.     Bijhnd.         * 

Bedford,    Rochester. 

Difficulties  in  the  rvay  of  fluty  surmounted' 

1TN    all   my    Lord's  appointed    ways, 

JL   My   journey   Til    pursue. 

Hinder  me  not,  ye  much-lo'yd  saints. 

For    I    must  go   with   you. 

2  Through  iloods  and  flames,  if  Jesus  lead, 

I'll    follow   where    he    j^oes  ; 
Hinder   me    not,    shall   be   my  cry. 
Though    earth    and    hell   oppose. 

3  Through  duty,  and  througfi  trials  too, 

Til  go   at    his    command  ; 
Hinder   me   not,    for    I    am    bound, 
To  my    Immamuel's    land. 

4  And  when  my  Saviour  calls  me  home. 

Still    this    my   cry   shall    be, 
Hinder  me  not,  come  v.-eicorue  death, 
I'll   gladly    go  with    thee. 

Hymn  319.      C.  M.    J.  Stenjiett.    ^ 

St.  Martins,  York. 

Im7ntr,sio7i. 
I'J'HUS  was  the  great  Redeemer  plung'd 
In  Jordan's    swelling  flood, 
To   show    lie  must    be    soon  baptiz'd 
In    tears,    and    sweat,    and    blood. 

2  ThiTs   was    his   sacred    body   laid 
Beneath  the   yielding   wave  ; 
Thus   was   his    sacred    body   rais'd 
Out  of  the  liquid   grave. 

5  Lord,    we    tliy   })recepts  would    obey. 

In    thy   own    footsteps   tread. 
Would    die,   be  bvrif  d,  rise  with  thee, 
Our   ever  living  head. 


330,  321,  322 

Hrsf  v  320.      8.  7.  b  or  « 

Northampton   Chapel,  Sicilian  Hymn. 

fiurifd  ivith  Christ  in  bafitism. 
h-SUS,    mighty    King   in    Sion  ! 
Thou  alone    our   guide   shalt    be  ; 
Thy    commission    we    rely   on, 
V\'e    would    follow    none   but   thee  f 

2  As   an  embletu    ot   thy    pcis«ion, 
And    thy    victory   o'er   the  grave, 

We    who  know    thy   great  salvation 
Are    bnptiz'd   beneath    the    wave, 

3  Fearless    of  tl^je    world's    desrising, 
We    the   ancient  path    pursue  ; 

Buried   with    our    Lord,    and    rising 
To   a    life  divinely   new. 

Hymn  321.     L   M.    J.  Stcnnett.     « 

Wtlls,    LtUon. 
,  ^  bnfiti.TnciL   hymn. 

1  CJKE  how  the  willing  convert?  trace 
^  The  path  their  ereat  Rede-  mer  trod  ; 
And    follow    through    his    liquid   {rrave 
The   meek,    the   lowly    Son    of   God  ! 

2  Here  they  renounce  their  former  deeds, 
And    to    a  heavenly    life    aspire, 
Their  rags  for  glorious  ro'nes  exchang'd; 
They  shine  in  clean  and  bright  attire, 

3  O    sacred    rite,    by    thee,   to    own 
The   name    of  Jesus   we    begin  : 
This    is    our   resiirrection   pledge, 
Pledge    of  the    pardon  of  our    sin. 

4  (>  lory   to   God    on   high    be   given, 
\\  ho  shows    hi?  grace    to  sinfu!  n.en  ; 
Let  saints  on  earth, and  hosts  in  heaven, 
In  concert  join    their   loud    Amen. 

Hymn  322.     L.  M.     J.  Stennctt.     « 

Portugal,   01«1  Huiidied. 

A  bafi'i.^muL  hyn.n. 
irff^HE   great   Redeemer    we    adore, 
JL  V'^  ho  came  the  lost  to  seek  and  save, 
Went  hun.bly  down  from  Jordan's  shore, 
To    find    a   tomb  beneath  its   wave. 

2  "Thus   it   becomes    us    to   fulfil 
"All  righteousness,"   he  meekly  said; 
'*  ^^  by  shotild  we  then  to  do  his  will, 
"  Or    be    asliaiji'd,    or    be    afraid  ?" 

3  With    thee,   into    thy    wat'ry    tontb, 
Lord,    'tis    our    glory    to   descend  ; 
'Tis  wondrous  grace  that  gives  us  room, 
To   lie    interr'ti   b}'    such    a    friend. 

4  Yet  as    the   yieldii.'g   waves  give  way, 
To    let   us   see    tiie    ligbt   again, 
So,   on    the    resiurectien   day, 
1  he  bands  of  death  prov'd  weak  and  vain. 


328,  324,  325 


BAPTISM. 


326,  327 


5  Thus  when  thou  shalt  a^ain  appear,  | 
The  gates  of  death  shall  open  wide, 
Our  dust  thy  mighty  \oice  sh  ill  hear,| 
And    rise    and    triumph   at   thy    side.    | 

! 

Hymn  323.     C.  M.     A'ewion.      »  i 

St.  James,   Mear. 

A  fur   bafitism. 

1  '•-pHOCLAIM,''  saith  Christ,  "  mv 

XT  wondrous    grace 

"To   all    the   sons    of -men; 
*' He    that   believes,    and    is   baptized, 
''  Salvation    shall   obtain. " 

2  Let  plenteous  grace  descend  on  thoat^ 

Who,    hoping   in    thy    word. 
This   day    have    publickly   declar'd 
That   Jesus    is   thtiir   Lord. 

3  With  cheerful  feet  may  they  advance, 

And   run   the    Christian    race ; 
And  through  the  troubles  of  the  Wsy, 
Find   all-sufficient  grace. 

H¥MN  3-24.     S.  M.     Stennett.     b  or » 

Aylesbury,  Watchman. 

Bahiiis'iii  by  wnn^rsion, 

t     TTN    6uch    a   grave  as    this, 

J_  The    meek    Redeemer   lay, 
"When  he,  our  souls  to  <;pek  and  save, 
LearnM    humbly    to    obey. 

2  See,   how   the   spotless    Lamb 
Descends   into    the   stream, 

And    teaches    us    to    iaiitnte 
What   him    so    well    became. 

3  Let  sinners   wash   away 
Their   sins    of  crimson   die ; 

Buried    with    him,    their   vilest   sins 
Shall   in   oblivion   lie. 

4  Rise,   and    ascend    with    him, 
A    heavenly   liie   to   lead : 

Who    came    to   ransom    guilty    men 
From   re«rions   of   the    dead. 

5  Lord,   see    the   sinner's    tears, 
Hear  his    repentin*    cry  I 

Speak!  and  his  contrite  h(-art  shall  live  ; 
Speak,    and    his   sins    shaU   Hie, 

S     Speak    with    that   mighty   voice, 

Which    shall    hereafter    spread 
Its  summons  through  the  t^-artii  and  sea, 
To   raise    the   sleeping    deud. 

HvMA  325.     L.  M. 

Ca»lle-Sti-eet,   Poiuiga!. 

Thf   admin / ■  < fu^r-. 

\  "  -^^  ^  (each  the  nation«,and  baptize," 

\J^  Aloud  th^  aijceading  Jesus  cries ;  \ 


His   glad  apostless   took   the   word. 
And  rotind  the  nations  preach'd   tiieir 
Lord. 

2Commipsion'd   thus,  by   Zion's   King, 
We    to   hi.«    holy    laver    bring 
These  happy  ronverts,  who  have  knowa 
And    trusted    iu   his    grace    alone. 

3  Lor  ',  in  thy  house  they  seek  thy  face, 
O    '  lefs   them  with    peculiar  grace: 
BcfVcvh    tneir  souls    with    love  divine. 
Let  Deams  of  glory  round  them  shine. 

Hf.^iN  326.     C.  ?vl.     D-ddridgf.  ^ 

Abiidge,  St.  Asapbs. 

y/   f  radical  vrfirovement  of  hajvtRin. 
\   4  TTEND,  ye  children  of  your  God, 

jl\.    \e   heirs  of  glory,   hear; 

For  accents   so   divine    as   these 
Mighl  charm  the  dullest  ear. 

2  Baptiz''d    into   your    Saviour's    death, 

\our  souls  to  sin  mu^t  die; 
With  Chriet   your  Lord   ve  live  anew, 
With    Christ   ascend   on    hijjh. 

3  There,  by  his  Father's   side,    he  sits, 

Enthron'd    divinely   fair; 
Yet    owns    hiuj'elf  vour    brother  still, 
And   your   forerunner   there. 

4  Rise,   from  these   earthly  trifles,  rise, 

On   wings   of   faith    and    Jove  ; 
Above,    your   choicest   treasure    lies, 
And   be   your   hearts   above. 

5  But  earth  and  sin  will  drag  us  down 

When    we    attempt   to    fly ; 
Lord,  send  thy  strong  attractive  power. 
To   raise  and   fix   us  high. 

Hymn  327.     L.  M.     Reddome,     ^ 

Castle  Street,  Wells. 
Baiuiam. 
EHOLD  the  grave  where  Jesus  lay, 
Before  he  shed  his  precious  blood! 
How  plain  he  markM  i\\Q  humble  way 
To  sinner?  through  the  mystic  flood  ! 

2  Come,   ye   redeemed    of  the   Lord, 
Come,   and    obey    his   sacred    word  ; 
He   died  and  rose  again  for  you  ; 
V>'hat   more  could  the    Redeemer  do  ? 

3  Eternal    S[)irit.    heavenly    Dc.  ve, 
On    these    b^ipfismnl    vvnt^rs  move  • 
That    we,  through  energy  divine,' 

May    have  the  si.bstance  wih  the  sign. 

4  All  ye  thiit  Jovt   InimanuePs  name, 
And  long  to  feel  th'  mcreas-fng  flame, 
'lis  you,  je  children  of  (h.^  light. 
The   Spirit  aud  the  Bride  invite. 


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EIGH  VY  Hymns  of  Dr.  Watts's  own  composition,  most  of  which  were 
never  before  published  in  this  country  ; — and  when  it  is  coosider«»d  also 
that  120  tunes  of  the  very  best  kind  m^y  accompany  the  book  for  a 
tritlmj^  expense,  thus  gradually  iotroducin*  a  system  of  g^ood  musick 
throuifh  the  country, — and  that  it  may  be  used  in  connexion  with  the  old 
ediiions  without  coofusion, — The  Publishers  flatter  themselves  that  it 
will  nor  fail  to  become  the  standard  vvork  in  the  churches  throuofhout 
the  country.  This  they  know  to  be  the  jfeneral  opinion  of  those  who 
are  acquainted  with  it.  Recomraf  ndations  mij^ht  be  added  from  the  best 
judges  were  it  necesssaiy.  But  (he  htx^k  wtH  speak  for  itself.  No  minister 
especially,  who  once  examinwi  it,  if  ill  be  satiisfir<l  to  be  Ions'  wilhont  one. 
Many  churchpjt  have  already  introduced  it,  and  express  a  strong 
desire  that  it  may  become  general, 

0:^  Where  churches  feel  unabh^  to  purchase  a  g-eneral  supply  of  new 
book*,  the  work  may  be  introduced  by  merely  furnishinif  each  of  the 
singers  with  a  copy  The  conyfreg^afien  may  then  be  occasion  ally  ^Miler- 
tain^^d  and  elevated  with  an  ajipropriate  hymn  from  the  ISupplement, 
and  procure  the  book  when  they  feel  disposed. 


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